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Netanyahu says he has no plans for Israeli settlements in Gaza

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US media that Israel has no plans to build settlements in the Gaza Strip once...

Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president, others killed in helicopter crash

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah...

Donald Trump announces acceptance of poll donations through crypto

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump began his presidential campaign by announcing the acceptance of donations through cryptocurrency with an aim to create a “crypto army” ahead...

US FDA gives nod to Musk’s Neuralink to implant brain chip in 2nd person

WASHINGTON: Tesla CEO Elon Musk-run brain-computer interface company Neuralink has reportedly received a nod from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implant...

‘What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide’: Biden condemns ICC’s request for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, others

WASHINGTON: As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, US President Joe Biden has defended Israel's position, saying its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza...

Warrant application will turn ICC into a ‘farce’: Israeli PM

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants against...

US says ‘unable’ to provide Iran assistance after helicopter cash

WASHINGTON: The United States has said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a...

Who is Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s FM who died with President Raisi in chopper crash?

TEHRAN: Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, 63, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 60, were killed after the helicopter flying them back to Iran from Azerbaijan...

Thousands mourn Iran’s Raisi in Tabriz procession after helicopter crash

TEHRAN: Iranians have gathered in Tabriz, the capital of the East Azerbaijan province, to mourn at a farewell procession for President Ebrahim Raisi, who...

America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

TEXAS: America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was...

Walnut: What can it do for your health?

NEW DELHI: Walnuts, you soak them overnight and have a few on an empty stomach; you add them to all your indulgent baked goods...

Who will succeed Ebrahim Raisi as President, and why his death presents a difficult moment for Iran

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains to the northwest of the country, close to its...

Who is Mohammad Mokhber?

TEHRAN: Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who, based on the country's constitution, is expected to become...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says

DUBAI: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was traveling...

Blue Origin flight carrying first Indian space tourist set for launch

NEW DELHI: Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin is all set to resume flights to space almost two years after a 2022 mission failure brought crewed...

India among few vibrant democracies across world, says White House

WASHINGTON: There are not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India, the White House has said, applauding the people of India...

Indian talent in high demand globally, mobility agreements on rise: EAM Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has stressed the growing role of Indian skills and talent at the global level and said...

Turkish religious body expands Imam training prog in Germany

BERLIN: The Turkish-Islamic Union of the Institute for Religion (DITIB) announced in Cologne on Friday that from 2025 onwards, 75 graduates of Islamic theology...

UN body says aid delivery to Gaza ‘almost impossible’ amid intensified fighting

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that distributing humanitarian aid “is almost impossible” in...

US House votes to resume arms supply to Israel

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill aimed at forcing President Joe Biden to resume arms deliveries to...

Canada sanctions four Israelis over West Bank violence

OTTAWA: Canada has imposed its first-ever sanctions on what the foreign ministry called "extremist" Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and said Ottawa was...

‘Global life expectancy, poor health to rise by 2050’

NEW DELHI: Despite geopolitical, metabolic, and environmental threats, a new study on Friday showed that global life expectancy is expected to increase by 4.9...

IMF: US should keep open trade, work with China to resolve disputes

WASHINGTON: The US would be better served by maintaining its open trade system rather than imposing new punitive duties on Chinese goods, the International...

Top UN court holds hearing on Israeli military’s incursion into Rafah

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations' top court opens two days of hearings on Thursday into a request from South Africa to make sure Israel...

Putin, Xi hail ties as ‘stabilizing’ force in chaotic world

BEIJING: Leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping framed their nations' ties as a stabilizing force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday in...

Slovakia PM Robert Fico in ‘very serious’ condition after being shot

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is stable but his condition remains “very serious”, his deputy has said, after an assassination attempt that shocked...

Red Cross opens field hospital in Rafah

NEW DELHI: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced the opening of a field hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza...

Biden Imposes Heavy Import Tariffs On Chinese Imports

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has imposed heavy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries, steel, solar cells, and aluminium, saying it would ensure that...

Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists

NEW DELHI: Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40 degrees Celsius for 17 consecutive days...

NASA appoints first chief artificial intelligence officer

WASHINGTON: NASA has appointed David Salvagnini as the agency’s first chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer, in an extension of his current role as the...

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