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Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead 02 Mar 2024 - 11:23 am

Washington: The US will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, President Joe Biden said Friday, a day after more than 100 Palestinians...

LIVE UPDATES: US to air drop aid into Gaza; 17 killed in continued Israeli attacks on houses 02 Mar 2024 - 11:20 am

Doha, Qatar: At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes targeting three houses in Deir el-Balah and Jabalia....

Hong Kong artist sets record for world's largest balloon sculpture of dragon 02 Mar 2024 - 10:34 am

Hong Kong: During Chinese New Year, a balloon loong measuring over 40 meters long glided through a three-story atrium of a shopping mall...

Asia's richest man takes global rich to the zoo 02 Mar 2024 - 10:07 am

Ahmedabad, India: Top global celebrities will don "jungle fever" outfits in India for a trip to the zoo on Saturday as part of...

Israel continues to target Southern regions of Lebanon 02 Mar 2024 - 09:06 am

Beirut, Lebanon: The Israeli entity continued to target villages and towns in southern Lebanon on Friday, by launching a series of air strikes...

US to begin humanitarian air drops in Gaza: Biden 01 Mar 2024 - 10:32 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the United States would start to deliver relief supplies from the air into Gaza, where...

US anti-drug policies caused Latin American 'genocide': Petro 01 Mar 2024 - 09:29 pm

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: US anti-drug policies have caused a "genocide" of Latin Americans, Colombia's Gustavo Petro alleged Friday at a...

Gunfire accounted for 80% of the wounds at a hospital after Gaza aid bloodshed 01 Mar 2024 - 08:59 pm

RAFAH, Gaza Strip: The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of those wounded in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy...

Gaza famine 'almost inevitable': UN 01 Mar 2024 - 06:55 pm

Geneva: Faminein the Gaza Strip is almost inevitable unless the Israel-Hamas war changes, the United Nations said Friday. The UN and other humanitarian...

Putin foe Alexei Navalny is buried in Moscow as thousands attend under heavy police presence 01 Mar 2024 - 06:31 pm

Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his...

S. Korea police raid medical association office over walkout 01 Mar 2024 - 04:23 pm

Seoul: South Korean police said they raided the offices of the Korean Medical Association on Friday, as the government contends with a doctors'...

Grieving families await bodies after Bangladesh fire 01 Mar 2024 - 04:00 pm

Dhaka: Anguished families kept vigil outside the morgue of Bangladesh's largest hospital on Friday, waiting for the bodies of loved ones to be...

Texas battling largest wildfire in its history 01 Mar 2024 - 02:15 pm

Houston: Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze killing at least...

Safety lapses blamed for Bangladesh fire as toll rises to 46 01 Mar 2024 - 01:37 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh firefighters said Friday that glaring safety lapses were responsible for a Dhaka restaurant blaze that killed 46 people, with more deaths...

LIVE UPDATES: International community denounces Israel's 'heinous massacre’ in Gaza, calls for action 01 Mar 2024 - 11:54 am

Doha, Qatar: Foreign ministries, aid groups, and rights organisations around the globe have denounced Israel's 'heinous massacre' that killed over 100 people waiting...

German police bust major online criminal marketplace 01 Mar 2024 - 10:44 am

Frankfurt, Germany: German police on Friday said they had made arrests and searched dozens of properties in major raids targeting the largest German-language...