23-01-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s military chief has resigned, saying he recognized his responsibility for its failure on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian armed group Hamas carried out a deadly attack on the country that triggered the Gaza war. In a letter to the defence minister, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi admitted …
Read More »77 killed as fire engulfs Turkish ski hotel
23-01-2025 ISTANBUL: At least 76 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday …
Read More »Bishop asks Trump to show mercy to migrants
23-01-2025 WASHINGTON: The bishop at President Donald J. Trump’s inaugural prayer service on Tuesday was imploring him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants. “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann …
Read More »Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin
23-01-2025 JENINE: Nine Palestinians have been killed and 35 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says. Palestinian media reported that there were a series of air strikes as a large number of troops moved in to the …
Read More »Mild tension prevails at Chintal Basti as Danam creates ruckus over HYDRAA demolitions
Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed when Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender created ruckus while the civic authorities were carrying out demolitions of alleged illegal structures near Shadan College in Chintal Basti on Wednesday afternoon. The MLA who angrily marched to the spot, demanded the authorities to stop the ongoing demolitions. Nagender was also furious with the officials saying how the demolitions were taken up without his knowledge as he …
Read More »Man arrested for killing pregnant wife following domestic dispute
Hyderabad-22.Jan: The Kushaiguda police on Wednesday arrested Sachin Satyanarayana (30), on charges of killing his pregnant wife Sneha in their house, earlier this month. The incident which took place on January 15, came to light on Tuesday,after the house owner sensed a foul smell emanating from the house The couple, …
Read More »Trump defends release of Capitol riot leaders from prison
22-01-2025 WASHINGTON: On the first full day of his presidency, Donald Trump defends his decision to release two high-profile prisoners jailed over the Capitol riot. Former Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes were freed after the president issued nearly 1,600 pardons and commutations in …
Read More »Macron warns Europe it can’t depend only on US weapons
22-01-2025 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on Europe’s military budgets should not be used to buy only American weapons, pushing for more investment in home-grown defence industries. Speaking minutes before the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, who …
Read More »Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement
22-01-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal on Monday, removing the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The move places the United States alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as …
Read More »Taliban minister calls for girls’ high schools to open
22-01-2025 KABUL/ KANDAHAR: The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers. Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team of negotiators at …
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