London, December 4 (IANS): After more than 32,000 votes and a team of language experts, Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023 is "rizz" -- an internet slang which pertains to someone’s ability to attract another p
San Francisco, December 4 (IANS) As the mysterious pneumonia cases in children rise across the world, Massachusetts has become the second US state to report a sudden surge in the number of pneumonia cases in yo
New Delhi, December 4 (IANS) The fragile seven-day truce during current Israel-Hamas war collapsed December 1, with both sides blaming each other for it. The following day, the Israeli military admitted that it
Tel Aviv, December 3 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday warned the Shejaya Battalion of Hamas to surrender or face the fate of Wissam Farhat, the slain commander of the battalion.“This is a fina
New Delhi, December 3 (IANS) In a historic move, the COP28 UAE Presidency, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) is hosting the first ever Health Day at a COP on Sunday, to explore the clima
New Delhi, December 3 (IANS) In a historic move, the COP28 UAE Presidency, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) is hosting the first ever Health Day at a COP on Sunday, to explore the clima
Gaza, December 3 (IANS) The Hamas-controlled Government's Media Office (GMO) in Gaza said that since the ongoing war erupted on October 7, Israel has attacked the besieged enclave with approximately 100,000 bom
Dubai, December 3 (IANS) His Holiness Pope Francis and the the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb have signed a declaration of support for urgent climate action, giving video addresses to the UN Climate Cha
Washington, December 2 (IANS) The US has squarely blamed Hamas for breaching the extended ceasefire even as Vice President Kamala Harris sought to discuss the situation in Gaza on how to end the war with influe
Dubai, December 2 (IANS) In a ground-breaking moment for Finland in the global fight against climate change, the Nordic country officially opened its first-ever United Nations Climate Change Conference of the P
Dubai, December 2 (IANS) Over 120 countries backed the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health on Saturday, delivering a breakthrough moment for health in climate talks.The COP28 Presidency joined with the
New Delhi, December 2 (IANS) Amid the conflict in Ukraine, Russia will head to polls in March 2024 to elect a new President.While the focus is on whether incumbent Vladimir Putin contests again, more important
New Delhi, December 2 (IANS) Israel has no coherent roadmap for Gaza's future, with the return of the Palestinian Authority, an Arab/international military presence, or an Israeli re-occupation all creating new
Tel Aviv, December 1 (IANS) The Israel government has confirmed the death of three hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas after the October 7 mayhem in the country.The Israel government said in a statement said t
Dubai, December 1 (IANS) The COP28 Presidency on Friday announced that 134 world leaders have signed up to its landmark agriculture, food and climate action declaration. Also announced was the mobilisation of m
Gaza, December 1 (IANS) The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza claimed that Israeli airstrikes that resumed on Friday after the collapse of the seven-day ceasefire, has killed 32 people in the besieged en
Jerusalem, December 1 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, now on a visit to the Middle East, that the goal remains the same and “nothing will stop us fr
New York, November 30 (IANS): US federal prosecutors have charged an Indian national in an alleged 'murder-for-hire' plot to try to assassinate a Sikh political activist in New York, a media report said.Authori
Dubai, November 30 (IANS): The year 2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation and despair, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thur
Washington, November 30 (IANS): Henry Kissinger, the 56th US Secretary of State known to be as one of the most influential foreign policy figures in American history, has passed away at the age of 100.Without p