Kochi: The war ravaged Gaza is in for a major makeover as the Chief architect US has unveiled plans to rebuild the devastated Palestinian territory from scratch, BBC reported.Skyscrapers, housing estates, agricultural and industrial areas will pop up for the 2.1 million population.The slides of the proposed makeover were presented during a signing ceremony at …
Kochi: Despite the Chinese government offering sops to parents to have more children, Beijing’s birth rates sank to a record low falling by 3.39 million to reach 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, BBC reported.This marks a quicker decline than the previous year, government data showed on Monday.China’s birth rate fell to 5.63 per …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump’s move to impose new taxes on eight US allies for Opposing US’ plan to takeover the autonomous Danish territory has intensified unity among those opposing US proposals, BBC reported.Trump warned tariffs on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK in February if they opposed his takeover …
Kochi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK Premier Sir Tony Blair have been named as two of the founding members of its “Board of Peace” for Gaza, BBC reported.The Trump administration has named Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on the “founding executive board”, the White …
Kochi: Telling anti-government protesters in Iran that “help is on its way”, President Donald Trump has urged protesters to “keep protesting”, BBC reported.Trump has recently expressed his plans to intervene in matters where Iranian security was crushing people protesting against the poor economic situation.Thousands of people are feared dead after a crackdown on weeks of …
Kochi: Iran has killed hundreds of anti government protesters even as the Islamic Republic has warned tit for tat to US if it used force against Tehran, media reports said.There were reports of security forces“firing live rounds. It’s like a war zone, the streets are full of blood. They’re taking away bodies in trucks,” reports …
Kochi: Even as public protests against Islamic government continue in Iran, hospitals are struggling to deal with the flow of injured protesters and others, BBC reported.Iran blamed the US for turning the protests into what it called “violent subversive acts and widespread vandalism”.Meanwhile, international leaders called for protection of the right to peaceful protest.Anti-government protests …
Kochi: Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured by the US, Donald Trump said, according to BBC.Trump confirmed “large scale” strikes against the country. Maduro has been flown out of the country, Trump announced on his Social media platform.Venezuela announced a state of national emergency.
Kochi: A massive blaze is feared to have claimed many lives and injured several at a bar in Switzerland’s Crans Montana, NDTV reported.The blaze struck the bar Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana during New Year’s celebrations at around 1.30 am local time (0030 GMT).Over 100 People were at …
Kochi: US President Donald Trump warned Hamas would have “hell to pay” if it did not disarm soon as part of implanting phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, BBC reported.The US president’s 20-point peace plan requires the militant group to disarm, he said.Israel had “lived up to the plan 100%”, despite continuing …
Kochi: Former Prime Minister ofBangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia, 80, died due to health issues at a hospital in Dhaka, media reports said.Zia, who was the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on Tuesday morning.She was hospitalized on November 23 with pneumonia and infections in her heart and lungs.She was facing complications liver cirrhosis, arthritis, …
Kochi: Police in Italy have arrested nine people accused of raising around €7m for Hamas over two years, BBC reported.The money, collected as humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, was instead sent to the militant group.Police have seized more than €8m in assets as part of the investigation.A joint initiative between counter-terror police and financial police …
Kochi: Kochi: US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria for targeting “innocent Christians”, President Donald Trump said, BBC reported.Describing IS as ” terrorist scum”, Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”.The US Africa Command (Africom) later reported that Thursday’s attack was carried out in …
Kochi: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced by a court to 17 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case on Saturday, media reports said.Special court judge Shahrukh Arjumand announced the judgment in the case in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.Khan and Bushra were awarded …
Kochi: Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries which deported thousands of Pakistanis in a bid to put a brake on organised begging and criminal activity abroad, NDTV reported.Saudi Arabia has deported 24,000 Pakistanis over allegations of begging this year, while the UAE has imposed visa restrictions on most Pakistani citizens.Dubai sent back about 6,000 …
Kochi: Israel is entering into a $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt which will gas from Israel for 15 years, the Hindu reported.Announcing the historic deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the business is the biggest in Israel’s history.The agreement could also help repair relations between the two countries strained during the …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured by Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II when he drove Modi to the Jordan Museum on Tuesday, the Hindu reported.The move is seen as a special gesture reflecting the warmth of ties between India and the Arab nation.The Crown Prince is a 42nd-generation direct descendant of …
Kochi: Eleven people were killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community in Australia, BBC reported.Twentynine of those injured, including a child, were taken to hospital.There were over 1,000 people attending an event at the beach to mark the start of Hanukkah.Police found a vehicle which they believe has several improvised explosive …
Kochi: Five thousand women of Pakistan terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are reportedly getting trained to carry out suicide missions as claimed by JeM chief Masood Azhar, India Today reported.The women’s Jamaat-ul-Mominat, headed by Masood Azhar’s sister Saeeda, is aimed at reinforcing the terrorist group’s presence.Masood Azhar revealed it in a recent social media post detailing …
Kochi: Incarcerated former Pakistan premier and country’s cricket world cup winning captain, Imran Khan, 73, has alleged “mental torture”, media reports quoting his sister Uzma Khan said.Uzma, who met the fast bowler in Adiala prison in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, quoted Imran saying his solitary condition is “worse than physical abuse.”Imran was very angry, she said, …
