International

Jerusalem: Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as their aggressive attacks on maritime traffic continue. The attack on the US warship, the...

Columbia (US): Joe Biden doesn't need to worry about his prospects in South Carolina's Democratic primary next week. He's got that locked up. He also knows he's not likely to win the solidly red state come November. It hasn't voted for a Democrat since 1976....

Taipei: China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Saturday. The military pressure comes on the heels of an announcement that senior American and Chinese representatives were expected to meet in the Thai capital...

Johannesburg: President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the International Court of Justice's ruling has vindicated South Africa's unprecedented decision to charge Israel of genocide during its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza and marked an important first step in its quest to secure justice for the...

San Francisco: Russian hackers who hacked Microsoft's corporate email accounts, including those of the company's "senior leadership team and employees", also targeted other organisations, the tech giant has revealed. Microsoft said that as part of its usual notification processes, “we have begun notifying these targeted...

Tel Aviv: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has alleged that Israeli protesters blocked humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza through the Karem Shalom border crossing. The UN body charged that this has led to preventing much-needed supplies of flour, other...

New York: A jury awarded USD 83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President Donald Trump for his continued social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist over her claims that he sexually assaulted her in...

Washington: The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye following the Turkish government's ratification this week of Sweden's membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since...

The Hague: The top UN court stopped short Friday of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza but demanded that Israel try to contain death and damage in its military offensive in the tiny coastal enclave. South Africa, which brought the case, had asked for the court...

Karachi: Shoaib Malik revealed last week that he was now married TV actor and model Sana Javed. People on social media have castigated Malik and Sana for breaking up their respective marriages, with many supporting Sania's decision to seek divorce from the Pakistani cricketer. To...