Netanyahu calls Indian pilot Machchhar 'hero of entire world’; invites him, Modi to Israel's...
Dubai, Oct 4: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Indian pilot Smit Machchhar a "hero of the entire world” for foiling an...
Flydubai attack: Reports identify co-pilot as Omani citizen, attacked Indian captain with crash axe
New York, Oct 3: An Omani citizen, Hamam al-Hammami, has been identified as the flydubai co-pilot who attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and allegedly...
Who are mystery men who stepped in to keep the FlyDubai plane from crashing?
Jerusalem, Oct 3: Who are the mystery pilots who stepped in to stabilise the FlyDubai flight as it hurtled toward disaster?
As of Saturday, three...
Co-pilot in FlyDubai attack identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami
Cairo, Oct 3: The co-pilot suspected in this week's FlyDubai attack has been identified as an Omani national.
The co-pilot suspected of stabbing the...
5 Indian nationals rescued after projectile hits tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Dubai, Oct 3: Five Indian nationals were rescued after a Kuwait-flagged tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the...
Car drives into large crowd of rugby fans, injuring multiple people north of Sydney,...
New Castle, Oct 3: Australian officials say a car drove into a large crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle...
I was determined not to let others die: flydubai captain recounts mid-air incident to...
New Delhi, Oct 2: “I was fighting for my life, but I was determined not to let others die,” flydubai captain Smit Machchhar told...
Egypt arrests entire editorial team of one of country's few independent media
New York, Oct 02: Egyptian authorities swept up the entire editorial team of one of the country's few independent media, accusing them on...
PM Modi has 'good ideas' for settlement of Ukraine conflict: Putin
Moscow, Oct 02: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "very good ideas" on a mutual settlement of the Ukraine conflict and raises the issue...
Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him
Washington, Oct 02: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs, the latest of his faith-related reforms at the Pentagon.
He...
Putin says Russia will use 'all weapons' in its arsenal if any of its...
Moscow, Oct 02: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow's long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will...
Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new...
Washington, Oct 02: The US military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a US official...
Houthis attack Medina power distribution centre supplying electricity to Prophet’s mosque, Saudi-led coalition says
Srinagar, Oct 1: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday the militant group had attacked a power distribution station in Medina...
Trump says Iran may be linked to FlyDubai copilot who tried to crash Israel-bound...
Jerusalem, Oct 1: President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran may be linked to the FlyDubai copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound plane...
UK Police arrest Dual national in RAF Fairford terror plot probe, investigate possible foreign-state...
LONDON, OCT 1: British counter-terrorism police have arrested a 27-year-old dual UK-Iranian national in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts as investigators widen...
Why copilot attacked captain of Israel-bound flight remains unknown
Jerusalem, Oct 1: Investigators worked Thursday to determine why an Omani pilot stabbed the captain of a flight to Israel, causing the plane to...
UAE opens investigation into incident involving Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight
Dubai, Oct 1: The UAE on Thursday said it has opened an investigation into an incident aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to...
PM Modi hails pilot Smit Machchhar as 'hero' for saving flydubai flight from crash
New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar as a "hero" for fighting off his...
flydubai pilot 'a hero', plumber steadied plunging aircraft: Trump
Washington, Oct 1: US President Donald Trump hailed the flydubai pilot as a "hero" for fighting off a knife attack from the co-pilot,...
What to know about terrifying FlyDubai flight forced to land in Saudi Arabia
Dubai, Sep 30: One pilot stabs another as he attempts to take control of a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel...
Make a deal or blow them up: Trump hints at renewed strikes on Iran
Srinagar, Oct 01: United States President Donald Trump said that the country faces a choice of either making a deal with Iran or...
Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule
Washington, Oct 01: Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the UN General Assembly to leave New York...
Indian captain fought off co-pilot who tried to crash plane: Israeli PM
Dubai/Jerusalem, Sep 30: Indian Captain Smit Machchhar of a Dubai-Tel Aviv Flydubai flight fought off his co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash the...
Trump hails US military exit from Iraq after 12-year mission
Baghdad, Sep 30: The US military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission...
