International

Beirut: An Israeli airstrike hit a house in eastern Lebanon's Baalbek area, despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese official and military sources said. The official National News Agency said the dawn strike hit a house in the plain of Taraya village, near...

Moscow: An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people are likely dead. Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry said in a Telegram statement that those on board included five...

In 2024, people voted in countries that were home to almost half the world’s population. The votes took place at a time of global unrest, with conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East, and cost-of-living crises in many countries after the COVID-19 pandemic rippled out...

Kyiv: Russia launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. In a Facebook statement, Ukrainian energy minister, Herman Halushchenko, said Russia again “massively attacks energy infrastructure."...

Moscow: An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan's emergency ministry saying 42 people are likely dead. The ministry confirmed in a Telegram statement Wednesday that 67 people, including five crew, were on board the plane. It added that 25...

Peshawar: Pakistan, in rare airstrikes, targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents, four security officials said. The strikes were carried out in a mountainous area in Paktika province bordering Pakistan, said the...

Washington: The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the US after the carrier reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with millions travelling for the holiday. In social media replies to frustrated travellers, the airline said: “Our team is...

Dhaka: An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has launched an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family in connection with the allegations of embezzling $5 billion in the Rooppur nuclear power plant, according to a media report. Indian companies are participating in constructing...

San Francisco: Amid growing outrage here about the large-scale attack on minority Hindus and their places of worship in Bangladesh, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Monday spoke with the interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and both leaders expressed their commitment to protect human...

Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton, 78, was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., after developing a fever, according to a statement from his deputy chief of staff, Angel Urena. “Former President Clinton is doing well,” Urena told CNN, adding that he...