27-03-2025 GAZA/ DAMASCUS/ SANA’A: Medics say Israeli forces killed at least 37 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including many children and women. Israel continues bombing Syria, killing at least six people in Deraa, prompting condemnation from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The US keeps up its bombardment of Yemen, as top …
Read More »Turkey & US want to lift defence restrictions after talks
27-03-2025 ANKARA/ WASHINGTON: Turkey and the United States want to remove obstacles to defence industry cooperation, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday, after talks between the NATO allies’ top diplomats in Washington. On Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan kicked off a two-day visit to Washington, where he …
Read More »US CIRF urges sanctions against India’s external spy agency
27-03-2025 WASHINGTON: Minorities in India face deteriorating treatment, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF) said on Tuesday, opens new tab, and it recommended targeted sanctions against India’s external spy agency over alleged involvement in assassination plots against Sikh separatists. The panel’s annual report also said communist-ruled Vietnam stepped …
Read More »Bolsonaro faces Brazil’s Supreme Court over coup charges
27-03-2025 BRASILIA: Justices on Brazil’s top court are debating whether former President Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against the current President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court will weigh up evidence presented by the chief prosecutor, who …
Read More »Sudan army accused of killing hundreds in airstrike
27-03-2025 KHARTOUM: A Sudanese war monitor has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country’s western Darfur region. The Emergency Lawyers group which documents abuses by both sides in Sudan’s civil war that erupted in April 2023, said the bombing …
Read More »Russia & Ukraine agree naval ceasefire in Black Sea
27-03-2025 RIYADH: Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea in separate deals with the US, after three days of peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Washington said all parties would continue working toward a “durable and lasting peace” in statements announcing the agreements, which would …
Read More »400 acres of land in Gachibouli not belonged to HCU: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, March 26 (PMI): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has clarified that the 400 acres located in Gachibowli are not owned by Hyderabad Central University (HCU). In response to the ongoing dispute regarding the land, he asserted that HCU has no claim to it. He explained that approximately 25 years …
Read More »Govt takes stringent action on online betting apps, games: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, March 26 ( Zeeshan Abbas-PMI): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that the state government has resolved to implement strict measures against online applications related to rummy, betting, and digital gaming. He emphasised that merely investigating through state agencies will not eradicate online betting fraud; serious inquiries must …
Read More »Gaza’s largest anti-Hamas protest since war began
26-03-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hundreds of people have taken part in the largest anti-Hamas protest in Gaza since the war with Israel began, taking to the streets to demand the group step down from power. Masked Hamas militants, some armed with guns and others carrying batons, intervened and forcibly dispersed the …
Read More »Japan court dissolves controversial ‘Moonies’ church
26-03-2025 TOKYO: A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against Abe because of the ex-leader’s ties with the …
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