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Israel PM Netanyahu’s trial in corruption case to resume under shadow of Gaza war

Jerusalem: A district court here will resume hearing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption case on Tuesday after a more than two-month hiatus due to...

Four Indian-origin men wanted in Canada for aggravated assault

Ottawa: Canadian authorities have launched a search for four Indian-origin men in connection with an aggravated assault that took place in Brampton city in...

Will continue war until we achieve all its goals: Israel PM Netanyahu

Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will continue its war until all of its goals are achieved. He called...

Himalayas Need Help, COP28 Talks Must Respond: UN Chief

Dubai: Warning of a potential catastrophe in the Himalayas where the glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on December...

Henry Kissinger passes away at 100

Washington: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a pivotal figure in shaping the country’s Cold War legacy, passed away at 100 on Thursday....

Israel-Hamas agree to extend Gaza truce minutes before its expiry

Gaza: Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce in the Gaza Strip, allowing the release of more Israel hostages in exchange for...

2 Palestinian children killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank

West Bank: At least two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli army gunfire during its raid on the West Bank city of Jenin and...

Hamas releases 4th batch of hostages, truce extended for another 2 days

Gaza: Hamas has released the fourth batch of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, and more are expected to be freed in the coming days...

N Korean satellite captures photos of White House, other strategic spaces of US

Seoul: The military spy satellite that was launched by North Korea on November 21 has taken “in detail” photos of the White House, the...

Sri Lanka implements free tourist visas to nationals from India, six other countries

Colombo: Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists – the largest inbound group – to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with...

Joe Biden mulling to skip COP28 in Dubai this week

Washington: US President Joe Biden is planning to skip the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP) that will be...

Malaysia joins Thailand, Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will grant a 30-day visa-free entry for Indian and Chinese citizens from December 1, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced, joining...

Biden bats for extended Gaza ceasefire, hostage release deal between Israel, Hamas

Washington: US President Joe Biden has expressed hope for an extention of the humanitarian deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip “so...

BRICS member states gun for Israel, but India sticks to its guns

New Delhi: India appears to have emerged as a minority of one in the BRICS group’s stand on the Israel-Hamas war with South Africa...

Palestinians stock up on essentials amid surge in Gaza food prices

Gaza: Food prices skyrocketed in Gaza last month, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has said, amid Israel’s bombardment of the enclave and suffocating...

2nd group of hostages handed over to Red Cross: Hamas

Gaza: Hamas has said in a statement that it had handed over the second group of Israeli and foreign hostages to the Red Cross. A...

‘More power to you’: 65-yr-old Pakistani man enrolls in first grade, netizens cheer him on

Karachi: Dilawar Khan, a 65-year-old resident of Dir Upper in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has embarked on an extraordinary educational journey by enrolling in...

3,000 Sikhs arrive in Pakistan to participate in festivities on 554th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak

Lahore: Around 3,000 Indian Sikhs arrived here in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Saturday through the Wagah Border to participate in the festivities in connection...

China says US destroyer entered its territorial waters without permission

Shanghai: The Chinese military said on Saturday that American naval destroyer USS Hopper entered China’s territorial waters without the approval of the Chinese government. According...

Russia launches largest drone attack on Ukraine since start of invasion

Kyiv: Russia launched Saturday morning its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian...

NYC stages Thanksgiving Day parade with pro-Palestinian protesters’ intrusion

New York: New Yorkers flocked to the streets in Manhattan to witness the 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. On the occasion of the holiday for...

Britain triumphs in global litter-picking competition

London: The SpoGomi World Cup witnessed Britain emerging victorious in the litter-picking competition held in Tokyo this week. Bringing together 21 teams from across...

Afghanistan closes embassy in India

New Delhi: Afghanistan has announced the permanent closure of its embassy in New Delhi, claiming the step has been taken owing to persistent challenges...

Biden calls Middle East leaders after Israel-Hamas hostage deal

Washington: US President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar and President Abdel Fattah...

Russia has never refused peace negotiations with Ukraine: Putin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow has never refused peace negotiations with Kyiv and blamed Ukraine for pulling out of the negotiation...

UN Secretary-General welcomes Israel-Hamas agreement to release hostages in Gaza

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas to release hostages in Gaza, describing it as...

Chinese Premier Li to attend virtual G20 leaders’ summit convened by India

Beijing: China on Tuesday announced that Premier Li Qiang will attend the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit at India's invitation and hoped that the meeting...

India donates USD 2.5 million to UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Jerusalem: India has donated USD 2.5 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, prompting the UNRWA on Tuesday to welcome the generous contribution...

India’s fourth tranche of relief materials reaches quake-hit Nepal

Kathmandu: Three weeks after back-to-back earthquakes rattled the remote western mountain region killing over 150 persons, Nepal on Tuesday received the fourth tranche of...

UK PM reportedly said ‘just let people die’, COVID inquiry finds out

London: During Monday’s hearings examining how Britain handled the COVID-19 epidemic, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was cited as suggesting that instead of imposing a...

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