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Israeli embassies ‘no longer safe’
An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader yesterday warned that Israeli embassies are “no longer safe” after a strike in Syria which Tehran blamed on Israel killed seven Revolutionary Guards members.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
AAP leaders hold fast to protest against Kejriwal arrest
Top leaders and party workers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gathered at Jantar Mantar from 11:00 am yesterday for a day-long mass fasting to protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
China conducts military drills in South China Sea
China yesterday conducted military “combat patrols” in the disputed South China Sea, its army said, the same day as joint drills by the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Houthi rebels fire missiles at Israeli, British ships
Houthi forces in Yemen said yesterday they had launched rockets and drones targeting a British ship and two Israeli vessels that were heading to Israeli ports, and also at a number of US frigates in the Red Sea.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Water level in Russia’s Orsk ‘critical’
A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a “critical” situation yesterday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza’s Shifa hospital ‘an empty shell with graves’
The World Health Organization said that Gaza’s largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by Israel’s latest siege, leaving an “empty shell” with many bodies.
7 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Longevity is 'just luck' says 111-year-old Briton, world's new oldest man
The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was "just luck" and there was no special secret to his diet - although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday
7 April 2024, 07:44 AM
80 years on, Macron leads tribute to victims of Nazi raid on Jewish orphanage
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday mark 80 years since Nazi forces raided a Jewish orphanage in the southeast of France and sent almost all its occupants to extermination camps
7 April 2024, 07:02 AM
Trump again likens himself to Nelson Mandela
Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump on Saturday compared himself to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, sparking quick and virulent criticism from President Joe Biden's campaign team
7 April 2024, 03:00 AM
Philippines, US, Australia, Japan to hold joint drills
The United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines will hold joint naval and air drills in the disputed South China Sea today, their defence chiefs said in a statement, as they deepen ties to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the region.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Thunberg detained at Dutch protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by Dutch police yesterday after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil robotaxi in August
Elon Musk revealed Friday that Tesla will pull back the curtain on a robotaxi this summer, news that comes as adoption of self-driving vehicles hits speed bumps over safety concerns
6 April 2024, 03:44 AM
Post-Coup Myanmar: Don’t forget the sufferings of millions of people
Millions of people in Myanmar “cannot afford for us to forget” their suffering, a UN official said Thursday, describing mounting hunger, mass displacement and safety concerns as the conflict between the junta and ethnic minority groups drags on.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Surge In Cholera Cases: WHO announces giant rollout of cholera tests
The largest-ever global deployment of cholera rapid diagnostic tests got underway yesterday, the World Health Organization and its partners said, boosting the fight against surging infections.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
McDonald's to acquire franchised stores in Israel
McDonald's Corporation said Thursday it will acquire Alonyal, which owns 225 McDonald's restaurants in Israel which have been hit by calls for a boycott over the war with Hamas in Gaza
5 April 2024, 04:07 AM
UN rights council votes to maintain Iran scrutiny
The UN Human Rights Council yesterday prolonged by a year an independent international fact-finding mission investigating Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests that erupted in 2022.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded
Sri Lanka does not see any need to re-open talks on a contentious island ceded to it by New Delhi 50 years ago, the foreign minister has said, after the low-key territorial squabble turned into a hot-button election issue in India.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM
CAA in focus as Modi, Mamata court Bengal
Cooch Behar, the crucial north West Bengal district in India, became subject to strong opposing political views yesterday as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rallies within 30 km of each other.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Fighters target military in drone attacks on capital
Opponents of army rule in Myanmar said yesterday they carried out drone attacks on two military targets in its capital Naypyitaw, attacks which, if confirmed, would be a major blow to the image of a junta struggling to govern.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Ops on to rescue scores trapped in road tunnels
Taiwanese rescuers yesterday worked to reach scores of people trapped in highway tunnels as engineers began a massive clear-up operation a day after the island’s biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM