Geneva: The UN said Tuesday that over 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel escalated attacks targeting Hezbollah in September. “Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in less than two months, a disconcerting pattern has emerged: their deaths are met with inertia from those able to stop this violence,” James Elder,…
New Delhi: Palestine on Tuesday expressed its deep gratitude to India for releasing the second tranche of $2.5 million financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), thus fulfilling its pledged annual contribution of $5 million for the year 2024-2025. In a statement, the Palestinian…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched GSAT-20 – ISRO’s latest communications satellite Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched GSAT-20 – ISRO’s latest communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida on November 19th. The launch had utilised Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket. This is a unique collaboration as this indicates the first major commercial partnership between SpaceX and ISRO. The…
Moscow: Russia’s military said Tuesday that Ukraine fired US-supplied long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region, in what would be the first attack since Washington authorised the use of its weapons. “At 03:25 am (0025 GMT), the enemy struck a site in the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles. According to…
President Volodymyr Zelensky was speaking at Ukrainian parliament. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that 2025 will be decisive in determining who wins the war unleashed by Russia almost three years ago. “In the decisive moments — and they are coming next year — we must not allow anyone in the world to doubt…
Donald Trump hit the ground running as President-elect, dedicating his first week to assembling his team. By the start of his second week, he announced on Truth Social his intention to declare a national emergency on border security. His plan includes suggestions that he might deploy the National Guard to execute a mass deportation of…
Fans across the globe are mourning the death of Paul Teal who died at the age of 35 after a battle with cancer. Mr Teal’s death was confirmed by his representatives who shared a heartfelt message, commemorating the memory of the One Tree Hill star. “His exceptional talent and kind spirit touched the hearts of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the Russian President to visit India. (File) New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit India next year, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. The two sides are looking at the possibility of the visit but nothing has been finalised, they said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the Russian President to…
A 24-year-old commercial diver named Jade Kahukore-Dixon died following a shark attack near New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands. The incident occurred while he was diving off a boat on Tuesday, November 19. Emergency services responded around midday and rushed him to Chatham Islands Health Centre, but he could not be saved, news.com.au reported. The Chatham…
Inflation was the top trending topic during the US presidential election in 2024, compared to 2020, according to Google’s Waves of Interest — an interactive platform launched by the tech giant that traces search interest in the election years. Compared to 2020, the search for inflation was up 114 per cent, pension funds came in…
