Friday, 18 September 2026, 05:47 am
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119 killed, over 100 injured in Nepal earthquake: police
Online Desk: At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces deployed to assist with aread more
Pakistan to hold elections under caretaker govt on February 8
Online Desk: Pakistan will hold delayed national elections on February 8 as the country grapples with overlapping political, economic and security crises. “It was unanimously decided that the election willread more
Russia shrugs off latest US sanctions
Online Desk: The Kremlin on Friday dismissed a new package of US sanctions, saying Russia had learnt to “overcome” such economic hurdles since the Ukraine conflict began. Washington on Thursdayread more
Hezbollah chief to break silence on Israel-Hamas war
Online Desk: Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday will break weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel, in a speech that could impact the regionread more
New Delhi faces ‘severe’ air pollution, leading to school closures
Online Desk: People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be shut for two days as theread more
UN chief leads calls for ‘united’ response to AI threats
Online Desk: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for a “united, sustained, global response” to artificial intelligence threats, as Western allies agreed a safety framework for new cutting-edge models atread more
Hamas fighters seek to block Israeli advance on Gaza City
Online Desk: Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian deathread more
Fire at drug rehab centre in north Iran kills 27
Online Desk: A massive fire that broke out Friday at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran killed at least 27 people, the judiciary said. “Twenty-seven have died and 12read more
Pope calls for ‘sovereign Palestinian homeland’
Online Desk: Head of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI today sought a “sovereign Palestinian homeland” offering his strongest public backing yet for an independent Palestinian state standing beside its President Mahmoud Abbasread more
