Current Affairs
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal designed to be permanent: Biden
Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S.-proposed 60-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which is "designed to be" permanent, will take effect at 4:00...
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Trump nominates entrepreneur John Phelan for Secretary of Navy
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has tapped entrepreneur and art collector John Phelan...
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UN chief welcomes Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, his spokesman...
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Sri Lanka: Over 82,000 people affected due to inclement weather
Colombo: Over 82,000 people have been affected and one person has died due to inclement weather conditions in...
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Israeli airstrikes target 10 Syria-Lebanon border crossings
Damascus: Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting 10 official and unofficial border crossings between Syria and Lebanon after...
Portugal announces preventive vaccination against monkeypox
Lisbon: The Portuguese Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced a preventive vaccination for the most vulnerable groups against monkeypox.Priority groups include people who are at...
Putin announces ‘partial mobilisation’ in Russia
Moscow: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced “partial mobilisation” in Russia “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the security of our...
Macron hails Modi’s anti-war stand before Putin
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is not the time for war, French...
France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot
Paris: The French national health authority (HAS) approved three bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 Omicron variants for a booster shot during the vaccination...
Canada PM’s office defends Trudeau’s singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ before Queen’s funeral
Ottawa: Justin Trudeau's office has defended the Canadian PM, after he was filmed singing by a piano in a London hotel, two days before...
Ebola breakout in Uganda
Kampala: The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in central Uganda, said the country's health ministry.According to local authorities, a person was admitted at...