International

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Thursday announced that it has eliminated Muhammad Ahmed Kharis, Hezbollah's anti-tank commander, during a military operation conducted in southern Lebanon. "During the night, the IDF attacked and killed, using aircraft, terrorist Muhammad Ahmed Kharis, the anti-tank commander in...

Beersheba: Israel's defence minister issued a direct threat to Iran's supreme leader Thursday after a barrage of Iranian missiles struck southern Israel, damaging a major hospital and wounding over 200 people. Several residential buildings near Tel Aviv were also hit, prompting Israel to retaliate by...

Islamabad: A Pakistani senator from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has revealed that as many as 2,500 bureaucrats, including four federal secretaries, are dual nationality holders. Senator Afnan Ullah Khan explained he had moved a bill in the House seeking a bar on civil servants'...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to exchange sensitive information on the Iran-Israel conflict, the Kremlin said Thursday. “President Putin and Xi Jinping in their hour-long phone call have agreed to issue orders to their relevant agencies to...

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday vowed a fierce response against what he called the "terrorist tyrants" in Tehran, after a direct Iranian ballistic missile strike hit Soroka Medical Centre, Israel's largest hospital in Beersheba, leaving several patients, doctors, and staff seriously injured....

Tel Aviv: An Iranian ballistic missile struck Soroka Hospital in Israel's Beersheba, seriously injuring several patients, doctors, and staff as the conflict entered its seventh day Thursday. "Soroka Hospital in Beersheba -- where Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Arab Bedouin receive care -- was just hit...

Washington: The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the US embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict. A government plane evacuated a...

Dubai: Israel has attacked Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state television said Thursday. The report said there was “no radiation danger whatsoever” and that the facility had already been evacuated before the attack. Israel warned earlier Thursday morning it would attack the facility and...

Mumbai: Air India has cancelled three of its international flights Wednesday owing to various reasons, including maintenance and technical issues. Two of these flights were cancelled after the passengers had already boarded the aircraft, the airline said. The airline said it had to cancel its...

Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has raised serious concerns over "ongoing infringements" on the rights of people living in Tibet and called to align legislation and policies with international human rights law. Addressing the 59th session of the Human Rights...