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Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israel air strike

Tel Aviv: A senior commander of the Hezbollah group was killed in an Israeli air strike at Majdal in Lebanon. Senior Hezbollah commander, Wissam Al-Tamil...

Bangladesh elections: Counting begins amid boycott by Opposition BNP

Sporadic violence, opp boycott, internal conflicts within parties mark general elections as PM Sheikh Hasina seeks record fourth term Dhaka: Counting of votes started...

Greek PM meets Blinken, expresses concern over Gaza situation

Hania: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hania, Crete, and expressed growing concern over the...

Iranian FM says security of Palestine, region interconnected

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the security of Gaza and the West Bank is interconnected with that of the region...

Bangladesh general elections today; Opposition BNP calls for 48-hour nationwide ‘hartal’

Dhaka: Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour...

Gaza has become ‘uninhabitable’: UN Aid Chief

United Nations: Emphasising that three months have passed since the horrific October 7 attacks, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator...

‘Fearmongering’: Trump hits back at Biden over ‘threat to democracy’ remark

Washington: In response to President Joe Biden’s first 2024 campaign speech, Donald Trump accused him of “fearmongering and claimed that Biden was attacking him...

Palestinians will run civilian affairs in post-conflict Gaza: Israel

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that local Palestinians will run civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip while Israel will maintain security...

North Korea conducts artillery drills along disputed sea border: S Korea

Seoul: South Korea says North Korea has conducted artillery drills along the rivals’ tense sea boundary in violation of a 2018 military agreement. South Korea’s...

Iran’s top leader vows ‘tough response’ to deadly ‘terror’ attack

Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed that a “tough response” will be given to those who perpetrated and ordered the deadly “act...

Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner swap

New Delhi: Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner swap since February 2022, the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War...

Nepal India sign long-term power agreement MoU in renewable energy

Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday signed a long-term agreement for the export of 10,000 MW power to India, an MoU for cooperation in renewable energy,...

Disqualifying anyone for life from parliament ‘against Islam’: Pak Chief Justice

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday said that disqualifying anyone for life from Parliament is “against Islam”, as the Supreme Court...

Israel’s top court delays law thwarting removal of Netanyahu from office

New Delhi: Israel’s Supreme Court has delayed the activation of a controversial law that aims at preventing declaring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit for...

Over 100 killed in ‘terrorist attacks’ near Iranian Guards commander Soleimani’s tomb

Dubai: Two explosions caused by ‘terrorist attacks’ killed more than 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander...

Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut strike

Jerusalem: Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was...

Bangladesh deploys armed forces ahead of Sunday’s general election

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Wednesday deployed Armed forces to assist the administration in holding the January 7 national election in a free, fair,...

Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike

London: Thousands of doctors walked off the job in Britain on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike that was set to be the...

Five nations become full members of BRICS

New Delhi: The BRICS bloc of top emerging economies, including India, Russia and China, has announced induction of five full members into it as...

2024 going to be even more crazy, says Musk before US Prez elections

San Francisco: Elon Musk, who welcomed the New Year with saying “LFG (let’s freaking go) 2024” on Monday, said that it is going to...

China’s economy has become ‘more resilient, dynamic’, says President Xi

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China's economy has become "more resilient and dynamic than before" as he vowed to consolidate...

Putin wants Trump back as President: Retd US Army General

Washington: Retired US Army General Barry McCaffrey has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “actively hoping” that former President Donald Trump wins the...

Biden admin sidesteps Congress again, approves military equipment sale to Israel

Washington: In another move that sidesteps congressional approval, the Biden administration has authorised the immediate transfer of nearly USD 150 million in military equipment...

Nine top PLA generals dismissed from China’s Parliament

Beijing: In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), including senior officials of the country's...

Turkey Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia called off amid Ataturk T-shirt row

Riyadh: The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh was called off over an...

Around 500 climbers conquer Mount Everest in 70th anniversary year of first successful summit

Kathmandu: Despite concerns about rising temperatures, melting glaciers and snow and increasing extreme weather events, the mountaineering community celebrated the 70th anniversary of scaling...

India’s ‘generous gesture’ will help continue lifesaving services towards Palestine Refugees: UNRWA

Jerusalem: India’s “generous gesture” will help the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) continue its lifesaving services for Palestinian refugees,...

China appoints naval commander as new Defence Minister

Beijing: China on Friday named naval commander General Dong Jun as the new defence minister, two months after the summary dismissal of General Li...

Jaishankar visits school named after Rabindranath Tagore in Russia

St Petersburg: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday visited a school named after Rabindranath Tagore in St Petersburg city in Russia and paid...

US gives Ukraine year’s final weapons package as Biden admin exhausts funding

Washington: The US State Department has announced this year’s final package of weapons and equipment to aid Ukraine, exhausting existing funding still at the...

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