RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Israel has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles of the war for its soldiers, even as it faces mounting international calls for a cease-fire and unease on the part of its
SYDNEY: Australia’s latest move announcing dramatic cutbacks to its immigration levels also discussed stricter student visa rules that are set to have an impact on the higher education sector in 2024. The Australian government's new migration strategy, released earlier this week, aims to increase application scrutiny
NEW DELHI: Two men jumped into the legislators’ area of the Indian parliament’s lower house on Wednesday and opened canisters that emitted yellow smoke in a major security breach for a heavily-secured building in New Delhi, Reuters reported. The breach at the high-security zone in the
Kyiv: Russian missile strikes damaged a hospital and residential building in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, injuring at least 45 people, the city’s mayor said. An AFP journalist in the city heard several explosions, with air raid sirens sounded soon after that. “In total, 45 people were
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak avoided defeat in parliament on Tuesday on an emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, seeing off a revolt by dozens of his lawmakers that laid bare his party’s deep divisions. Sunak, who has pinned
LONDON: US President Joe Biden likely to skip India’s Republic Day celebrations after the American authorities foiled India’s plot to kill pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on the US soil. Media reports say Biden was expected to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations
NEW DELHI: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Wednesday expressed concern over the Indian Supreme Court's verdict upholding India's revocation of Article 370 that guaranteed special status to the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Earlier this week on December 11, the top Indian court
NEW YORK: Google's top searches in 2023 also included Damar Hamlin, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Tate, Kylian Mbappe, Travis Kelce, Jenna Ortega, etc The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, along with Barbie and the passing of Matthew Perry, is among the most searched terms on Google
Geneva: As the number of refugees soars worldwide, the United Nations is appealing for countries to support displaced people at a global summit this week with the aim of showing that "change is possible". The UN is convening the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva with thousands
STRASBOURG, France: EU lawmakers present a top rights prize to Mahsa Amini, whose death in Iranian custody sparked mass protests, but her family won't attend after being blocked by Tehran. The award -- also for the broader "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement -- is the latest international