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‘Urbanisation’s influence on climate change increasing in recent decades’

NEW DELHI: Urbanisation had contributed to continental-scale warming in recent decades, particularly in Asia where cities have expanded significantly, a new study has revealed....

Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not

BEIRUT: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the war in Gaza would go on after Hamas proposed “numerous” changes to a...

Several Indians among 41 killed in Kuwait apartment blaze

DUBAI: Several Indians were among 41 people killed on Wednesday in a major fire at a building in Kuwait housing workers, according to local...

Two Indians recruited by Russian Army killed in ongoing Ukraine conflict: MEA

NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals who had been recruited by the Russian Army have recently been killed in the ongoing conflict between Russia and...

US to provide another Patriot system to Ukraine: Report

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is planning to make another Patriot air defence system available to Ukraine to fend off Russian aerial attacks, the...

UNSC endorses Gaza hostage freedom for ceasefire deal proposed by US

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council with near unanimity signed on to a deal proposed by the US for a ceasefire in Gaza in...

Unending Gaza war shatters Hajj pilgrimage dream to Mecca for Palestinian couple

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP: Palestinian couple Mahmoud and Fatima Jarghoun sold their jewellery so they could perform the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca — a...

49 migrants perish, 140 missing in Yemen coast shipwreck

SANAA: At least 49 migrants have died and 140 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. The vessel carrying...

Israeli telecom regulator extends ban on Al Jazeera’s operation by 45 days

TEL AVIV: A ban on Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel’s telecoms regulator on Sunday after the...

Experts blame air pollution for 135m premature deaths

SINGAPORE: Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020,...

UN says more than half of Gaza’s buildings destroyed by Israel

UNITED NATIONS: More than half of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed by the Israelis since it unleashed its brutal war machine against Gazans over...

Calls to end Gaza ‘bloodbath’ after Israeli attack kills 274 Palestinians

DOHA: Several countries and international organisations have condemned the Israeli killing of at least 274 Palestinians during an operation to free four Israeli captives...

Hamas rules out interim truce without Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza

BEIRUT: A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says any ceasefire deal with Israel must be permanent and force the regime out...

Iran finalises six candidates for snap presidential election

TEHRAN: Iran's Interior Ministry has released the final list of six approved candidates for the 14th presidential election, which is set to take place...

Small transitional habits that help you get better sleep

NEW DELHI: You draw the curtains, put on some music, cuddle your blanket with the AC on, and start scrolling your phone, looking at...

Israel kills more than 200 in attack on central Gaza: Gov’t Media Office

GAZA: The Israeli military is conducting intense assaults across the Gaza Strip by air, land and sea, killing more than 200 people and spreading...

Developing countries call on US to lift Palestinian UN veto

ISTANBUL: The D-8 group of developing nations called on Saturday for the US to lift its veto on the full membership of Palestine as...

Russia puts former Ukrainian PM on its wanted list

MOSCOW: Russia has put former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list, Russian state media reported, citing the Interior Ministry's database. Russian state...

NATO chief rules out troop deployment to Ukraine

NEW DELHI: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO has no plans to deploy forces to Ukraine. At...

Israeli strikes kill at least 18 in central Gaza a day after attack on UN-run school

JERUSALEM: Overnight Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 18 people, including children, a day after 33 were killed at a United Nations-run...

World food prices rise for third straight month in May: UN

LONDON: The United Nations world food price index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as higher cereals and dairy product prices outweighed...

Boeing Starliner’s Sunita Williams, fellow astronaut overcome new issues; enter ISS

HOUSTON: NASA's Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore have successfully docked Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) after...

WHO confirms first human death due to bird flu

NEW DELHI: A 59-year-old man in Mexico City died from a rare strain of bird flu, H5N2, never before found in humans. He had...

World leaders hail PM Modi’s election victory, vow to further strengthen bilateral ties

CANBERRA: Congratulatory messages continued to pour in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his electoral victory, with leaders around the world, including from Australia,...

India, S. Korea, US, Japan, EU launch Biopharmaceutical Alliance

SINGAPORE: South Korea, India, the United States, Japan, and the European Union (EU) have come together to launch an alliance to put joint efforts...

Biden signs executive order to curb unlawful border crossings by immigrants

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that would immediately turn down requests for entry into the country by asylum-seekers crossing...

1.5-degree Celsius target limit likely to be surpassed by 2028, predicts UN

GENEVA: The UN weather agency on Wednesday predicted that there's an 80% chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5 Celsius-degree (2.7 degree-Fahrenheit)...

OpenAI, Google DeepMind’s current, former employees warn about AI risks

SAN FRANCISCO: An open letter by a group of 11 current and former employees of OpenAI and one current and another former employee with...

UN rights chief condemns ‘unprecedented bloodshed’ in occupied West Bank

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has renewed its call for an end to violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Volker Turk said in...

G7 leaders ‘fully endorse’ Biden’s Gaza peace plan

ROME: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies "fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive" ceasefire and hostage release deal for...

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