Commercial plane travelling from Dubai to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after distress call
Tel Aviv, Sep 30: A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing...
Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
Washington, Sep 30: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed...
‘Unwarranted’: India rejects references to Kashmir issue in Turkish president’s UNGA address
New Delhi, Sep 29: India on Tuesday rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s address at the United...
Quitting Indian food helped me get into the best shape: Delhi man's viral video...
Srinagar, Sep 29: A Delhi man in Canada has triggered a debate after sharing his experience in a video posted on his Instagram account,...
Mediators are working to broker US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain
Cairo, Sep 29: Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and...
Airstrike near a market in Myanmar's Rakhine state kills 49 people
Bangkok, Sep 29: An airstrike carried out by Myanmar's military near a market in territory controlled by a powerful rebel group killed at...
Mediators working to broker US-Iran deal even after Trump rejected latest Tehran proposal
Cairo, Sep 28: Mediators are still working with Iran and the United States on brokering a deal to end the fighting and open the...
Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,000, other Mideast news
Dubai, Sep 28: The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign...
Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
Washington, Sep 28: President Donald Trump has justified the pending US arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it...
India-UAE army talks advance defence cooperation, training, military exchanges
ABU DHABI, SEPT 27: The 5th India–UAE Army-to-Army Staff Talks (AAST) were held in Abu Dhabi, with both sides reviewing ongoing defence cooperation and...
28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan: Afghanistan
Kabul, Sep 27: As relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to deteriorate, Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry on Sunday claimed that its forces had killed...
UK police evacuate homes near air base used by US, detain men on suspected...
London, Sep 27: Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the US and arrested several men over suspected explosives...
Kashmiri activist Beigh raises concerns over use of anti-terror laws in PoGB
Geneva, Sep 26: Kashmiri human rights activist Javed Ahmad Beigh has urged Pakistan to end what he described as the alleged misuse of...
When AI agents go rogue: Australia breach offers warning for countries like India
New Delhi, Sep 27: An artificial intelligence agent looking for private encryption keys on an Australian government website has triggered a warning that...
At UNGA, India terms targeting of seafarers amid ongoing Gulf conflict 'simply unacceptable'
United Nations, Sep 26: India on Saturday termed as “simply unacceptable” the targeting of commercial shipping and seafarers amid the ongoing Gulf conflict...
At UNGA, India says right to defend itself against terrorism will be exercised
United Nations, Sep 26: India’s right to defend itself against terrorism will be exercised and friendship and goodwill cannot co-exist with the scourge,...
Trump rejects Iran proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Washington, Sep 26: US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran offered this week to reopen...
12 killed, 18 injured in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Sep 26: At least 12 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 18 others injured when a suicide bomber...
India reaffirms commitment to strengthening global pandemic preparedness at UN meeting
United Nations: Representing India at the UN High-Level Meeting on ‘Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ in New York on 25th September, Union Health...
India rips into Pak’s ‘falsehoods’ and ‘deceit’ at UN; warns terrorism will have consequences
United Nations, Sep 26: Describing Pakistan as a “puppet” regime, India has ripped into the country’s “falsehoods” and “deceit” at the UN, warning...
Iran suggests deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 7 days
Dubai, Sep 25: Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear programme in seven days if the...
Climate change does not recognise borders: Nepal PM to UN
United Nations, Sep 25: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has proposed establishing a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism led by his country as well...
Trump, Xi review bilateral ties, vow to chart future course over common interests
Washington, Sep 25: President Donald Trump has said that the US and China have "never gotten along better" as he reviewed bilateral ties...
Delegates walk out as Netanyahu addresses UN, and other Mideast developments
United Nations, Sep 25: Israel's increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, defending...
Private airline’s tyre came off during landing at Nepal airport, all safe
A private airline aircraft carrying 16 people suffered a runway mishap upon landing at an airport in Nepal on Thursday after its rear...
Working towards forging better future, says Trump; Let’s race, not wrestle: Xi
Washington, Sep 24: US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping held talks on a range of issues, including artificial intelligence, the...
