Ireland condemns Israel’s ‘de facto annexation’ of Palestinian land

DUBLIN: Ireland’s government on Tuesday supported a parliamentary motion condemning the “de facto annexation” of Palestinian land by Israel...

Twitter concerned about staff safety after Indian police’s visit

Twitter said on Thursday it was worried about the safety of its staff in India, days after police visited its office as part of a probe rel...

Sun to align with holy Kaaba today, at 14:18 Pakistan time

KARACHI: The sun will align with the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Thursday (today) at 14:18 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) and...

Rising global temperatures ‘inexorably closer’ to climate tipping point: UN

There is now a 40% chance that global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next five ...

Gunman kills at least 8 in mass shooting at California rail yard

At least eight people were killed when a transit employee opened fire at his co-workers at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on We...

South Koreans no longer need masks outdoors if vaccinated against COVID-19

SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday said masks will no longer be required outdoors from July for those vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 sh...

Johnson’s former top adviser says UK Covid policy failed the public

The British government “disastrously” failed the public by mishandling the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’...