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Diabetes cases worldwide to double by 2050: Study

The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted today
23 June 2023, 03:44 AM

Biden, Modi hail new era for India, US ties

Sign flurry of defence, military deals; Indian PM says peace in Indo-Pacific a priority, denies accusation of religious discrimination
22 June 2023, 20:38 PM

Republicans launch push to impeach Biden

Republicans voted Thursday to kickstart the formalities that could lead to Joe Biden's impeachment, as far right lawmakers sought to seize the-party's agenda and escalate a bitter standoff with the US president
22 June 2023, 19:09 PM

No survivors from missing Titanic sub: OceanGate

The five people aboard a missing submersible are thought to be dead, according to the company that owns the vessel, bringing a grim end on Thursday to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic
22 June 2023, 18:47 PM

EU holds crisis talks with Serbia, Kosovo

The European Union yesterday held crisis talks with the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo, as the bloc seeks to ease the latest spike in tensions.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Warring parties trade blame

Explosions rocked Khartoum yesterday, more than two months after fighting broke out between two rival Sudanese generals, with each side accusing the other of attacks on civilians.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

WB unveils debt payment pause for disaster-hit nations

The World Bank chief announced a raft of measures yesterday to aid countries hit by natural disasters, including a pause in debt repayments to the lender, at a gathering of world leaders in Paris to give impetus to a new global finance agenda.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea

Ukrainian missiles struck one of the few bridges linking the Crimea Peninsula with the Ukrainian mainland early yesterday, cutting one of the main supply routes for Russian occupation forces in southern Ukraine as Kyiv pushes to drive them out.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

West Bank violence surges

Israeli forces yesterday demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of killing a soldier in the occupied West Bank, which has been hit by a new outbreak of violence.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

India, US ties: Biden, Modi hail new era

President Joe Biden hailed a new era in the US-India relationship, after rolling out the White House red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, touting deals on defense and commerce aimed at countering China’s global influence.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

4,000-yr-old sanctuary found in the Netherlands

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old sanctuary made up of ditches and burial mounds in the central Netherlands that they believe may have served a similar purpose to Stonehenge.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

All five in Titan sub die

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a  “catastrophic” event, a Coast Guard official said yesterday, bringing a grim end to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.
22 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Debris field found near Titanic: US Coast Guard

The desperate search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic entered a critical juncture on Thursday when air was expected to run out for the five people aboard, but officials vowed to continue scouring the remote North Atlantic
22 June 2023, 16:07 PM

Time ‘runs out’ for rescuing missing Titanic sub

Multinational rescue ops continue despite fears that the vessel's oxygen may already have run out
22 June 2023, 13:46 PM

Missing Titanic sub hours from running out of oxygen

Air to a missing submersible with five people on board was expected to last just a few more hours today, the fifth day of a desperate multinational search
22 June 2023, 10:50 AM

US rolls out red carpet for Modi even as criticism grows

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday opened a state visit to Washington as the United States steps up its wooing of India despite simmering disagreements on Ukraine and human rights
22 June 2023, 08:16 AM

Why missing Titanic sub is capturing the world’s imagination

Around the world, the story of the missing Titanic submersible and its rescue operation's race against time has been riveting onlookers
22 June 2023, 05:01 AM

Rescuers in all-night race to save Titanic sub crew

A massive search and rescue effort for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic was at a critical stage late Wednesday, with just hours left before the oxygen supply for the five people on board runs out
22 June 2023, 03:25 AM

Lost Titanic Sub: Rescuers race to find origin of undersea noises

Rescue teams were racing yesterday to trace the origin of sounds heard from the depths of the North Atlantic in a search for a tourist submersible with five people on board that vanished on its descent to the century-old wreck of the Titanic.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden won’t ‘lecture’ Modi on human rights

US President Joe Biden was set to welcome India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday for two days of talks that the White House sees as bolstering “one of the defining partnerships of our age,” despite ongoing concerns about human rights.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM