01-03-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s military has published its first official account of the mistakes that led to its failures during Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, which triggered the Gaza war. The report concludes that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians”. The 19-page report contains …

01-03-2025 LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff have been laid off in the latest development in the Trump’s administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce. Around 880 workers including weather forecasters have had their jobs terminated on Thursday, the media reported. The cuts come as …

01-03-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who has been battling pneumonia for two weeks, is showing signs of improvement, the Vatican has said in a medical update. He will remain in hospital due to a complex clinical picture, the Vatican said on Friday morning. It added the 88-year-old had another “peaceful …

01-03-2025 LONDON: At least 25 arrests have been made during a worldwide operation against child abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union’s law enforcement organization Europol has said. The suspects were part of a criminal group whose members engaged in distributing fully AI-generated images of minors, according …

01-03-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he has a “lot of respect” for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the eve of their talks at the White House. Asked by media if he would apologize for recently calling him a “dictator”, he said he could not believe he had …

01-03-2025 WELLINGTON: The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, have had their conviction over the disaster thrown out by the country’s High Court. Whakaari Management Limited (WML) was found guilty in 2023 of failing to keep visitors safe and fined just over NZ$1m …

01-03-2025 MEXICO CITY: Mexico has extradited 29 alleged drug cartel members to the United States including high-profile gang leaders. Those extradited include notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero who has been wanted by the US for the murder of an American agent 40 years ago. The move considered to be …

In all, the term of five MLCs under MLA quota, including Mohd Mahmood Ali, Satyavathi Rathod, Seri Subhash Reddy, Yegge Mallesham and Mirza Riyazul Hassan Effendi, is due to expire on March 29 Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the biennial elections to the Legislative Council of Telangana …

Hyderabad:Feb 28 (Ali Abbas -PMI):Raising its demand precisely when the election of Telangana Legislative Council are being held for Teachers and Graduate category, the Shia Civil Council for Social Justice reiterated their demand for nomination of Shia Muslim Community member in Telangana Legislative Council under the Governor’s quota in social …

28-02-2025 TOKYO: The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline, the health ministry said on Thursday, underscoring the rapid ageing and dwindling of the population. Births were down 5% on the year, despite a range …