India withdraws high commissioner, diplomats from Canada

'We have no faith in the current Canadian government's commitment to ensure their security. Therefore, the government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,' says the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
14 October 2024, 14:52 PM

Iran slams US obstruction of Security Council on Gaza, Lebanon

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi slammed as "a disaster" on Monday what he called US obstruction of the United Nations Security Council in relation to the wars in Lebanon and Gaza.
14 October 2024, 14:38 PM

Lebanese Red Cross says 18 killed in strike in north

The Lebanese Red Cross said 18 people died in a strike on north Lebanon on Monday, with the health ministry and official media reporting an Israeli raid on the Christian-majority area far from Hezbollah strongholds.
14 October 2024, 14:36 PM

Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize

The prestigious award, formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is the final prize to be given out this year and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million).
14 October 2024, 09:53 AM

China's military encircles Taiwan in 'warning' drills

Outlying islands administered by Taipei were on "heightened alert" and "aircraft and ships will respond to enemy situations in accordance with the engagement rules", Taiwan's defence ministry said.
14 October 2024, 09:17 AM

Pakistan 'vigilantes' behind rise in online blasphemy cases

Blasphemy is an incendiary charge in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unsubstantiated accusations can incite public outrage and lead to lynchings.
14 October 2024, 09:12 AM

Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base

Israel's military said a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases Sunday
14 October 2024, 05:27 AM

WHO, Red Crescent resupply two hospitals in north Gaza

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late Sunday that a WHO-Palestine Red Crescent operation had managed to resupply two hospitals in northern Gaza
14 October 2024, 04:54 AM

US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel, Pentagon says

US President Joe Biden said the move was meant "to defend Israel," which is weighing an expected retaliation against Iran after Tehran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel on Oct 1
14 October 2024, 03:53 AM

SpaceX catches first ever megarocket booster in test flight

SpaceX yesterday launched its fifth Starship test flight from Texas and returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to land for the first time, achieving a novel recovery method involving large metal arms.
13 October 2024, 18:48 PM

UN base in Lebanon: Israeli tanks burst through its gates

The United Nations said yesterday Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of violations and attacks that have been denounced by Israel’s own allies.
13 October 2024, 18:21 PM

Netanyahu tells UN to move Lebanon peacekeepers out of 'harm's way'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields"
13 October 2024, 14:19 PM

With medical report, Harris plays health card against Trump

Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and fit for the presidency, according to a medical report published by the White House Saturday, as she challenged rival Donald Trump to publish his own health records
13 October 2024, 03:55 AM

Nuclear deterrence still at heart of great power strategy: experts

Nuclear-armed powers have no intention of giving up the atom bomb as part of their military strategy, experts said after the Nobel Peace Prize committee urged against any weakening of the nuclear “taboo”.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Ukraine, Russia say foiled dozens of drone attacks

Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying yesterday that Ukrainian strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Israel’s war on two fronts will be catastrophic

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned yesterday against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

11 killed, 8 hurt in Pak firing incidents

At least 11 people were killed and eight were injured in shooting incidents in Kunj Alizai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, hospital and local officials said yesterday.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump wants death penalty for migrants who kill Americans

Donald Trump portrayed migrants as dangerous criminals during a rally in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, calling for the death penalty for migrants who kill US citizens as he escalates the anti-immigration rhetoric that has fueled his presidential run.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Navalny knew he would die in prison

The excerpts capture the loneliness of imprisonment, but also a touch of humour.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes on Jabalia refugee camps kill 19

Israeli military strikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 19 Palestinians, medics said yesterday, while forces continued to push deeper into the Jabalia area, where international relief agencies say thousands of people are trapped.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM