07-02-2024 LONDON: King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed, it is not prostate cancer but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday and will postpone public …

07-02-2024 LOS ANGELES: Southern California experienced heavy rain and flash flooding due to a powerful atmospheric river, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency in eight counties, including Los Angeles and Orange County. LA and San Bernardino County also declared their own states of emergency, CNN reported. …

07-02-2024 DUBAI: Mohammed Alabbar, the founder of Emaar and Noon, has announced the construction of a “female” Burj Khalifa called the Dubai Creek Tower. Customers will be able to drive electric automobiles through this future mall in Dubai, according to Khaleej Times. He disclosed during a speech at the Sharjah …

07-02-2024 GAZA CITY: Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 107 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza in last 24 hours. US Secretary of State Blinken visits Egypt and Qatar to push for a deal between Israel and Hamas on a truce and the release of captives in Gaza and …

07-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW/ PARIS: US President Joe Biden confused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron with France’s long-dead former leader François Mitterrand, in a speech that went viral in video footage Monday, January 5. Addressing a campaign event in Las Vegas on Sunday, the 81-year-old US leader described Macron’s reaction to …

07-02-2024 ISTANBUL: The Turkish police have killed two people who allegedly attacked a court in Istanbul in what authorities labelled a “terrorist act”. The incident on Tuesday morning also saw six people injured, including three police officers, officials said, blaming it on the leftist armed group Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front …

06-02-2024 DOWNTOWN, LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift stole the show at this year’s Grammy Awards, becoming the first performer to win the prize for album of the year four times. The superstar had previously been tied on three best album wins with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra. She received …

06-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A social media post claiming that an Indian actress had died due to cervical cancer and a subsequent video announcing that she was alive has sparked a furious debate on the ethical conundrums surrounding online publicity campaigns. On Friday, Poonam Pandey’s official Instagram …

06-02-2024 RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Saudi Arabia on his fifth trip to the Middle East since 7 October. His visit comes after the US said it carried out more strikes against Houthi missiles in Yemen on Sunday. The military said it had struck a …

06-02-2024 SANTIAGO: At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaiso region, local authorities have said. President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary resources” available to tackle the situation. It is believed to be Chile’s deadliest forest fire …