Washington: The United States has announced the suspension of all foreign aid and ordered the review of American financial assistance to other countries, to ensure they are efficient and consistent with its foreign policy under the America First agenda. The move comes after President Donald...
Mays Al-Jabal (Lebanon): The White House said Sunday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli troops to depart southern Lebanon until Feb. 18, after Israel requested more time to withdraw beyond the 60-day deadline stipulated in a ceasefire agreement that...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said expressing disapproval for marriage does not amount to abetment of suicide under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma made the observation while quashing a chargesheet against...
Melbourne: There are all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday that earned the 23-year-old Italian a second consecutive Australian Open championship. The...
New Delhi: India and Indonesia have pitched for a ‘full and effective’ code of conduct in the South China Sea in accordance with the relevant international laws amid China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. The situation in the South China Sea figured in wide-ranging...
Seoul: South Korean prosecutors Sunday indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law last month, reports said. Yonhap news agency reported that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office indicted Yoon over rebellion in connection with his Dec 3 decree that...
New Delhi: In a move to standardize timekeeping, the government has drafted comprehensive rules mandating the exclusive use of Indian Standard Time (IST) across all official and commercial platforms, with the Consumer Affairs Ministry seeking public feedback by February 14. The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard...
Mays Al-Jabal (Lebanon): At least three people were killed and around 30 others injured in southern Lebanon Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on protesters who had breached roadblocks the Israeli army set up a day before, Lebanon's health ministry reported. Demonstrators, some of them...
New Delhi: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto watched India's 76th Republic Day celebrations at the majestic Kartavya Path Sunday, joining a select group of global leaders to have graced the nation's biggest ceremonial event in the last seven decades. As the chief guest at the ceremony,...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinian refugees from Gaza to "clean out" the area, which has been converted into a demolition site due to the Israel-Hamas war. Trump spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan Saturday...
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Even before his inauguration as US President for the second term 20 January, Donald Trump had scored two big wins...
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