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Deir Al-Balah: The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate another 24 villages across southern Lebanon. The warning Wednesday came days after the military launched what it said were limited ground operations near the border to combat the Hezbollah militant group. The villages are in...

New Delhi: In its first reaction to the fresh escalation of tensions in West Asia, India Wednesday called for restraint by all sides and said the conflict must not take a wider regional dimension. India's comments came a day after Iran fired around 200 missiles...

New Delhi:Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commended the efforts of the government on the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission. He highlighted the significant strides made in achieving sustainable development goals through...

Deir Al-Balah: At least 32 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza killed at least 32 people overnight and into Wednesday, Palestinian medical officials said. The European Hospital in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis said it received the bodies after heavy...

Washington: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said that he and his US counterpart Antony Blinken discussed West Asia and Ukraine and a whole range of issues including the Delaware bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden and the Quad...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday vowed retaliation against Iran for its missile barrage on the Jewish nation. "Iran made a big mistake tonight and it will pay for it," Netanyahu said as he gathered his Security Cabinet for a late-night meeting. Netanyahu said...

Mexico City: Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has been sworn in as Mexico's first woman serving the presidency during a solemn ceremony in Congress. "I swear to uphold and enforce the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ... and to loyally and patriotically carry out the...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has directed American forces to aid Israel's defence against Iran, which launched missile attacks against the Jewish state. US National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett said in a post on social media platform X that President Biden and Vice President...

Washington: The Trump and Harris campaigns have claimed victories in the vice-presidential debate as their running mates, Senator J D Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, battled fiercely in a live televised debate wherein they tried to convince their fellow Americans to support, vote and...

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Tuesday that Iran has fired missiles and it ordered residents to remain close to bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded across the country. A series of window-shaking explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and near Jerusalem, though it was...