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Israel may target Iranian oil production: Report

JERUSALEM: Israel is believed to have been preparing for a retaliatory strike against Iran after Tuesday’s missile attack. According to a report by Axios,...

EAM Jaishankar meets Blinken, discusses bilateral co-op, West Asia, Ukraine

WASHINGTON: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Antony Blinken here and held discussions covering deepening bilateral cooperation, the situation in West...

I chose freedom over justice, says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in first comments after detention

‘I am free today after years of incarceration because I pleaded guilty to journalism’ STRASBOURG: Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, told...

Israel-Hezbollah war: IDF troops enter Lebanon for ‘limited’ ground operation against Hezbollah targets

BEIRUT: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation inside southern Lebanon, intensifying the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah. The...

Modi urges Netanyahu against regional escalation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, stressing the need to avoid regional escalation two days...

Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces...

Hezbollah says it is ready for any Israeli land invasion in Lebanon

Amid rising tensions, Hezbollah’s deputy leader declares preparedness for ground conflict with Israel, following assassination of key leaders, mounting airstrikes across Lebanon BEIRUT: Hezbollah's deputy...

‘Floods, landslides kill 170 in Nepal; 42 missing’

KATHMANDU: The death toll from rain-triggered floods and landslides across Nepal climbed to 170, with 42 missing on Sunday, officials said. Large swathes of eastern...

SpaceX Crew-9 arrives at ISS; welcomed by NASA’s Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

WASHINGTON: After months of uncertainty, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, travelling in the SpaceX Dragon capsule, successfully docked with the...

Moon’s temperature dipped as Earth went into Covid lockdown, reveals Indian team

NEW DELHI: In an unexpected twist of cosmic proportions, scientists have discovered that the global COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020 had a measurable effect not...

How drought from extreme heat in Russia could hit global wheat supply

MOSCOW: Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, is facing a critical situation as severe drought conditions threaten to significantly impact its 2025 grain harvest. Agricultural...

India, US may sign pact on critical minerals to bolster trade ties

NEW DELHI: India and the United States are likely to sign an initial pact for cooperation on critical minerals this week, two government sources...

Global leaders, groups react to Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah

BEIRUT: Israel said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday. Israel’s attack...

Israel bans gatherings of over 1,000 people in central region

TEL AVIV: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have announced a ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people in central Israel. The IDF’s Home Front...

Who was Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike?

BEIRUT: Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah, was killed in a massive Israeli air attack on Beirut on Friday evening, the Lebanon-based group...

Israel on alert

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Saturday Israel is on high alert for a broader conflict after it claimed to have killed Hezbollah leader...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei moved to secure location

DUBAI: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place, two...

EAM Jaishankar reiterates India’s dedication to boost ties with BIMSTEC

NEW YORK: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated India’s dedication to strengthening ties with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic...

US to conclude military mission in Iraq by 2025 under new deal

WASHINGTON: The US has announced an agreement with Iraq to end the military mission of the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) by...

7 things to keep in mind before connecting to a public Wi-Fi

New Delhi: There are several obvious advantages to using public Wi-Fi. Consider this – you are at a railway station and your mobile data...

‘China’s latest nuclear-powered submarine sinks while under construction’

WASHINGTON: Satellite imagery showed that China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank alongside a pier while under construction, a senior US defence official said Thursday. The...

Trump launches new business venture: $100,000 diamond-encrusted watches

WASHINGTON: He's sold Bibles, sneakers, photo books and cryptocurrency during his third campaign for president. Now, Donald Trump is launching a new business venture:...

Israel-Hamas war: With nearly 700 killed in week, Lebanon fears Gaza-level violence

JERUSALEM: Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is...

US, France lead call for temporary ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border

UNITED NATIONS: The United States, France and several Arab and European countries have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border following...

Thousands flee Lebanon to Syria: UNHCR

DAMASCUS: Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families fled Lebanon for Syria as Israeli airstrikes continued, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for...

Putin outlines new rules for Russian use of vast nuclear arsenal

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia could respond with nuclear weapons if it were attacked with conventional arms in the latest...

Japan sends warship through Taiwan Strait for first time

TOKYO: Japan has sent a destroyer through the Taiwan Strait for the first time, Japanese media reported, amid increasing military activity around Japan by...

Arctic losing 77,800 square kilometres sea ice every year as Earth warms

NEW DELHI: Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on September 11, 2024, marking another year of significant ice loss in the Northern...

Hezbollah says senior leader killed amid Israeli bombardment in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah has announced the death of one of its top commanders amid Israel’s intense bombardment of the country. Hezbollah confirmed that...

World edging towards ‘powder keg’; UNSC, other global bodies need reforms: Guterres

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world leaders, gathered for the annual high-level meeting, that the world is edging towards the unimaginable...

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