International

Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urges leaders to protect human rights, refrain from war

Nuremberg, Oct 9: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay on Friday urged political leaders to fulfil their “legal obligation to protect human rights and refrain from war”, warning that...

South African jurist of Indian origin Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo, Oct 9: South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief...

UK’s Labour wins London special election that puts Green Party leader under pressure

London, Oct 9: Britain's governing Labour Party was declared the winner of a special election in London on...

Saudi authorities say 3 killed in attacks on Riyadh airport claimed by Houthi rebels

Cairo, Oct 9: Three Saudi citizens were killed, and several other people were injured in two attacks Thursday...

Partial building collapse in Istanbul kills 1

Istanbul, Oct 8: A seven-storey building in Istanbul partially collapsed on Thursday, killing one person, officials said. Emergency...
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Sri Lanka’s parliament begins debate on controversial bill on judges’ retirement age

Colombo, Sep 24: Sri Lanka's parliament on Thursday commenced a two-day debate on the controversial 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which seeks to raise...

Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN, other Mideast developments

Dubai, Sep 24: Israel's increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, but no...

Jaishankar holds bilateral and multilateral meetings; discusses multilateralism, UNSC reform, AI

New York, Sep 23: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings on the margins of the General...

Russia, Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump

Kyiv, Sep 22: Russia bombarded at least four Ukrainian regions overnight with missiles and drones, killing four people, officials said Tuesday, and Ukraine's forces...

North Korea touts new weapons system described as hypersonic

Seoul, Sep 22: North Korea said Tuesday its latest missile tests involved a new weapons system of “great significance,” with photos indicating it launched...

Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over AI

New York, Sep 22: As scientists calculated that Earth is getting sicker, global leaders on Monday kicked off a week of talks about how...

Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data

Dublin, Sep 22: Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled...

Google hit with USD 463 million fine for EU location data rule breach

Dublin, Sep 21: Google has been fined 403 million euros (USD 463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled...

Xi to visit US from Sept 23 to 25 for talks with Trump; China calls it ‘milestone of historic significance’

Beijing, Sept 21: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington from September 23 to 25 for summit talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump,...

Explosion injures 3 South Korean military officers in border area with North Korea

Seoul, Sep 21: An explosion near South Korea's heavily fortified border with North Korea injured three South Korean military officers on Monday, South Korea's...

Pakistan says airstrikes target militant hideouts in Afghanistan, killing 28

Islamabad, Sep 21: Pakistani jet fighters carried out airstrikes Monday on what security officials described as suspected militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, and claimed...

2 Indian students killed during flight training in Canada

Toronto, Sep 21 (PTI) Two Indian students have been killed in a tragic air accident in Canada during their flight training, the Indian mission...
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