Global coral bleaching crisis ‘spreads’ after hottest year
Bleached corals were seen on the reefs in Koh Mak in Trat province, Thailand on May 8, 2024. More than three-quarters of the world’s reefs have been subjected to catastrophic mass bleaching, stimulated by record ocean temperatures, which has turned…
Attack on tourists kills 26 in IIOJK, including Indian Navy officer
Security personnel rushed to the scene of the attack in Iiojk Pahalgam area. – India News Trust “Kashmir Resistance” claims responsibility for the attack. Expressed dissatisfaction with the settlement of more than 85,000 “outsiders”. Trump provided full support to India;…
Saudi ‘city of roses’ offers fragrant reminder of desert’s beauty
Khalaf Allah Alah al-Talhi picks up a rose from its branches. – AFP After decades of pruning tricky bushes and hard harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of roses in the desert. The 80-year-old…
Trump backtracks on plan to sack Fed chair Powell, calls for rate cuts
US President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell held at the White House in Washington, USA, November 2, 2017. Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump quit his earlier threat to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, saying he has no plans to remove…
Military base near Moscow rocked by explosions, four injured
Steam rises from a chimney of the heating capacity program on the skyline of Moscow in central Russia on November 23, 2020. —Reuters/Archives Moscow: A fire broke out at a military base east of Moscow on Tuesday, triggering a series…
Indian PM Modi visits Saudi Arabia to bolster ties
Prince Saud bin Mishal Bin Abdulaziz, deputy governor of Mecca, on April 22, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, for his third visit to the prime minister of the oil-rich…
At least 20 feared killed in attack on tourists in IIOJK
Indian police checkpoints after the attack, near Pahalgam in the Iiojk Anantnag district on April 22, 2025. One of the deadliest attacks in recent years: IIOJK CM. Police said the attack occurred on the grassland on the road. India revoked…
Vance seeks closer US-India ties, warns of ‘dark time’ otherwise
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at his residence in New Delhi, India on April 21, 2025. Jaipur: The United States is seeking to sell more energy and defense equipment to India, Vice President…
Pope Francis’ funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected
The mourners were held at the Syrian Catholic Church of Iraq (Al-Tahira-L-Kura), held in the Christian town of Qaraqosh (Baghdeda), Nineveh Province, on Monday, March 21, 2021, during the Iraq tour, Pope Francis, on March 21, 2021, on March 21,…
Trump’s first 100 days in 10 key moments
U.S. President Donald Trump was in a briefing on an air crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. on January 30, 2025 in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington, DC….