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‘It’s our duty to seek revenge’
The killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Tehran on Wednesday blamed on Israel has stunned the international community
31 July 2024, 13:45 PM
Pakistan's Imran Khan offers conditional talks with the military
Khan has been in jail since last August facing dozens of charges ranging from corruption to leaking state secrets.
31 July 2024, 11:03 AM
World reactions to killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Iran, the group said, in an act that has stunned the international community..Israel has not commented on the death but many countries have warned that it will have a major impact on efforts to bring a ce
31 July 2024, 08:44 AM
Australia launches landmark peanut allergy treatment for babies
Eligible babies will receive daily doses of peanut powder for two years to build up their tolerance
31 July 2024, 05:51 AM
Kerala landslides: Death toll rises to 158
The death count in the deadly landslides in India's Kerala galloped to 158 as military personnel today intensified search and rescue operations, officials said
31 July 2024, 05:45 AM
Myanmar's junta terrorises a Rohingya town, then rebels burn it down
Both sides in the civil war have targeted the Rohingya settlement of Buthidaung. On May 17, the Arakan Army, an ethnic militia, set it ablaze.
31 July 2024, 05:18 AM
Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas
Three of Haniyeh's sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed on April 10 when an Israeli air strike struck a car
31 July 2024, 03:47 AM
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements
31 July 2024, 03:26 AM
85 patients leave Gaza in biggest medical evacuation since war began: WHO
The WHO said 85 patients had been evacuated Tuesday from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates, in the largest medical evacuation from the Palestinian territory since the war began in October
31 July 2024, 02:39 AM
'Say it to my face,' Harris dares Trump as White House battle deepens
US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris launched a searing attack on Donald Trump Tuesday, telling her biggest campaign rally yet that the momentum was shifting in the White House race and daring the Republican to debate her face to face
31 July 2024, 02:38 AM
Israel targets Hezbollah commander in south Beirut strike
Israel struck Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut on Tuesday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had targeted the commander responsible for the attack
30 July 2024, 18:35 PM
42 bodies found in Khan Younis
Thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes in the ruins of Gaza’s main southern city Khan Younis yesterday, after Israeli forces ended a week-long incursion there which they said aimed to prevent Hamas from regrouping.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Landslides kill 123 in Kerala
Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India’s Kerala yesterday, killing at least 123 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel targets Hezbollah commander
Israel struck Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut on Tuesday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had targeted the commander responsible for the attack.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Taiwan’s President Lai calls for unity in face of China ‘threat’
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said yesterday “a threat from China to any country is a threat to the world”, emphasizing to lawmakers of more than 20 countries that global democracies must unite against “authoritarian expansion”.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia stages naval drills involving most of its fleet
Russia yesterday began large-scale military drills involving every part of its navy not engaged in the Ukraine offensive, the defence ministry said.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Radical UK preacher jailed for life
British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for directing a terrorist organisation.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka president gets backing from 92 lawmakers
Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe received backing from 92 lawmakers in the parliament yesterday, his media office said, giving momentum to his reelection bid in a vote in September.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Druze in Golan reject Israel’s retaliation threat
Druze residents of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights yesterday distanced themselves from Israeli threats to retaliate against Lebanon’s Hezbollah group for a deadly rocket strike on a Druze Arab town in the territory.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
World’s forests failed to curb 2023 emissions
Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM