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Condemnation, calls for restraint: World reacts to Israeli strikes on Iran

Israeli military says retaliatory attack ‘completed’, as Iran says it is ‘entitled and obligated to defend itself’ DOHA: The Israeli military launched strikes on military...

Polls show tie as Harris appears to slip; 2 US dailies refuse to endorse candidates

NEW YORK: Underscoring the uncertainty hanging over the presidential election ten days away, two major newspapers, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times,...

Somerville College, Oxford University announces scholarship for Indian students

NEW DELHI: Somerville College announces the launch of the Dr Gita Piramal Scholarship, in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development (OICSD)...

Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian prez towards unity govt for post-war Gaza

MOSCOW: Palestinian militant group Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to begin negotiations on a national unity government for post-war Gaza,...

Al Jazeera condemns Israel’s ‘unfounded allegations’

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military named on Wednesday six Palestinian Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza it said were also members of the Hamas or Islamic...

No country, whether US or China, can ignore India: FM Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six...

Bangladesh interim govt bans student wing of ex-PM Hasina’s party

DHAKA: The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League, after a...

India supports dialogue and diplomacy, not war: PM Modi at BRICS Summit

Kazan (Russia): India supports dialogue and diplomacy and not war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BRICS Summit here on Wednesday, in an...

FBI initiates investigation in documents leak of potential Israel plans to attack Iran

WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into the leak of classified documents pertaining to the plans of Israel preparing a...

North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war: S Korean lawmakers

SEOUL: North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed...

More than 10 pc votes cast in US polls, two weeks before election day

WASHINGTON: More than 10 per cent of registered voters in the US had already voted by Tuesday with election day still two weeks away. The...

Israel claims to find Hezbollah’s hidden bunker with ‘millions of dollars in gold and cash’ in Beirut

NEW DELHI: Israel has claimed to find a hidden bunker of Hezbollah with millions of dollars in gold and cash as it declassified intelligence...

BRICS emerged as imp platform for dialogue, discussion on key global issues: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: India values close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on a range of key...

Trump leading Harris among Arab Americans, poll suggests

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is narrowly leading Kamala Harris among Arab Americans as the race for president of the United States enters the final stretch,...

Hamas claims targeting Israeli soldiers, military vehicles in Gaza

GAZA: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, have announced that they had killed and wounded Israeli soldiers in several operations in the...

Israeli army demolishes UN observation tower, fence in Lebanon: UNIFIL

BEIRUT: A bulldozer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “deliberately demolished” an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin, a...

US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused of Turkey coup attempt, dies at 83

ANKARA: Turkish Muslim leader Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was...

Israel strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence HQ, kills three commanders in Beirut raid

BEIRUT: Israel said its air force attacked Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut on Sunday as well as an underground workshop for the production of...

Israel vows Iran ‘will pay a price’ for drone attack on PM Netanyahu’s home

TEL AVIV: Israel has vowed that Iran will “pay a price” for the drone attack on the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which...

Billionaire Elon Musk promises to give away $1 million each day until Nov’s US election

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: Billionaire Elon Musk promised on Saturday to give away $1 million each day until November's election to someone who signs his online...

How did Israel kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? What we know so far

Israel, US claim intelligence provided Sinwar’s whereabouts, but this is doubtful DOHA: On Thursday, news that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, 62, had been killed fighting...

China’s Xi calls for troops to boost war preparedness

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported on Saturday, just days after...

Afghanistan exports saffron, ferula asafoetida worth $77.5 mn in 6 months

KABUL: Afghanistan exported saffron and ferula asafoetida worth $77.5 million over the past six months, Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam...

Israeli PM promises more war, dashing peace hopes after Hamas leader killed

JERUSALEM, CAIRO: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promises to press on with Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes on Friday that the killing...

UN denounces Israel’s use of ‘war-like’ tactics against Palestinians in West Bank

GAZA: The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday denounced Israel's use of what it described as "war-like" tactics against Palestinians in the occupied West...

Canadian Opp leader says Trudeau using Nijjar’s murder to divert attention from other controversies

OTTAWA: A Canadian opposition leader has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder to divert attention from other controversies and...

New Delhi slams Trudeau for his ‘one India’ remarks

Finds gap between Canadian PM’s actions & words NEW DELHI: Amid deteriorating diplomatic ties with Ottawa, India on Thursday rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...

Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina for alleged crimes against humanity

DHAKA: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued arrest warrants against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted after student-led protests in August,...

Ukrainian president heads to EU, NATO to seek backing for his ‘victory plan’

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that support from his embattled nation's Western allies is key to his “victory plan” to end...

UK sanctions 18 more Russian oil tankers in crackdown on ‘shadow fleet’

LONDON: Britain has imposed sanctions on 18 further Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of sanctions to date...

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