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Only US can halt Israel’s attack on Rafah: Palestinian President Abbas

RAMALLAH: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding...

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations in US universities

WASHINGTON: Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue in universities across the United States, as they also spread to schools in Europe and Australia. In the second week of...

Mexican Prez urges US to stop issuing human rights report

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has reiterated his request that the US government stop issuing the report evaluating the human rights...

Hamas announces openness to any proposals for a permanent ceasefire

DOHA: Hamas has reportedly announced its openness to any ideas or proposals for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The group said in a...

Hamas ‘Serious’ About Captives’ Release But Not Without Gaza Ceasefire

DOHA: Palestinian group Hamas has said it remains committed to achieving an agreement with Israel to end the war on Gaza, but only if...

Making UNGA more effective can’t be divorced from UNSC reforms: India

NEW DELHI: Making the General Assembly more effective cannot be divorced from the wider context of the reform of the UN, including the Security...

First Sikh court opens in UK to deal with family disputes: Report

LONDON: British Sikh lawyers have come together to set up a new court as a dispute resolution forum for the community caught up in...

Putin announces plans to visit China in May

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the...

US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine; Biden says China, Iran, North Korea helping Russia

WASHINGTON: The US has secretly delivered long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine to be used against Russian forces, the Pentagon has confirmed, while President Joe...

China launches 3-member crew to its space station

Seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 JIUQUAN (CHINA): China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part...

India’s public redress system recognised as best in Commonwealth

NEW DELHI: The Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) of India has been recognised as future-ready governance best practices from across the...

7 Detox Drinks Good For Liver Health

NEW DELHI: In today's fast-paced world, where there are lots of things that can harm our bodies like polluted air, unhealthy food, and stress,...

China, Bangladesh armies to hold first military exercises next month: PLA

BEIJING: The Chinese army will hold its first military exercises with its Bangladesh counterpart next month, it was announced here on Thursday, as the...

Post-1948 order ‘at risk of decimation’ amid war in Gaza, Ukraine: Amnesty

NEW YORK: The world is facing the collapse of the 1948 international order established in the wake of World War II, amid the brutal...

US Congress passes Ukraine, Israel foreign aid bill worth $95 billion

WASHINGTON: A sweeping foreign aid package was easily passed the US Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for fresh...

India calls for ‘gender-responsive arms control’ to prevent sexual violence in conflicts

NEW DELHI: To combat sexual violence in conflict situations, India has advocated a multifaceted approach which includes “gender-responsive arms control” that prevents the proliferation...

Negotiations on global plastics treaty opens in Ottawa

OTTAWA: The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine...

US students up in arms against Biden on Gaza war

WASHINGTON: Thousands of students in US university campuses are up in arms against President Joe Biden for his handling of the war in Gaza. From...

Russian FM says West teetering on brink of direct nuclear conflict

NEW DELHI: The West is teetering on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers with its support for Ukraine, Russian Foreign...

‘Regrettable’: Iran slams EU sanctions

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has censured the European Union over tightening sanctions on the country in reprisal for the recent extensive missile...

Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN

GENEVA: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with floods and...

US forces smuggle stolen Syrian resources into Iraq

DAMASCUS: A convoy of US forces plundered more Syrian sources, taking out trucks of oil and grain through an illegal crossing with Iraq, the...

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over Oct 7 Hamas attack

TEL AVIV: The head of Israel's military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas' unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said,...

Israel war cabinet discusses efforts to free hostages held in Gaza

TEL AVIV: The Israeli war cabinet held a meeting late Sunday (local time) to discuss efforts for the release of remaining hostages held in...

Iran’s President wants to keep strict headscarf controls

TEHRAN: Despite fierce protests from society, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences. “Respecting the headscarf is...

Nearly 66,000 Indians officially became American citizens in 2022: CRS report

WASHINGTON: A total of 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according...

Maldivian Prez’s pro-China party secures ‘super majority’ in parl polls

MALE: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s political party won 70 seats and secured a “super majority” in parliamentary elections, seen as a strong endorsement of...

Machine learning courses at Google, Harvard University, IIT, IIM

NEW DELHI: The World Economic Forum in its May 2023 report ‘Future of Jobs’ suggested that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its branches will be...

Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis

GAZA: Palestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis, with 180 bodies recovered so...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to travel to China from April 24 to 26

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, which officials said is part of the plan of the Biden...

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