13-12-2025 GAZA STRIP/ DEIR-EL-BALAH: After a night of relentless rain, Arafat al-Ghandour and his wife, Nour, finally exhaled in relief as the morning sun emerged, if only briefly, over the soaked displacement camp. The couple, parents of five, live in a worn tent riddled with holes. They spent the night …

Hyderabad-Dec 12 (Shoukat-PMI)The Chairman of the Minority Commission Dr Shahid Akther had a cordial meeting with Hon’ble Shri Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana, to discuss a range of important matters concerning minority educational institutions in the state. During the meeting, the Chairman also presented the Annual Report of the …

New Delhi-Dec 12 (PMI) In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the November 10 Red Fort blast, a Delhi court on Friday remanded three medical professionals and a religious preacher—all arrested for their alleged involvement in the terror conspiracy—to 12 days of judicial custody. The accused, identified as Dr …

12-12-2025 VILNIUS: The Lithuanian government has declared a “nationwide emergency situation” in response to a series of incursions from neighboring Belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene condemned the balloon incursions as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus that posed a real risk to national security and …

12-12-2025 BRUSSELS: The EU has opened an investigation into Google over its artificial intelligence (AI) summaries which appear above search results. The European Commission said it would examine whether the firm used data from websites to provide this service and if it failed to offer “appropriate compensation” to publishers. It …

12-12-2025 GENEVA/ JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: Thousands of children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition in Gaza since an October ceasefire that was supposed to enable a major increase in humanitarian aid, the UN children’s agency said on Tuesday. UNICEF, the biggest provider of malnutrition treatment in Gaza, said that …

12-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Home prices in India will rise at roughly 6% in the coming two years but most real estate analysts polled by Reuters say the boom in the luxury housing sector currently driving the market will peter out within five years. The expected rise in …

12-12-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks against Europe, arguing that the continent is now “weak” and “decaying” due to migration. Trump told the publication Politico on Tuesday that European nations should deport people who “came into the country illegally”. “Europe, they want to …

12-12-2025 MELBOURNE: Australia has banned children under 16 from social media in a world-first, as other countries consider similar age-based measures amid rising concerns over social media’s effects on children’s health and safety. Under the new law, which came into effect at midnight local time on Wednesday (13:00 GMT on …

12-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas has said the ceasefire cannot move forward while Israel continues its violations of the agreement, with Gaza authorities saying the truce has been breached at least 738 times since taking effect in October. Husam Badran, a Hamas official, called on mediators to increase pressure on Israel …