19-01-2025 WASHINGTON: Thousands of mostly female demonstrators took to the streets of Washington DC on Saturday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump two days ahead of his inauguration. The People’s March, previously known as the Women’s March has taken place every year since 2017. A coalition of groups organized the …

19-01-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is ready to resume the war against Hamas should talks for a second phase of the ceasefire fail. In a televised speech just hours before it was due to start on Sunday, Netanyahu stressed that the ceasefire was “temporary” and …

19-01-2025 TEHRAN: Two senior justices in the Iranian Supreme Court have been killed in a shooting attack at the tribunal building in central Tehran, according to the judiciary and state media. The “assassination” was carried out by an armed person, who killed himself after opening fire early on Saturday, according …

19-01-2025 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Raids to detain and deport migrants living in the US without permission are set to begin on the first full day of the new Trump administration, US media report. The operations threatened by Donald Trump’s “border tsar” Tom Homan could begin in Chicago, a city with …

19-01-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ KOLKATA: A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide outrage. Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker, was found guilty over the attack, which happened in August last year at a hospital …

19-01-2025 DOHA: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has called for the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement to be fully implemented and said hopes the next phase will be final. In an exclusive interview on Friday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he now …

19-01-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ GENEVA: Attacks on aid convoys in the Gaza Strip by looters and armed gangs could decline as humanitarian relief floods the area after the truce takes effect between Israel and Palestinian militants, the head of the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA said on Friday. He said UNRWA …

19-01-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian deepened military ties between their countries on Friday by signing a 20-year strategic partnership that is likely to worry the West. Under the agreement, Russia and Iran will boost cooperation in a range of areas including their security …

19-01-2025 NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Seven Indian privately-held startups have been chosen for a first-of-its-kind India-US space and defence collaboration program, potentially unlocking a lucrative and strategic market for Indian firms, an investor who co-launched the project told Reuters on Friday. The companies include space imaging company KaleidEO, rocket makers EtherealX …

19-01-2025 KHARTOUM: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands, following a spate of attacks on businesses and homes owned by people from neighboring Sudan. Three people have been killed and seven were wounded in violent confrontations …