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MUMBAI — India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is grappling with surging levels of air pollution, a relatively new phenomenon in a city whose location along the Arabian Sea had long protected it from the dirty air that engulfs much of North India in winter. It is the second Indian mega city whose skies have turned grey and […]
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: Israel ramps up air and ground operations on Gaza, striking dozens of underground tunnels, bunkers, and telecommunications equipment. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas militants. Israel Defense Forces say they targeted strikes on Hamas figure responsible for the militant group’s aerial […]
Iceland’s meteorological office reported Friday the Nordic Island nation’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a “seismic swarm” of small earthquakes over the last three days, with at least 5,800 recorded since it began and around 1,000 since midnight Thursday. In a series of reports on its website, the meteorological office — known as the […]
Latest developments: Israel’s military conducts ground incursion into Gaza for the second day in a row, followed by a barrage of fresh airstrikes targeting Hamas militants. U.S. military launches airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the Pentagon. The Gaza-based Ministry of Health — an […]
MANILA — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned a Chinese Embassy official in Manila on Monday for […]
Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian forces attacked overnight with drones and a cruise missile that targeted different parts of the country. Ukraine’s air force said it downed all 14 attack drones, including 13 Iranian-made Shahed drones, as well as the cruise missile. Oleh Kiper, the regional governor of Odesa, said debris from one of […]
SYDNEY — Australian researchers say they have produced the most comprehensive view of the history of the universe to date. An Australian National University team says their study offers new ideas about how the universe might have started. The research team says the study’s aim was to understand the origins of all the objects in the […]
Biden Visits Israel; Jordan Visit Canceled After Gaza Hospital Blast Latest developments: Hundreds killed when rocket hits Gaza City’s Ahli Arab Hospital. Israel blames explosion on Palestinian militants; Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesman denies the group is responsible. U.S. President Joe Biden arrives for Israel visit, but a meeting with Arab leaders in Jordan postponed. […]
The latest: Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said Hamas is blocking civilian Gazans from evacuating northern areas. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about the urgent need of humanitarian aid in Gaza, the White House says. U.S. sends second aircraft carrier “to deter hostile actions against Israel,” the Pentagon said. […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Thursday as part of a Middle East tour to show Washington’s solidarity with Israel after the attacks by Palestinian Hamas militants and to work to prevent the conflict from widening. Blinken will also try to help secure the release of hostages kidnapped by Hamas […]
