French police shoot man dead for setting fire to synagogue
Officers were alerted early Friday that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there, the national police information service said
18 May,2024 07:44 AM IST | Paris | AgenciesNorth Korea test-fires suspected missiles
It said South Korea will maintain a firm readiness to repel potential aggressions by North Korea in conjunctions with the military alliance with the United States
18 May,2024 07:43 AM IST | Seoul | AgenciesHezbollah introduces new weapons, tactics against Israel
Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across the border with Israel over the past seven months, but the one on Thursday appears to have been the first successful missile airstrike it has launched from within Israeli airspace
18 May,2024 07:43 AM IST | Beirut | AgenciesUkrainian drone attack cuts off power in Crimea
Massive Drone raids marked Kyiv’s attempt to strike back at Moscow offensive in northeastern Ukraine
18 May,2024 07:43 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies‘Lecturing India on human rights unlikely to work,' says Ro Khanna
When they say that we’ve had colonial powers lecture us for hundreds of years is not going to be productive,” Congressman Ro Khanna said
18 May,2024 07:42 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesUN boosts India’s growth for 2024
Although subdued external demand will continue to weigh on merchandise export growth, pharmaceuticals and chemicals exports are expected to expand strongly”
18 May,2024 07:41 AM IST | United Nations | AgenciesFive Israeli soldiers killed in friendly fire incident
Incident took place in the Jabalya refugee camp where Hamas has been trying to regroup
17 May,2024 10:00 AM IST | Tel Aviv | AgenciesSudan trapped in ‘inferno of brutal violence’, UN says
Sudan plunged into conflict in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military led by Gen
17 May,2024 10:00 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesXi-Putin sign statement on deepening ties
Xi rolled out the red carpet for Putin, who arrived in Beijing for a two-day state visit, signalling the deepening alignment between the two nations amidst Russia’s ongoing advances in Ukraine, CNN reported
17 May,2024 10:00 AM IST | Beijing | AgenciesKim's sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia
Foreign experts believe North Korea's recent series of artillery and short-range missile tests were meant to examine or advertise the weapons it was planning to sell to Russia
17 May,2024 07:07 AM IST | Seoul | APAfter unrest in PoK, Shehbaz Sharif sets up panel to find key to locals' issues
Shehbaz condoled the killing of a police officer and civilians during the protests and said that his government would support their families
17 May,2024 06:54 AM IST | Islamabad | PTIPope Francis urges international community to help flood victims in Afghanistan
He expressed sadness that the floods in Baghlan and other provinces of Afghanistan have caused personal and financial losses to many people
17 May,2024 06:41 AM IST | Vatican City | ANIRussian President Putin lauds China's peace plan in the Ukraine conflict
During his two-day visit to China to meet with President Xi Jinping, Putin praised Beijing's strategy, saying it understood the conflict's "root causes" and its "global geopolitical significance."
16 May,2024 10:03 AM IST | Beijing | mid-day online correspondentIsrael-Iran Conflict: World leaders condemn Iran's attack on Israel
Amid the Israel-Iran conflict, tensions in the Middle East surged as Iran launched over 200 projectiles at Israel, purportedly in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria. Iran issued warnings of even stronger actions against Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel pledged both defensive and offensive responses, citing years of preparedness for direct Iranian aggression. Israel claimed to have successfully intercepted 99% of the 300 drones and missiles fired at them. Additionally, Israel urged the UN Security Council to promptly convene and designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the Iranian strike as a dangerous escalation and expressed intent to work with allies to de-escalate tensions, seeking meetings with G7 leaders. Amidst the deepening crisis in the Middle East, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders expressed solidarity with Israel. UN Chief António Guterres and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also condemned the attack. However, amid the Israel-Iran conflict, Iran later announced the conclusion of military operations against Israel, cautioning that US support for Israel could jeopardize American bases in the region, as reported by CNN.