India to export 99,150 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh, 5 countries

India has allowed export of 99,150 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh and five other countries.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal

Hamas said it was studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza yesterday, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Pasteurised milk ‘safe’ from bird flu

Milk sold in US stores is “safe” from the bird flu because pasteurisation effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said Friday, following spread of the infection among herds of cows.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion

Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base, Prime Minister Hun Manet said yesterday.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

10 killed in fire at Brazil homeless shelter

At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Putin likely didn’t kill Alexei Navalny

US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Mona Lisa could get a room of her own

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world’s most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum’s president said on Saturday.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia hits energy sites in Ukraine

Russia launched a “massive” missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country’s energy supply, officials in Kyiv said yesterday.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal

UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty; Israel strike on Lebanon kills 3
27 April 2024, 16:03 PM

US intel believes Putin likely didn't kill Navalny: report

US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported.
27 April 2024, 15:12 PM

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 34,388

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 34,388 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas militants
27 April 2024, 10:19 AM

Singapore Airlines ordered to pay $3,580 to couple after recliner seats failed to work

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ordered to pay two of its passengers 200,000 rupees (S$3,300) plus other costs after they filed a complaint concerning recliner seats on a flight from Hyderabad to Australia
27 April 2024, 05:23 AM

US announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday announced the United States will provide key air defense munitions and artillery rounds to Ukraine as part of a $6 billion military aid package that is its largest ever for Kyiv
27 April 2024, 04:13 AM

Pasteurised milk 'safe' from bird flu: US officials

Milk sold in US stores is "safe" from the bird flu because pasteurisation effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said Friday, following spread of the infection among herds of cows
27 April 2024, 03:23 AM

Emergency slide falls off Delta plane after takeoff

The emergency exit slide fell off a Delta Airlines jet after taking off from New York en route to Los Angeles on Friday, Delta said
27 April 2024, 03:17 AM

Hamas says studying latest Israeli truce counterproposal

.The Palestinian group Hamas said early Saturday it had received and was studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.."Today, the Hamas movement received the official Zionist occupation response to
27 April 2024, 03:05 AM

US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Egypt sends delegation to Israel for Gaza talks

An Egyptian delegation met Israeli officials yesterday, looking for a way to restart talks to end the offensive in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages, an official briefed on the meetings said.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM

At least 10 people killed in Brazil fire

At least 10 people were killed yesterday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM

UN denounces Iran crackdown on women

The United Nations said yesterday that it was concerned by reports of new efforts to track and punish Iranian women, some as young as 15, who refuse to wear the headscarf required under the country’s Islamic law.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM