DOHA: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says indirect negotiations between the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Israel over a ceasefire...
GAZA: The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) has called for an end to the “indiscriminate killing” campaign against Palestinians, especially children, in the Gaza...
NEW DELHI: Students waved the Palestinian flag, chanted ‘free Palestine’, and walked out of the commencement ceremony at US’ Duke University, where comedian Jerry...
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in...
TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has hailed the success in the expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh following their normalisation of bilateral...
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupted on Monday morning, spewing thick columns of grey ash several kilometres into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said.
The...
KUWAIT CITY: The United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed his call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces...
CAIRO: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah said in a televised speech on Friday that he has dissolved parliament.
The Emir also suspended some of...
WASHINGTON: The most powerful solar storm in more than 20 years has struck Earth’s atmosphere, triggering warnings over the potential disruption to power grids...
TEHRAN: Iran could be pushed into building a nuclear weapon if Israel threatens its existence, an adviser to the country’s supreme leader has warned.
“We...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the “arrogant” West of risking a global conflict, warning the nuclear power’s “strategic forces” are combat-ready, as he...
NEW DELHI: Amid tension between India and the Maldives over the operation of Indian aviation platforms in the archipelago, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar,...
NEW DELHI: Global pharma giant AstraZeneca has decided to withdraw its Covid-19 vaccine worldwide after the company admitted in court documents that it can...
UNITED NATIONS: India has contributed USD 500,000 to the UN Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund, underscoring its unwavering commitment to support multilateral efforts in the global...
CAIRO: Israel’s military said on Monday night that it is carrying out large-scale airstrikes in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, hours...
WASHINGTON: Boeing has yet again scrubbed the Starliner manned mission over an oxygen relief valve, two hours before launch, NASA announced.
The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft...
NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised blockades at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at French universities, saying that the tactics went beyond legitimate means of...
TEL AVIV: A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in ongoing...
UNITED NATIONS: Invoking global peace icon Mahatma Gandhi's message on freedom of the press, UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis called on member states...