Dozens of soldiers, fighters killed in Baloch separatist attack in Pakistan Fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock. The mineral-rich province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, has been the scene of a decade-old rebellion by separatist ethnic Baloch groups [File: Naseer Ahmed/Reuters] Published On 1…
The return of more than half a million displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, having survived war, siege and starvation, is a historic moment. For right-wing media outlets in Israel, however, it’s a humiliation. Contributors: Abdullah Al-Arian – Associate Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar Jehad Abusalim – Executive Director, Institute for Palestine Studies Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man…
BREAKINGBREAKING, News Palestinian patients on way to Egypt as Rafah crossing opens after 9 months Gaza’s health ministry said a group of 50 patients crossed from Rafah to reach Egypt. Ambulances drive as the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February…
India’s budget gives tax relief to middle class to boost spending, growth Income tax rates slashed as the world’s fifth largest economy focuses on spurring domestic demand and economic growth. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India’s logo as she leaves her office to present the annual budget…
EXPLAINER Is US egg shortage Biden’s fault, as Trump spokesperson claims? Karoline Leavitt blames Biden for egg shortage, but killing infected birds was Trump’s policy, too A hen stands next to an egg on January 10, 2023, at a farm in Glenview, Illinois, US [File: Erin Hooley/AP] By Jeff Cercone | PolitiFactPublished On 1 Feb 20251…
The PA and Israel are allies in silencing the truth I witnessed firsthand the PA’s brutality against journalists in Gaza. Its possible return does not bode well for us. Eman Mohammed Palestinian-American photojournalist Published On 1 Feb 20251 Feb 2025 A group of Palestinian journalists protest in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council headquarters against…
Opinions How MAGA fell out with ‘Indian Tech-Bros’ It is no surprise that the tenuous alignment between Indian professionals and Trump’s ‘America First’ movement is unravelling. Published On 1 Feb 20251 Feb 2025 Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk applaud at the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda…
Air ambulance carrying child, 5 others crashes in US city of Philadelphia A Mexican girl who had been in the US for medical care, her mother, and members of flight and medical crews were on board the plane. Smoke rises as emergency personnel operate in the aftermath of a plane crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US…
LONG READ The Alaskan hero dogs who prevented a diphtheria epidemic in 1925 A century ago, an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention. Teams of dogs saved the day, delivering a remedy by relay across the frozen state. Undated image of the first dog team to…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Hamas releases two Israeli captives in Gaza, third to be freed shortly Hamas hands over Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas to the Red Cross in Gaza’s Khan Younis, while Keith Siegel is to be freed in Gaza City. Hamas fighters stand guard as people gather ahead of the handover of Israeli captives in Khan…