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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House after overcoming four criminal indictments and two assassination attempts in one of the most...
21-01-2025
Gaza will ‘rise again’, rebuild after Israeli destruction: Hamas
Monitoring Desk GAZA: Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory battered by more than 15 months of Israeli bombardment. “Gaza, with its great people and its resilience,...
21-01-2025
Djokovic row as ‘dizzy’ Sinner reaches Australian Open quarters
AFP MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was at the centre of another Australian Open row on Monday while Jannik Sinner needed medical attention in fierce heat to battle into the quarter-finals and Iga Swiatek won easily. But American teenage...
21-01-2025
Indian rapist murderer of Kolkata doctor sentenced to life in prison
Monitoring Desk NEW DELHI: The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for a gruesome crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year. The family of the...
21-01-2025
Thousands of displaced Gazans return to homes as cease-fire begins
Monitoring Desk GAZA: Thousands of displaced Gazans carrying tents, clothes and belongings began heading to their homes Sunday after a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect after over 15 months of war. Palestinians...
20-01-2025
Guns in Gaza have gone silent’: Biden remarks on Gaza ceasefire
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has delivered remarks on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. “The deal that I pushed for last May … has finally come to fruition,” Biden said....
20-01-2025
TikTok stops working for US users, disappears from Apple, Google stores
WASHINGTON: TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law that takes effect Sunday requiring the shutdown of the app used by 170 million Americans. President-elect...
20-01-2025
Trump lands in Washington for inauguration celebration amid record cold
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Washington last evening for his inauguration celebration, which has been upended by record-low temperatures. Trump flew aboard an Air Force plane sent by outgoing...
20-01-2025
Gaza truce takes effect from today
Monitoring Desk GAZA/ DOHA: Israel’s cabinet approved a deal with Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, ahead of the agreement’s scheduled...
19-01-2025
Two judges shot dead at Iran’s Supreme Court
Monitoring Desk TEHRAN: Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported. “Three judges of the Supreme Court were targeted. Two of them were martyred,” the...
19-01-2025
IMF warns countries against protectionism, subsidies
Monitoring Report WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Friday raised its forecast for global growth in 2025 by one-tenth of a percentage point, with stronger-than-expected growth in the US offsetting downward revisions...
19-01-2025
Trump admin plans mass immigrant arrests next week, says incoming official
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move...
19-01-2025