06-04-2024 JERUSALEM: The Israeli military dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure, the military said. The inquiry found Israeli forces mistakenly believed they were …

06-04-2024 KYIV: Ukraine said it destroyed at least six Russian fighter jets and damaged eight more in what could be one of the biggest drone attacks of the war, according to reports by multiple outlets. The assault took place at the Morozovsk military airbase in Rostov in the early hours …

05-04-2024 WASHINGTON: In a recent update, American Airlines has eased its pet policy which will now allow pet owners to bring their furry friends with their full-size carry-on bag inside the cabin! Till now, travelers with pets had to pay a fee of $150 (INR 12,507) to carry them into …

05-04-2024 DOHA/ CAIRO: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said that his Palestinian Islamist movement at war with Israel was sticking to its conditions for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli military withdrawal. Israeli officials visited Egypt earlier this week in a renewed effort to secure a deal, but …

05-04-2024 HARARE: President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in aid to feed millions facing hunger. Mnangagwa’s statement follows similar announcements by Zambia in late February and Malawi in March, as drought induced by the El Nino …

05-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A coalition led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party could win nearly three-fourths of the parliamentary seats in elections starting this month, according to a survey, opens new tab, while the main opposition Congress could hit a record low. The immensely popular …

05-04-2024 BOSTON: The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig has been discharged from hospital. The 62-year-old was sent home on Wednesday, two weeks after the ground-breaking surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Organ transplants from genetically modified pigs have failed in the past but …

05-04-2024 GAZA CITY: World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder Jose Andres has accused Israeli forces in Gaza of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car by car”. Monday’s strike which killed seven members of his staff was not a mistake, he said, repeating that Israeli forces had been told of their movements. …

05-04-2024 TAIPEI CITY: The people of Taiwan have woken up to the aftermath of its worst earthquake in a quarter of a century. Rescue efforts continued on Thursday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s eastern coast on Wednesday at 07:58 local time 23:58 (GMT). At least nine people …

05-04-2024 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: Google, the search engine used by more than a billion people around the world, is reported to be considering charging for premium content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The company, owned by Alphabet Inc, is said to be revamping its business model and looking at putting …