Microsoft will invest $3bn in India to expand AI, cloud capacity
WEB DESK: Microsoft will spend $3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday,...
First human death from H5N1 bird flu reported in USA
Louisiana: The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the first human death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States. The individual, aged over 65...
Snow, sleet, ice swept in US ended after killing four, dangerously cold temperatures coming
Washington: The snow, sleet and ice that swept from the Plains to the East Coast in the past four days has mostly ended, but dangerously...
Death toll from earthquake in China’s Tibet jumps to 95
Beijing: Death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck China’s remote Tibet region on Tuesday morning jumped to at least 95, state media reported, with...
US Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding
Washington: On Monday, the U.S. Congress officially ratified the election victory of Republican President-elect Donald Trump during a session led by Democratic Vice President Kamala...
Massive earthquake of 7.1 magnitude strikes Tibet, at least nine killed
Beijing: Devastating earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in Tibet, kills at least nine. The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported that a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri...
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau resigns
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. He said he will remain prime minister until...
60 mln Americans under weather alerts as storm brings snow, ice, freezing temperatures to US states
Washington: A huge winter storm has brought snow, ice and and freezing temperatures to a broad swathe of the US, with more than 60 million...
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas is ready to release 34 prisoners.
Gaza: Foreign news agency has claimed that Hamas has agreed to release 34 hostages as part of a possible ceasefire deal. Hamas has said, it...
South Korean investigators seek extension of deadline to arrest ex-President
Seoul: South Korean authorities are planning to request an extension of the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, according to an official statement...
Canada PM Trudeau is likely to announce resignation, source says
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly contemplating his future, with sources indicating that he may soon announce his intention to step down. While...
India restrict visas to huge Pakistani pilgrims for Urs at Ajmer Sharif
ISLAMABAD: The Indian authorities have issued visas to only 100 Pakistani pilgrims for the annual Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer Sharif, significantly...
‘Oogum Boogum Song’ singer Brenton Wood dies at 83
WEB DESK: Brenton Wood was famously known for hits like ‘Oogum Boogum Song’ and ‘Gimme Little Sign’, the legendary soul singer has passed away at...
Biden blocks takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel
Washington: US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action after President Joe Biden blocked controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its...
Trump to be sentenced over hush money case but judge signals no jail time
New York: A judge has scheduled Donald Trump’s sentencing for his hush-money case in New York for January 10. Donald Trump will be sentenced on...
Allu Arjun Granted Bail in Pushpa 2 Stampede Case
WEB DESK: Actor Allu Arjun has been granted bail in the ongoing case related to the stampede that occurred during a promotional event for his...
China imposes sanctions on US firms over Taiwan arms sales
BEIJING: China sanctioned 10 US defence firms over arms sales to Taiwan, its second round of measures against American companies over the issue in less...
Two migrants boats sank off in Tunisia while 27 bodies recovered, and 83 rescued
Tunis: The new year in Tunisia began with a tragic reminder of the migration crisis as two boats carrying 110 migrants sank off the coast...
HMPV outbreak in China: symptoms, prevention, and what you need to know
Beijing: China is currently facing an outbreak of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which is spreading rapidly and causing flu-like symptoms. The outbreak has raised concerns...
Pakistan assumed responsibility as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
Web desk: Pakistan begins its 2-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The ceremony of taking over the responsibilities of...
Israeli airstrikes kill Gaza head of police and 67 others
Cairo: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at a tent camp where the head of the enclave’s...
Sara Sharif’s killer father ‘attacked in prison’
London: 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s killer father attacked in prison. Police are investigating after the father of Sara Sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks after...
South Korean authorities attempt arrest of impeached President Yoon at his residence
Seoul: Authorities executed an unprecedented arrest warrant at the compound of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday. Despite facing a crowd of...
S. Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon
Web desk: South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. South Korean court has authorized an arrest warrant...
Israel attacks on Gaza makeshift tents housing, 11 killed and 15 wounds
Web desk: Women, children among dead as Israel’s military attacks on civilian shelters ( the safe humanitarian safe zone). The predawn attack on Thursday in...
Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank
Web desk: Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian authority on Wednesday suspended Al Jazeera...
Russia stops gas supply to Europe after deal expires
Moscow: Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped as a key transit deal expired, raising the stakes for the continent’s energy security as it...
S Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder
Seoul: Investigators in South Korea have extracted data from one of two black boxes retrieved from Jeju Air plane that crashed shortly after landing on...
Israel continues to bombard Gaza on New Year’s Eve
Web desk: Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza continues on New Year’s Day, with at least 10 Palestinians killed in northern Jabalia and the central al-Bureij...
New Year celebrations Kicks off in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney: Australia has become the second country to welcome 2025 with fireworks at Sydney Harbour. Auckland, New Zealand was the first major city in the...
Preps on go for 2025 celebrations all over the world including Pakistan
Web desk: Preparations on arrival of New Year are going on vigorously all over the world including Pakistan to welcome 2025. The first start to...
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree
Seoul: A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol in a groundbreaking development related to his brief declaration of...
“Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Sonic 3” dominate box office rankings
Web desk: In North America, the box office witnessed a fierce competition between two films, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ and ‘Sonic 3’, with both vying...
Israel attacks two more hospitals as winter adds to suffering in Gaza
Web desk: Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza, a day after attacks that killed 30 people, including seven in an assault on al-Wafaa Hospital and...
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 100
Washington: Former US President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100. Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States from 1977 to 1981,...
Death toll of Plane crash in South Korea climbs to 177
Seoul: The number of deaths in the plane crash in South Korea climbed to 177 people while the plane crashed while landing at an airport...
At least 28 people killed as airliner carrying 181 passengers crashed in South Korea
SEOUL: At least 28 people were killed when an airliner careened off the runway and slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport...
Agreement has been signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on the publication and translation of the Holy Quran
Web desk: An agreement has been done between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia regarding the publication and translation of the Holy Quran. A consensus has been...
Amid heavy clashes in Jabaliya, Kamal Adwan Hospital became a target of Israeli bombardment
Web desk: Gaza Ministry of Health confirmed that about 50 individuals, including five medical staff, were killed due to the aerial bombardment by Israeli planes...
WHO chief unhurt after Israeli airstrike that killed 2 people at Yemen airport: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Thursday he was at Yemen’s Sanaa airport when it was hit...
UN Secretary-General calls Israeli strikes on Sana’a airport “especially alarming”
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced the “escalation” in hostilities between Yemen’s Houthi militants and Israel, calling Israeli strikes on targets including at...
Israel airstrikes in Gaza claims 50 deaths near Kamal Adwan Hospital
Web desk: Nearly 50 Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike on a building opposite the headquarters of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern...
Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passes away at the age of 92.
WEB DESK: Late Senior Congress leader and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has Passed away owing to prolong illness. According to Indian media, economist Manmohan...
Mysterious Hole found in tail and speculations in Flight J2-8243, Pilot tried for landing three times, Investigators
Web desk: An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people. A total of 67 people including crew members were on...
Israel kills 5 Palestinian journalists in front of Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza
Web desk:Five journalists were tragically killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted their vehicle in Gaza, according to a statement from a local hospital...
Trump administration ready to discuss Pakistan’s missile program, US envoy
Washington: The special envoy of the newly elected US President Donald Trump, Richard Grenell, has said that the foreign minister-designate has prepared to discuss Pakistan’s...
Christmas in Bethlehem scaled back due to Gaza war
Bethlehem: Overshadowed by the Gaza war for the second year in a row, the traditional Christmas procession has arrived in Bethlehem, which Christians believe to...
Pope Francis calls for peace in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine
Basilica: Pope Francis used his midday “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and the world”) blessing to appeal for a halt to fighting, or at...
Azerbaijan Airlines carrying at least 72 people, crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8432, carrying at least 72 people, crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, according to the country’s Emergencies Ministry. The passenger plane...
26 more Palestinians martyred in latest attacks of Israeli forces on Gaza’s al-Mawasi town
Gaza: As many as 26 more Palestinians have been martyred in latest attacks of Israeli forces on Gaza’s al-Mawasi town. Israeli artillery has shelled the...