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Israeli leaders were preparing Monday for military operations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, where most of the Palestinian territory's population has fled after six months of fighting.Talks in...

Washington - A Southwest Airlines flight from Texas to Los Angeles was forced to abort during takeoff on Thursday due to an engine fire on a Boeing 737 aircraft, the latest problem incident on a...

San Francisco - 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...

New Delhi - An Indian academic detained for almost six years without trial has been granted bail by the Supreme Court, highlighting the country's use of harsh anti-terror laws decried by rights...

Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of "genocide" in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people. The...

New York: UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York on Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps....

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that "scattered measures" for Gaza aid are not enough after Israel told the UN it will allow a "meaningful increase" in aid. "It's not...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli military plans to remove two officers from their posts following the fatal attack on employees of the aid organisation World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip. Chief of General...

Ahmedabad, India: Shubhman Gill smashed an unbeaten 89 for the highest individual score of this year's Indian Premier League for Gujarat Titans but Punjab Kings still snuck through to a three-wicket...

London: Jofra Archer will not play Test cricket again until 2025 at the earliest but the T20 World Cup is a realistic goal for the paceman, according to England cricket chief Rob Key. The 29-year-old...

Paris: A bemused Paris bakery owner has been besieged by smartphone-wielding youngsters over the past year, keen to snap themselves with the latest pastry craze: the crookie.A croissant filled with...

Manila - Hundreds of schools in the Philippines, including dozens in the capital Manila, suspended in-person classes on Tuesday due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said.The country's...

Istanbul - Türkiye was at a "turning point" Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after the opposition fighting his two-decade rule swept municipal elections in Istanbul, the country's...

Bucharest - After 13 years of waiting, Bulgaria and Romania are to partially join Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks.But...

New York: The legendary American magazine Life, a 20th-century mainstay famous for its photography, will be revived by fashion model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss, the company of which she is CEO...

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratcheting up military tensions in Asia and seeking to "strangle" the...

Before the Gaza war, Palestinian fisherman Jalal Qaraan navigated his small boat for long distances in search of a good catch. These days he says merely casting his nets could be deadly if he draws...

BEIRUT: A war monitor said Israeli air strikes on Friday on Syria's north killed 36 soldiers and six Hizbullah fighters, the latest deadly raid on forces in the country since the Israel-Hamas war...

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Friday teenage stars Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi could go on to 'define an era' of world football. Yamal dazzled against Brazil in a friendly for...

JAIPUR, India: Riyan Parag's unbeaten 45-ball 84 propelled Rajasthan Royals to 185-5 and sealed a 12-run win over the Delhi Capitals in IPL on Thursday. Rishabh Pant-led Delhi won the toss and chose...