Villagers in southern Lebanon prepare to return home as Israeli army withdraws under ceasefire deal
Deir Mimas (Lebanon), Feb 18: Israeli forces withdrew from border villages in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, under a deadline spelled out in a US-brokered...
Delta jet flips upside down on snowy Toronto runway, all 80 aboard survive
Toronto, Feb 18: A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto's Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on...
41 former police officers arrested in Bangladesh for committing atrocities during student-led protests last year
Dhaka, Feb 17: Police in Bangladesh have arrested 41 former officers who are among 1,059 ex-policemen accused of committing atrocities during the 2024 student-led...
Hindi is of vital importance for UN, says top official
New York, Feb 16: Hindi, with a speaker base of 600 million, is of vital importance for the United Nations, a top official at...
USD 21 mn for ‘voter turnout in India’: Elon Musk-led DOGE cuts grant
New York, Feb 16: The US Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including USD...
Hamas parades 3 Israeli hostages before crowd in handoff to Red Cross in Gaza
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip), Feb 15: Hamas on Saturday paraded three Israeli hostages before a large crowd in the Gaza Strip ahead of their...
Pope Francis hospitalised to treat bronchitis, undergo tests as Holy Year events cancelled
Rome, Feb 14: Pope Francis was hospitalised Friday to treat a weeklong bout of bronchitis and undergo diagnostic tests, the Vatican said, confirming the...
India, US aim to double bilateral trade to USD 500 bn by 2030, announces plan for mega trade deal
Washington, Feb 14: India and the US have resolved to more than double the two-way trade to USD 500 billion by 2030 and announced...
Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says
Kyiv, Feb 14: A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv...
Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis
Jerusalem, Feb 13: Israel's defence minister on Wednesday vowed that “all hell will break loose” on Hamas if it fails to free hostages this...
Modi, Macron hold talks, call for deeper ties
Marseille, Feb 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for enhancing trade and investment ties between the two...
Hamas delay in Gaza’s next hostage release brings fear on all sides for ceasefire
Jerusalem, Feb 11: The Hamas announcement that it will delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from Gaza has threatened a fragile truce...
