Egypt, Spain oppose US plan to displace Palestinians
• UAE president tells Rubio he won’t support expulsion • WHO to resume mass vaccination against polio in Gaza MADRID: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday rejected a controversial proposal by US President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians from the conflict-stricken Gaza Strip. The Arab League is scheduled […]
Conspiracy theorist Gabbard confirmed as new US spy chief
WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s choice to lead the country’s intelligence services, despite criticism over her lack of experience and past support for Russia and Syria. Gabbard — appointed to be director of national intelligence — has faced questions over her 2017 meeting with now-deposed Syrian leader […]
Developmental works
Recently Deputy Chief Minister, laid foundation stone for upgradation of Conference Hall at PWD Dak Bungalow, Nowshera, and remodelling of Palaash Nowshera. The upgradation of the conference hall, to be raised with a sanctioned cost of Rs 249.39 lakh, aims to improve conference and meeting facilities in the region. He emphasised the government’s commitment towards […]
Syria’s Sharaa says elections could take five years
DAMASCUS: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Monday organising elections could take up to five years, the week after he was appointed interim president and less than two months after ousting Bashar al-Assad. “My estimate is that the period of time will be approximately between four and five years until the elections,” Sharaa said in […]
Investigators seek to salvage aircraft after deadly Washington crash
Investigators plan to push forward on Friday with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the US capital. Fresh from recovering the so-called black boxes from the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with […]
One Naxal killed, 2 INSAS rifles recovered in Jharkhand’s Keda Veer Jungle encounter
In an encounter between security forces and Naxals early today, one Naxal was killed and another injured in the Keda Veer Jungle of West Singhbhum in Jharkhand. Two security personnel were injured in the encounter that occurred at around 3 AM when the Jharkhand Police, along with Cobra 209 Battalion personnel, were carrying out a […]
Nine Palestinians killed in Jenin
• Israeli military chief resigns over Oct 7 ‘failure’ • Qatari PM says Tel Aviv, Hamas must show ‘good faith’ for lasting Gaza peace JENIN: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in the […]
Displaced Gazans head home through rubble as truce begins
JERUSALEM: Thousands of displaced, war-weary Gazans set off across the devastated Palestinian territory to return to their homes on Sunday, after a long-awaited truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect following an initial delay. The ceasefire began nearly three hours later than scheduled, during which time Israel’s military said it was continuing to operate […]
Indo-US ties will be more tech-based now than ever before: Jaishankar
The Indo-US relationship will be based on technology more than ever before in the years to come in this era of AI, EVs, space and drones, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. The relationship will have a much bigger space component because the space domain is just beginning to open up, he said […]
US executive order seeks to shore up cyber defences
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order aimed at hardening the country’s defences against cyber attacks and making it easier to sanction nations behind such strikes. The executive order also requires companies selling software or systems to the government to prove they meet security standards laid out in an executive order […]