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Canada And India Name New Top Envoys As They Restore Relations

India and Canada named new high commissioners to each other's capitals Thursday as they restored relations 10 months after expelling the top envoys in a dispute over an alleged political assassination.

Published on: 28.08.2025 18:21
Israel Aims To Make Safer "Safe Rooms" After Lessons From Iran, Hamas Attacks

Israeli engineers are blasting residential bomb shelters at a desert range in a bid to design better "safe rooms" based on the lessons of Hamas's attack in 2023 and this summer's 12-day war and missile exchanges with Iran.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:35
"Like Mouse Hitting Elephant": American Economist On US Action Against India

American economist Richard Wolff said that the United States is acting like the "world's tough guy" against India, but is only shooting itself in the foot, as it is pushing the BRICS to be an economic alternative to the West.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:12
Canada Appoints Veteran Diplomat Christopher Cooter As New Envoy To India

Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:21
Ahead Of PM Modi's Visit, Japan Scraps US Trip Last Minute Over Trade Deal

Japan's trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa cancelled a visit to the US at the last minute on Thursday. The move threatens to delay finalisation of a $550 billion investment package offered by Japan to the US in order to ease punitive US tariffs.

Published on: 28.08.2025 13:45
Sri Lanka's Most-Wanted Man Arrested In Indonesia, To Be Extradited

Sri Lanka's most-wanted man has been arrested in Indonesia and will be extradited to face charges including gunning down a rival inside a court, officials said Thursday.

Published on: 28.08.2025 13:45
Gaza at "Breaking Point": UN Food Agency After Visiting Territory

The UN's World Food Programme warned Thursday that Gaza is "at breaking point" and appealed to urgently revive its network of 200 food distribution points to prevent pockets of famine spreading.

Published on: 28.08.2025 13:40
Opinion: Opinion | After New Tariffs, Trust Between US And India Is Running Low

Despite the "doom and gloom" and memories of 1998 and 2013, ties can still be repaired if the US chooses. But this requires a deeper appreciation for India's true "redlines" on agriculture market access and a consistent approach to agriculture.

Published on: 28.08.2025 12:34
Opinion: Opinion | As Trump Shuts US Doors, Here Are 3 Places That Can Save India's Exports

From Eurasia to the Gulf to ASEAN, India's survival hinges on new trade partners. This is why Trump's tariffs should be seen as a new awakening and a new beginning.

Published on: 28.08.2025 11:25
Efforts Underway To Resolve Tariff Discord With US: Government Sources

After an additional 25 per cent tariff as penalty for India's purchase of Russian oil got into effect on Wednesday, government sources have said that efforts are underway to resolve the ongoing discord between India and the US.

Published on: 28.08.2025 11:20
When US Almost Nuked Itself: A B-47 Jet Dropped A 3,500-Kg Nuclear Bomb

Nearly seven decades ago, the US had a near-nuclear disaster on its own soil. On March 11, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet bomber was flying from Georgia to the UK for training

Published on: 28.08.2025 11:16
Who Is Valentina Gomez, US Republican Candidate Who Burnt The Quran

Valentina Gomez, a Republican candidate vying for Texas' 31st Congressional District, has drawn widespread condemnation after posting a video in which she burned a copy of the Quran using a flamethrower.

Published on: 28.08.2025 10:34
How A Lemon Exposed A World War 1 German Spy In Britain

Karl Muller was a German who slipped into Britain in January 1915, posing as a Russian shipping broker.

Published on: 28.08.2025 10:00
Pact Signing, QUAD And More: What's On PM Modi's Japan Agenda

New Delhi and Tokyo will discuss a broad range of geopolitical and geo-economic issues during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day Japan visit, according to India's Ambassador to Japan Sibi George.

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:52
Meet Dubai Princess Who Dumped Husband On Insta, Launched 'Divorce' Perfume

Princess Sheikha Mahra Mohammed Rashed Al Maktoum is reportedly engagedto Moroccan-American rapper French Montana.

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:46
Explained: Why African Countries Are Accepting Deportees From The US

Several poor countries, mostly in Africa, have agreed to take deportees from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants. What motivates them?

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:38
Hundreds Honour 2 Children Killed, 17 Injured In Minneapolis School Shooting

Hours after a shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 people, hundreds crowded inside a nearby school's gym, clutching one another and wiping away tears during a vigil.

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:18
14 Killed, 48 Injured In Mass Russian Drone And Missile Attack On Ukraine's Kyiv

A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, including a rare strike in the center of the city, early Thursday killed at least 14 people and wounded 48, local authorities said.

