21-02-2025 WARSAW: At about 03:30 GMT on Wednesday, the sky across northern Europe was illuminated by an object zooming through the air in flames. “I immediately thought of a sci-fi movie where it looked like a troop formation about to attack,” Simon Eriksson, a workman from Malmo, told the Swedish …
Read More »World’s glaciers melting faster than ever recorded
21-02-2025 NUUK: The world’s glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date. Mountain glaciers frozen rivers of ice act as a freshwater resource for millions of people worldwide and lock up enough water to raise global …
Read More »Israeli army’s Jenin raid enters 2nd month
21-02-2025 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: The Israeli army has continued with its large-scale military raid in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, forcing thousands to flee their homes. Wednesday marks 30 days since Israeli forces began their assault on Jenin which then spread to other parts …
Read More »Apple unveils souped up version of its cheapest iPhone
21-02-2025 NEW YORK: Apple has released a sleeker and more expensive version of its lowest-priced iPhone in an attempt to widen the audience for a bundle of artificial intelligence technology that the company has been hoping will revive demand for its most profitable product lineup. The iPhone 16e unveiled Wednesday …
Read More »Trump calls Ukraine’s Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’
21-02-2025 WASHINGTON/ KYIV: US President Donald Trump has escalated his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him a “dictator” and saying he “better move fast” on a deal to end the war with Russia. Trump also spoke to a tech conference in Miami, teasing that federal spending cuts made …
Read More »Negotiations on Gaza ceasefire will begin soon: Israel
20-02-2025 JERUSALEM/ DOHA/ GAZA: Israel and Hamas will begin indirect negotiations on a second stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal, officials said on Tuesday, as the Palestinian militant group said it would hand over more hostages, including the bodies of two children, this week. Khalil al-Hayya, leader of Hamas in …
Read More »Thousands of Indian investors lose $100m in Ponzi scheme
20-02-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: Thousands of investors in India are scrambling to recoup nearly $100 million after they were caught in a Ponzi scheme that duped them into making short-term investments promising high returns, according to a police statement and multiple victims Reuters spoke to. Indian …
Read More »Trump appears to blame Ukraine for starting war
20-02-2025 WASHINGTON: US Donald Trump has taken aim at Ukraine after its President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said it was a “surprise” his country had not been invited to talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war with Russia. Saying he was “disappointed” by Ukraine’s reaction, he appeared to blame Ukraine for …
Read More »Pakistan anger over death of child maid
20-02-2025 RAWALPINDI: A couple in north-east Pakistan has been detained on suspicion of murdering a 13-year-old girl who worked for them as a maid, for allegedly stealing chocolates. The girl who goes only by one name, Iqra, succumbed to multiple injuries in hospital last Wednesday. A preliminary police investigation said …
Read More »‘Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan’
20-02-2025 KHARTOUM: More than 200 unarmed civilians have been killed in a cluster of villages in Sudan over three days by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that is involved in a brutal conflict with the military, a local rights group has said. The Emergency Lawyers network said the attacks …
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