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Moldova declares state of emergency as risk of Russian gas cutoff looms

December 13, 2024 04:36 IST

Fifty-six members in the 101-seat chamber backed the measure in the vote just after midnight.

Israeli strike in central Gaza kills at least 25 people

December 13, 2024 02:14 IST

Palestinian medics reported that over 40 people, most of them children, were receiving treatment at the two hospitals.

The US Capitol riot took place in Jan 2021.

FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before Capitol riot, watchdog finds

December 13, 2024 02:07 IST

The review was being released nearly four years after a dark chapter in history that shook the bedrock of American democracy.

UK PM Starmer invited to EU meeting in latest sign of post-Brexit thaw

December 13, 2024 02:12 IST

The UK and the EU have also agreed to have regular leader-level summits, starting in early 2025.

US security adviser Sullivan says Israel is acting in Syria for its own defence

December 13, 2024 01:07 IST

In the aftermath of Assad's flight from Syria, Israeli jets and missile ships hit military targets including fighter jets, helicopters, naval vessels, missile stores and weapons manufacturing sites to stop them from falling into the hands of the rebel forces that toppled Assad.

Trump says he will have ‘big discussion’ about ending childhood vaccination programs with Kennedy, could scrap some vaccines

December 12, 2024 23:55 IST

'It could if I think it's dangerous, if I think they are not beneficial, but I don't think it's going to be very controversial in the end,' Trump said.

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

December 12, 2024 22:22 IST

The plea agreement comes just weeks after prosecutors filed new tax evasion charges against Smirnov.

NATO boss calls for much higher defence spending to counter Russia

December 12, 2024 22:15 IST

Rutte said future spending would have to be much higher than the current alliance target of 2% of national wealth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP).

Pope calls for debt reduction for poorer countries to mark Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year

December 12, 2024 20:09 IST

In a message for world peace, Francis referred to St. John Paul II's admonition in Jubilee Year 2000 that debt 'threatens the future of many nations.'

UK announces planning overhaul to help meet 1.5 million new homes target

December 12, 2024 19:52 IST

Starmer said on Thursday the housing crisis meant the 'dream of homeownership feels like a distant reality' to many people.

At least 110 people died in 7 weeks of post-election protests in Mozambique: rights groups

December 12, 2024 23:41 IST

The southern African nation, which endured a 15-year civil war from 1977 to 1992, has been beset by unrest and street protests since two prominent opposition officials were fatally shot in their car by unknown gunmen on October 18.

Scottish Indian shadow minister calls for public messaging in Hindi

December 13, 2024 00:01 IST

The 42-year-old on Wednesday called on Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes to commit to ensuring that where such information is available in alternative languages, Hindi is always one of them.

Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for rioting after 2019 mob attack

December 12, 2024 22:11 IST

Lam, 47, a long-standing member of the Democratic Party, was arrested 13 months after the incident and charged with rioting and helping instigate the violence.

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Pakistan court indicts Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi in Toshahana 2.0 case

December 12, 2024 16:48 IST

The Toshakhana case involves allegations of corruption against Khan and Bibi, specifically regarding the sale of gifts from foreign dignitaries.

Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America

December 12, 2024 11:43 IST

Lake, an immigration hard-liner, was a television news anchor in Phoenix for nearly three decades until she left in 2021 after making a series of controversial statements on social media.

As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control masses

December 12, 2024 11:43 IST

The Santa Claus Village theme park, which attracts more than 600,000 people annually, is especially popular during the holiday season.

America’s closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

December 12, 2024 11:24 IST

The jihadi rebels who rode into Damascus over the weekend have made peaceful overtures to the Kurds.

Judge orders CIA analyst accused of Israel-Iran leak held pending trial

December 12, 2024 11:09 IST

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles overrules a magistrate who said last week that Asif Rahman, 34, of Vienna, Virginia, could be free on restrictions while he awaits trial on charges of disclosing national defense information.

Pentagon chief urges ‘close consultation’ between Israel and US on Syria

December 12, 2024 08:32 IST

Following the collapse of Assad's regime, the Israeli military said its jets conducted hundreds of strikes in Syria and destroyed the bulk of Syria's strategic weapons stockpiles.

UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza, backs UN agency helping Palestinian refugees

December 12, 2024 08:07 IST

The votes in the 193-nation world body were 158-9, with 13 abstentions to demand a ceasefire now and 159-9 with 11 abstentions in support of the agency known as UNRWA.

Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to attend inauguration: Report

December 12, 2024 07:55 IST

The invitation to the Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington occurred in early November, shortly after the Nov. 5 presidential election, and it was not clear if it had been accepted, CBS reported.

Haiti’s main international airport reopens a month after gang violence forced it to close

December 12, 2024 01:50 IST

Haitian soldiers and police, bolstered by Kenyan police leading a UN-backed mission to quell gang violence, boosted security in the area, and a test flight was successful, Haiti’s government said in a statement.

Russia teams up with BRICS to create AI alliance, Putin says

December 12, 2024 01:33 IST

"Russia must participate on equal terms in the global race to create strong artificial intelligence. It is precisely the advanced solutions that Russian scientists are currently working on," Putin told an AI conference in Moscow.

US warns Moscow may use new lethal missile against Kyiv soon

December 12, 2024 01:05 IST

The Russian Defence Ministry also suggested that Moscow is prepared to retaliate because Ukraine used six US-made ATACMS missiles to strike a military air base in Taganrog in the southern Rostov region on Wednesday, injuring soldiers.

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponised’ by Russia and Belarus

December 11, 2024 23:48 IST

The EU's executive branch also accuses Russian authorities of “facilitating these movements, given that more than 90 per cent of migrants illegally crossing the Polish-Belarusian border have a Russian student or tourist visa.”