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UN chief Antonio Guterres calls out social media for spread of Islamophobia

UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called out social media for the spread of Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry. “Around the world, we see a rising tide of anti-Muslim hate and bigotry. We must call this what it i...

16 Mar 2024

Gaza ceasefire on cards as Israel likely to agree to release 1000 Palestinian prisoners

TEL AVIV — A six-week ceasefire is on the cards in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel after both sides communicated to the mediators on stepping down from their earlier demands. While Hamas has agreed to climb down from the demand for a perma...

16 Mar 2024

21 killed after migrant boat sinks off Turkey

ISTANBUL — At least 21 illegal migrants were killed on Friday when their boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast, country’s national public broadcaster said. The incident occurred off the coast of Eceabat District in the northwestern provin...

15 Mar 2024

World Sleep Day: India is facing a sleep health crisis, say experts

NEW DELHI — India is facing a sleep health crisis, that is further soaring diseases affecting the heart and brain, said health experts here on World Sleep Day on Friday. World Sleep Day is celebrated every year on March 15 to raise awareness about ...

15 Mar 2024

Korea Zinc, LG Chem partner for business opportunities in US recycling market

SEOUL — Korea Zinc, South Korea’s leading nonferrous metal processing firm, said on Friday that it has partnered with chemical company LG Chem Ltd for business opportunities in the used plastics recycling market in the US. Korea Zinc signed a...

15 Mar 2024

Voting starts in Russian Presidential election

MOSCOW — Russian voters started to hit the polls for the 2024 Presidential election in the Far East region, including Kamchatka, Chukotka and other areas at 8 a.m. Friday local time. Four candidates will vie for the top position: Leonid Slutsky of ...

15 Mar 2024

Rishi Sunak rules out UK general election on May 2

LONDON — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that there will not be a general election on May 2, ending months-long speculation that he would call an early election. Sunak made the statement when talking to ITV News on Thursday. Previously, he s...

15 Mar 2024

Florida judge denies Trump’s motion to dismiss classified documents case

WASHINGTON — The US district judge in Florida overseeing the federal criminal case regarding former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents has rejected one of his two motions to dismiss the case. Judge Aileen M. Cannon issu...

15 Mar 2024

China urges US to stop ‘suppression’ of TikTok

BEIJING — China on Thursday called on the US to stop the “unreasonable suppression” of companies from other countries, following a US bill targeting the short-video app TikTok. The US side should earnestly respect the market economy and...

14 Mar 2024

Chinese giant Alibaba plans to invest $1.1 billion in S. Korea

SEOUL — China’s Alibaba Group plans to invest $1.1 billion in South Korea over the next three years, as it seeks to build a logistics centre and expand businesses. As part of the investment plan, the Chinese e-commerce giant plans to spend $2...

14 Mar 2024

Top Democrat in US House urges passage of Ukraine aid bill by end of next week

WASHINGTON — The top Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives has urged the chamber’s GOP members to pass a foreign aid package containing funding for Ukraine by the end of next week and send it to President Joe Biden’s de...

14 Mar 2024

Hamas will survive Israel’s planned raids in Rafah — Hezbollah chief

BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that Israel will not be able to eliminate Hamas even if it enters Rafah, a local media outlet reported. “You have failed to achieve any of the war’s targets; even the Rafah oper...

14 Mar 2024

S Korea stages live-fire drills with US near inter-Korean border

SEOUL — South Korea staged live-fire tank drills on Thursday near the inter-Korean border, involving US military engineers, the Army said, as the allies’ major annual springtime exercise came to a close. The drills took place as part of a wee...

14 Mar 2024

Japanese Space One’s maiden rocket explodes after lift-off

TOKYO — The inaugural rocket launch of Japanese company Space One failed on Wednesday as the Kairos rocket exploded seconds after lifting off, marking the first attempt from the country’s private sector to put a satellite into orbit. Shortly ...

13 Mar 2024

Biden, Trump clinch nominations, stage set for presidential election rematch

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have secured enough delegates to become their respective party’s 2024 nominee, setting the stage for a presidential rematch. With his win in Georgia’s primary, Joe Bid...

13 Mar 2024

Ukraine-based Russian armed groups claim raids into Russia

MOSCOW — Three Ukraine-based Russian paramilitary groups said that they have crossed into Russia and are now fighting government troops there, media reported. The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and Siberian Battalion (SB) posted videos purportedly ...

13 Mar 2024

Hamas delegation to visit Cairo this week for truce talks, temporary ceasefire likely

TEL AVIV — Bringing an end to the deadlock in ceasefire talks, a delegation of senior Hamas leaders led by its political bureau head, Ismail Haniyeh is set to visit Cairo this week for mediatory talks. Sources in the Israel Defence Ministry told IA...

13 Mar 2024

President Murmu urges Mauritian youth to stay connected with India

PORT LOUIS — President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday exhorted Mauritian youth to stay connected with India to nourish their proud past and invest in their bright future as the country embarks on its ‘Amrit Kaal’ journey to become a develope...

12 Mar 2024

‘Big win for human rights’: Hindus in Canada, US, UK laud CAA implementation

NEW DELHI — Calling the government’s decision to offer Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities a “big win for human rights”, Hindu organisations across the US, the UK, and Canada on Tuesday hailed the announcement of the imple...

12 Mar 2024

UN chief calls for action as women’s rights face backsliding, violence

UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the critical urgency of protecting women’s rights, now endangered by regressing achievements, escalating violence, and a widening digital gender divide. Addressing the openin...

12 Mar 2024

Israel releases 56 Palestinians detained from Gaza Strip

GAZA — Israel has released 56 Palestinians who were detained during the recent ground operation in Gaza, according to the General Authority for Crossings and Borders in Gaza. The Palestinians were released through the Kerem Shalom crossing in the s...

12 Mar 2024

India assails ‘disguised veto’ at UNSC anti-terrorism panel protecting Pakistan-based terrorists

UNITED NATIONS — India has assailed the secretive “subterranean” working of the Security Council sanctions committee on terrorism, accusing it of allowing a system of “disguised veto” in blocking the listing of Pakistan-link...

12 Mar 2024

Netanyahu confirms January assassination of Hamas’ ‘No. 4’ in Lebanon

JERUSALEM, MARCH 12 (IANS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that the Israeli army was responsible for the killing of Saleh al-Arouri, deputy chairman of the political bureau of Hamas, in a controversial cross-border airstri...

12 Mar 2024

Commonwealth nations celebrate 75-year milestone

NEW DELHI — Today, 56 of the world’s largest countries and smallest islands, across six oceans, continue to stand united and celebrate the shared values for Commonwealth Day. Commonwealth Day is traditionally celebrated on the second Monday in Ma...

11 Mar 2024

China’s congress ending with unity behind Xi’s vision for national greatness

BEIJING — China’s national congress is wrapping up its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s vision for the nation. This year’...

11 Mar 2024
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