International

Cairo: An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City early Saturday, killing more than 60 people, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest strikes in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming it hit a...

Male: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, who is on a three-day official visit to Maldives, has discussed security, trade and digital cooperation with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer in Male. EAM Jaishankar landed at the Velana International Airport Friday evening, where he was greeted...

Sao Paulo: A plane carrying 61 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil Friday, killing all on board, Brazilian regional airline Voepass has said in a statement. The aircraft crashed in Vinhedo in Sao Paulo state and reportedly fell into a residential area. Officials said...

New York: Billionaire Elon Musk-run X social media platform has been sued by a former Twitter board member for $20 million. Omid Kordestani, former Twitter (now called X) executive chairman, has sued the social media platform, claiming that Musk refused to cash out more than...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus Friday announced the portfolios of the newly-appointed council of advisors and took charge of 27 ministries, including defence, and named career diplomat Mohammad Touhid Hossain to head the foreign ministry. Nobel laureate Yunus, 84, Thursday took oath as the...

Los Angeles: Media conglomerate Paramount Global announced that it will cut 15 per cent of its US-based workforce, or about 2,000 jobs, as part of a broader cost-cutting plan. The cuts will focus on two areas, including redundant functions in marketing and communications and in...

Mumbai: Actor Ali Fazal Friday gave a peek into his latest photoshoot, in which he is seen sharing the frame with International stars Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman, shot by Australian director Baz Luhrmann. The royal photoshoot was for the September issue of Vogue magazine...

United Nations: Amid violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he stands against any racially based attacks or incitement to violence. “What we've made clear is we want to make sure that the violence that has...

Paris: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal to be awarded the silver medal in the Women’s Wrestling 50kg competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be represented by renowned senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad-hoc division...

Cairo: The leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and the US have urged Israel and Hamas not to waste more time to finalise a ceasefire agreement and resume talks August 15. The three countries invited Israel and Hamas "to resume urgent discussion Thursday, August 15, in Doha...