WASHINGTON: Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the US rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas' attack on Israel and Israel's subsequent assault on Hamas-governed Gaza, an advocacy group said on Monday. Why is it important? Rights advocates
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government's intention to introduce a law preventing younger generations from buying tobacco. Under the new powers, there would be
NEW DELHI: A powerful Hindu group said several mosques in India were built over demolished Hindu temples, apparently hardening its stance in a decades-long sectarian dispute just days after a huge temple was inaugurated on the site of a razed mosque. The comments from the Rashtriya
SEOUL: North Korea tested its new strategic cruise missiles for the second time in a week on Sunday, calling it a newly developed submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), accelerating its navy’s nuclear armament, state media reported on Monday. Leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of the
New Delhi: A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across Indian-controlled Kashmir this winter, taking away familiar scenes of deep powder snow from the resort town of Gulmarg and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people dependent on tourism and farming in the region. At around 2,600
Nadezhda Grishaeva: fitness is welcoming When launching a fitness club, not many consider the fears and apprehensions when visiting gyms. Sometimes, a fitness center appears to the average individual as an inaccessible place they're not meant to be part of, and some are afraid of critical
SEOUL: North Korea and China agreed to strengthen tactical cooperation and defend common interests, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday, reporting on Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's meeting with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong. China said the two countries pledged to strengthen
SINGAPORE: As Singapore faces a growing demand for blood due to an ageing population, the need for young blood donors is more critical than ever. Meet Shiek Abdullah Mohamed Fazil, a 23-year-old National University of Singapore undergraduate who has donated blood 13 times since 2019. Fazil's motivation
LOS ANGELES: NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate
THE HAGUE: The World Court ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but it stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. Ruling on a case brought by South Africa, the court