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Israel says no Jerusalem base for Saudi envoy to Palestinian Authority

Jerusalem: Israel has rejected the idea of a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for Saudi Arabia’s envoy to the Palestinian Authority (PA), who recently presented...

India a willing partner to find solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict: NSA Doval

Jeddah: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has said India remains an active, willing partner to find a lasting, comprehensive solution to the Russia-Ukraine...

Elon Musk to fund legal bill of people treated unfairly due to posting on X

New Delhi: X CEO Elon Musk is back again not with a new feature or update but has come in support of employees who...

Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks, top official says

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is preparing to host a summit to discuss Ukrainian Presi-dent Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan for peace in his country amid the ongoing...

US announces $345 mn military aid package for Taiwan

Washington: The US has announced $345 million in military aid for Taiwan, in what is the Biden administration’s first major package drawing on America’s...

‘At least 125 tombs discovered at Roman-era cemetery in Gaza’

Gaza: Archaeologists working on a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery discovered in Gaza last year have found at least 125 tombs, most with skeletons still largely...

Singapore topples Japan in ranking of most powerful passports

Singapore: Singapore has topped a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, toppling Japan from the top spot. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free entry to 192 destinations,...

OpenAI partners with American Journalism Project to support local news

San Francisco: OpenAI is committing $5 million to the American Journalism Project (AJP) under a partnership that will look for ways to support local...

PM Modi likely to address annual high-level UNGA session in Sept

United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September, according to a...

Americans sent millions of sensitive military emails to Mali due to ‘typo’

New Delhi: Millions of sensitive emails linked with the US military was sent to Mali, a West African country allied with Russia, due to...

Protests swell in Israel as Netanyahu advances judicial plan

Tel Aviv: Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in the streets of Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, promising “days of disruption”, as...

Sudan army returns for talks in Jeddah as war enters fourth month

Jeddah: Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, according to news agencies citing government sources,...

Japan, S Korea, US hold joint drills after N Korea’s ICBM launch

Seoul: Japan, South Korea and the United States have held a joint naval missile defence exercise to counter North Korea’s “nuclear and missile threats”,...

Modi assures India’s full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency

Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured India's full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency as he held productive talks with the UN climate conference's...

US Senate committee passes resolution recognising Arunachal as integral part of India

San Francisco: Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional Senatorial Committee has passed...

India has taken very proactive approach on various G20 priorities: IMF

Washington: IMF has said that India has taken a very proactive approach toward making progress on the priorities of the G20 and its presidency’s...

East Asia Summit must be committed to free and open Indo-Pacific: EAM Jaishankar

Jakarta: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday the East Asia Summit must be committed to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific...

In Kosovo parl, brawl erupts after lawmaker throws water on PM

Pristina: A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was...

Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030

London: Some two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of the...

5 Mexicans, Nepali pilot killed in helicopter crash near Mt Everest

Kathmandu: A private commercial helicopter carrying Mexican tourists crashed on Tuesday near Mount Everest in eastern Nepal, killing all six people on board, including...

‘At least 300 people travelling in three boats from Senegal to Spain are missing’

London: At least 300 people travelling in three boats from Senegal to Spain are missing, a Spanish aid group said Monday. Two boats departed from...

BBC suspends presenter over alleged teenager photos scandal

London: Britain’s BBC suspended a male member of staff on Sunday following an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands...

France unrest appears to be ebbing but more than 700 arrested

Paris: Young rioters clashed with police overnight and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of unrest...

Israel launches missile attacks on Syria’s Homs: State media

Damascus: Israel has launched air raids on Syria, aiming at locations near the government-held city of Homs, but Syrian air defences downed most of...

Russia attacks Ukraine’s Kyiv as fierce battles rage in Donetsk

Kyiv: Russia has launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv after a 12-day break, according to a senior Ukrainian official, with air defence systems...

In AI tussle, Twitter restricts number of posts users can read

San Francisco: Elon Musk has announced that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to...

Hacker who took over Biden, Musk Twitter accounts sent to prison

Washington: A 24-year-old hacker behind the massive July 2020 Twitter hack where he along with others attempted to take control of at least 130...

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin after his forces halt march to Moscow

Moscow: After Wagner mercenary force chief Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to halt his forces’ march to Moscow under deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko,...

Five takeaways from Modi’s US visit

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, upon President Joe Biden’s invitation, has garnered significant appreciation as he concludes the...

Classified document charges: Trump makes historic court appearance, pleads not guilty

Washington: Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he broke the law dozens of times by hiding classified documents in his Florida...

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