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...
Current Affairs
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...
Current Affairs
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...
Current Affairs
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...
Current Affairs
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...
Covid-19 pandemic over in US: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid...
Typhoon Nanmadol batters Japan, mudslide warning
Tokyo: Rescue workers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding as one of the biggest storms in recent decades batters the country.Typhoon Nanmadol...
US reports 24,000 monkeypox cases
Los Angeles: Nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease...
Service begins for monarch’s final farewell
London: The funeral service to remember Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, began at Westminster Abbey on Monday.Among the guests are world leaders including...
Hurricane Fiona knocks out power in Puerto Rico
San Juan: Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, blacking out the entire US island territory.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) updated the center of...
UN Mission urges Taliban to allow high school education for girls
Kabul: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged on Sunday the Taliban-led (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) Afghan government to allow high...