International

London: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) Friday fined Meta 91 million euros (around $101.5 million) for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords. The Irish regulator announced its final decision following an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) which was launched...

Beirut: The Israeli military said Friday it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, where a series of massive explosions levelled multiple buildings, sending clouds of orange and black smoke billowing in the skies. The strikes in the suburbs south of Lebanon's capital came...

United Nations: His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations Friday that his nation will “continue degrading Hezbollah" until it achieves its goals along the Lebanon border, further dimming hopes for an internationally...

United Nations: Pakistan Friday raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the UN General Assembly, saying India should reverse the abrogation of Article 370 and enter into a dialogue with it for a “peaceful” resolution of the issue. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in...

Male: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has denied having an "India Out" agenda, asserting that the island nation had a "serious problem" with the presence of foreign military on its soil. Muizzu, who is in the US to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations...

Jakarta: At least 15 workers were killed and 25 others injured after an unlicensed gold mine collapsed in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra, a local disaster mitigation agency reported Friday. The incident reportedly occurred in Nagari Sungai Abu in the province's Solok regency, Xinhua...

Jerusalem: Israel's military said its air force carried out 220 airstrikes in Lebanon, claiming that all targets were linked to Hezbollah. According to a statement released by the military, among the targets that were struck were Hezbollah infrastructure sites, launchers from which projectiles were fired...

New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN General Assembly's new President Philemon Yang here separately, exchanging views on global issues like the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine while supporting Yang's vision of "unity in diversity", "peace" and...

Tokyo: Japan's ruling party Friday picked former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership win is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party's ruling coalition currently controls the parliament. Considered...

United Nations: While most of the leaders speaking at the General Assembly’s high-level meeting have called for reforming the Security Council, three countries, specifically, said that India should get a permanent seat. The Council, struggling to tackle major security and peace issues, highlights the need...