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:09
White House Fires US Health Agency Head After She Refused To Quit

The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:08
"If Indians Don't Budge...": Trump Adviser's New Trade Warning To New Delhi

Donald Trump's top economic adviser has warned that if India fails to curb its Russian crude trade, the US President will not ease his stance on Washington's punitive tariffs on Indian imports.

Published on: 28.08.2025 09:03

News from Arabic Countries

Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli drone explosion in southern Lebanon

Lebanese army says two other personnel wounded after crashed Israeli drone explodes during inspection in Naqoura area.

Published on: 28.08.2025 19:25
What do a US envoy’s ‘animalistic’ remarks to journalists signify

Anger after US special envoy Tom Barack tells reporters in Beirut to 'be civilised'.

Published on: 28.08.2025 19:09
United Nations says children make up 50 percent of gang members in Haiti

US and Panama proposed a security force meant to counter gangs, despite setbacks with an existing policing operation.

Published on: 28.08.2025 19:00
Real Madrid to face Liverpool, PSG face Barcelona in Champions League draw

The draw for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League was made in Monaco on Friday with PSG handed a tough defence.

Published on: 28.08.2025 18:47
Millions of children at risk across Africa as aid cuts impact food supplies

Emergency food supplies are running out in Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan, Save the Children warns.

Published on: 28.08.2025 18:08
US envoy says calling Lebanon reporters ‘animalistic’ was ‘inappropriate’

Tom Barrack says he was telling Lebanese journalists to 'be civilised' but notes that they were 'just doing their job'.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:52
Israel launches latest attacks against Houthis in Yemen’s Sanaa

No immediate reports of casualties as Israel says it strikes military target. Houthis say civilians targeted.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:44
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump for his attempt to fire her

The lawsuit comes amid concerns that the US president is trying to sway central bank’s decisions on monetary policy.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:21
Why are US warships going to Venezuela?

The US has ordered warships to position off Venezuela's coast in a move President Nicolas Maduro has called illegal.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:13
Transunion hack exposes consumer data for millions of Americans

The credit bureau has said the July breach was brought on by an unidentified third party and was quickly contained.

Published on: 28.08.2025 17:01
UN Security Council votes to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026

Amid US pressure, vote extends peacekeeping mission but then calls for 'orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal'.

Published on: 28.08.2025 16:38
How Israel tries to justify killing journalists

Since the war on Gaza began, Israel has intensified its attacks on the media. We break down how the smear campaigns work

Published on: 28.08.2025 16:10
Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City, killing at least 61 people

UN chief warns of 'new and dangerous phase' of war as Israeli forces target eastern and southern Gaza City.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:58
UN chief slams Israel for ‘deliberate’ Gaza ‘catastrophe’

UN Chief Antonio Guterres accused Israel of making ‘deliberate decisions that defy basic humanity’.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:57
Elderly Palestinians starving to death under Israeli-made famine in Gaza

An increasing number of elderly Palestinians in Gaza are dying due to the Israeli-made famine there.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:57
United States moves to restrict visa length for foreign students, reporters

Trump administration has proposed restricting student visas to a four-year period rather than the duration of programme.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:41
UN staff urge rights chief Volker Turk to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’

Letter on behalf of more than 500 OHCHR workers says failure to do so undermines the global rights protection system.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:36
Makeshift cinema camp gives children temporary escape from war in Gaza

A mobile cinema wants to distract the children of Gaza with films, even as the ongoing war rips away their childhoods.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:29
Cyclist Froome to undergo surgery after airlift rescue

Chris Froome will undergo surgery on Thursday following the crash which required an airlift to hospital in France.

Published on: 28.08.2025 15:01
Israeli forces seen raiding occupied West Bank school

Security camera video shows Israeli soldiers raiding the Al-Rashidin School in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Published on: 28.08.2025 14:45
My neighbourhood in Gaza is gone, reduced to rubble and silence

Shujayea once held our homes, stories and lives. Now it has been erased and with it a part of who we are.

Published on: 28.08.2025 14:43
Pakistan out of Asia Cup 2025 as hockey tournament begins in India

Three-time champions Pakistan withdrew from the tournament over security concerns and were replaced by Bangladesh.

Published on: 28.08.2025 14:33
Germany, France, UK trigger process to reimpose sanctions on Iran

E3 countries accuse Iran of failing to meet its 2015 nuclear pact commitments but say they are still open to diplomacy.

Published on: 28.08.2025 14:05
Behind Pakistan’s repeated floods: Melting glaciers, depleted forests

Deforestation and glacial melting are the two leading causes compounding the climate crisis in the north of Pakistan.

Published on: 28.08.2025 13:54
‘A finger on the scale’? Inside the US Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’

President Trump has repeatedly petitioned the high court for emergency rulings. But critics fear a lack of transparency.

Published on: 28.08.2025 13:31