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Egypt to host Israeli, US delegations to discuss Gaza truce

CAIRO: Egypt will host Israeli and US delegations to discuss the “outstanding points” regarding a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian media reported,...

Record-breaking heatwave threatens 130 mn people in US

WASHINGTON: More than 130 million people in the United States are under threat from a long-running heatwave that has already broken records with dangerously...

How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago

NEW YORK: You have to wonder how people originally figured out how to eat some foods that are beloved today. The cassava plant is...

Who is Masoud Pezeshkian, the president-elect of Iran

TEHRAN: Masoud Pezeshkian, a seasoned lawmaker and former health minister, has been declared the winner of the Iranian presidential runoff election, defeating his opponent...

Israel to dispatch team to Qatar for follow-up ceasefire talks next week

DOHA: Chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency David Barnea has returned from the Qatari capital Doha following an initial meeting with mediators, and a...

Mt Everest’s highest camp littered with frozen garbage, cleanup likely to take years

KATHMANDU: The highest camp on the world's tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to...

High Blood Pressure In Kids: Tested Ways To Reduce The Risk

NEW DELHI: High blood pressure, or hypertension, isn't just an adult issue. More children and teenagers are being diagnosed with this condition than ever...

Massive asteroid heading towards Earth at 65,000 kmph, warns NASA

NEW DELHI: A massive asteroid, named 2024 MT1, is hurtling towards Earth at an astonishing speed of 65,215 km/h, warned NASA. The asteroid, measuring...

Israel conducts military operation in West Bank’s Jenin; 4 Palestinians killed

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Friday it was conducting counterterrorism activity that included an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city...

Rishi Sunak resigns after crushing defeat; Keir Starmer is next UK PM

LONDON: Rishi Sunak conceded defeat on Friday as the outcome of the UK elections made a historic defeat for the Conservative Party very clear,...

Change begins now: Starmer

LONDON: After securing resounding win in the UK general election, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said that his party is ready to restore Britain...

Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins

LONDON: Five independent pro-Palestine candidates, including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, have won in United Kingdom general elections with Israel’s war on Gaza...

Saudi approves granting citizenship to global experts under Vision 2030

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has approved granting Saudi citizenship to scientists, doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and other individuals with rare skills, experience, and specializations. According to a...

Iranians vote in run-off presidential race

TEHRAN: Polls opened in Iran on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at a...

Pro-Palestine protesters scale Australia’s parliament roof

Unfurl banners slamming Israel's Gaza war CANBERRA: A group of pro-Palestinian protesters have scaled Parliament House in the Australian capital, unfurling banners denouncing Israel’s brutal...

Rishi Sunak’s future as Britain’s PM hangs in balance as UK goes to polls

LONDON: The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened...

Trump has a six point lead over his rival incumbent Biden, says The WSJ poll

WASHINGTON: Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has developed a six per cent lead over his Democratic rival incumbent Joe Biden with 80 percent saying...

Biden faces growing pressure to quit race as Democrats question fitness

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure from within his party to prove he is physically and mentally fit for office,...

Israeli seizures of West Bank land for settlers peaking, watchdog says

OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israeli authorities have green-lighted the largest West Bank land seizure in more than three decades as the rate of land grabs...

‘Discussed global hotspots’: Jaishankar meets UN chief in Kazakhstan

Astana (Kazakhstan): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met UN chief Antonio Guterres and discussed global hotspots and their larger implications apart from...

India-Bangladesh relationship an example for others: Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka to discuss bilateral ties, including cooperation...

Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza

GAZA: Eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded when Israeli forces bombarded several areas of Khan Younis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip,...

Singapore prepared to recognise Palestine in principle at appropriate time, says FM

SINGAPORE: Singapore is prepared in principle to recognise Palestine as a state and will make this move at an appropriate time, Foreign Minister Vivian...

Iran slams Western govts for allowing harassment of overseas Iranian voters

NEW DELHI: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has censured certain Western governments for letting some “disruptors” intimidate and insult overseas Iranian voters during...

Won’t quit, would rather face confidence vote: Nepal PM

Kathmandu: Embattled Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has decided not to resign from the post despite an agreement reached between the country’s...

Iran says Hezbollah ‘fully ready’ to face Israel threats

TEHRAN: Iran’s interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has warned the Israeli regime of “detrimental consequences” if it attacks Lebanon, saying the Lebanese resistance...

China deploys aircraft carrier off Philippine coast amid tensions over South China Sea

BEIJING: China has deployed its second aircraft carrier 'Shandong' which was spotted patrolling waters off the Philippine coast as Manila stepped up efforts to...

US-based SERA names India as partner country for Blue Origin space flight

BENGALURU: The U.S.-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) on Monday announced India as a partner country in its human spaceflight programme, which will...

Trump’s trial delayed until after elections: US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s bid for criminal immunity from prosecution for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss is set to be decided on Monday...

Iran warns Israel of ‘obliterating war’ if it attacks Lebanon

TEHRAN: Iran has warned Israel against “full-scale military aggression” in Lebanon and said it would lead to an “obliterating war”, the Islamic republic’s United...

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