Yemen’s Houthis warn Saudi of potential attacks if banks in Sanaa suspended by govt

Yemen’s Houthis warn Saudi of potential attacks if banks in Sanaa suspended by govt

Sanaa, July 13 - Yemen's Houthi group has warned Saudi Arabia of potential attacks if the Saudi-backed Yemeni government proceeds with suspending banks in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa.

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3 killed after plane crashes in Moscow

3 killed after plane crashes in Moscow

Moscow, July 13 - Three people were killed after a plane crashed in the Moscow Region, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement.

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60 bodies found after Israeli operation in Gaza City

60 bodies found after Israeli operation in Gaza City

Gaza, July 13 - At least 60 bodies of Palestinians were found on the streets and in houses after the Israeli army withdrew from some neighbourhoods in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, the Civil Defence Service in Gaza said.

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4 aid workers killed in Israeli attack on Gaza: Sources

4 aid workers killed in Israeli attack on Gaza: Sources

Gaza, July 13 - Four workers with a relief organisation were killed in an Israeli bombing on the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian security and medical sources said.

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US-British coalition launches 3 airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held Hodeidah airport

US-British coalition launches 3 airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held Hodeidah airport

Sanaa, July 13 - The US-British naval coalition launched three airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi-controlled Hodeidah airport, the media reported.

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Dozens trapped as school building collapses in central Nigeria

Dozens trapped as school building collapses in central Nigeria

Abuja, July 12 - Dozens of students and teachers were trapped Friday after a two-story building collapsed at a local secondary school in Jos, the capital of Nigeria's north-central Plateau state, according to a rescue agency.

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Tunisia rescues 47 undocumented immigrants off east-central coast

Tunisia rescues 47 undocumented immigrants off east-central coast

Tunis, July 12 - Tunisia's maritime guards rescued 47 undocumented immigrants from sinking boats off the country's east-central coast, according to a statement released by the Tunisian National Guard on Friday.

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US-South Korea discuss joint response to North Korea-Russia cooperation

US-South Korea discuss joint response to North Korea-Russia cooperation

Seoul, July 12 - South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit and discussed the two nations' alliance and ways to jointly deal with growing cooperation between

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German ruling coalition faces declining support: poll

German ruling coalition faces declining support: poll

Berlin, July 12 - With Germany's federal elections to be held next year, public support for the governing parties keeps dwindling as Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition remains far away from reaching a majority of votes, according to a poll by broadcaster ZDF published

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Japan disciplines 218 SDF members, defence bureaucrats for misconduct

Japan disciplines 218 SDF members, defence bureaucrats for misconduct

Tokyo, July 12 - Japan's Defence Ministry said Friday it has disciplined 218 members of the ministry and the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), including senior personnel, for misconduct, local media reported.

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Four migrants die attempting to cross English Channel: official

Four migrants die attempting to cross English Channel: official

Paris, July 12 - Four migrants died early Friday morning while attempting to cross the English Channel, France's maritime authorities for the Channel and North Sea said on its website.

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Finnish parliament approves border ‘push back’ bill

Finnish parliament approves border ‘push back’ bill

Helsinki, July 12 - The Finnish parliament approved a bill on Friday that empowers Finnish border guards to reject border crossers in case of a significant influx of potential asylum seekers.

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Civil war turns bread procurement into deadly adventure for Sudanese

Civil war turns bread procurement into deadly adventure for Sudanese

Khartoum, July 12 - Despite over nine months having passed since his eldest son was killed in a missile shelling at a local market in the Al-Salama neighbourhood, south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Abdulsalam Suleiman, 50, still feels the pain from the

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Nepal PM loses vote of trust in lower house

Nepal PM loses vote of trust in lower house

Kathmandu, July 12 - Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Friday.

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Scorching heat grips western US, fueling wildfires

Scorching heat grips western US, fueling wildfires

Los Angeles, July 12 - A relentless heat wave continued baking the western United States Thursday, shattering temperature records and elevating the risk of wildfires across the region.

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Sanctions on Syria weigh heavily on ordinary people: UN report

Sanctions on Syria weigh heavily on ordinary people: UN report

Beirut, July 12 - The sanctions imposed on Syria have had heavy repercussions on the lives of ordinary people in the country, according to a report released on Friday by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

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Work begins today on Mumbai’s GMLR tunnel to slash east-west commute by hour

Work begins today on Mumbai’s GMLR tunnel to slash east-west commute by hour

Mumbai, July 13 - Exactly a year after it was announced in July 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch work on the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s planned partly-underground Rs. 6,300 crore Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR), here on Saturday evening.

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AAP candidate leading in Punjab’s Jalandhar (West) seat

AAP candidate leading in Punjab’s Jalandhar (West) seat

Chandigarh, July 13 - AAP candidate from Punjab's Jalandhar (West) reserved seat, Mohinder Bhagat, has been leading over Congress' Surinder Kaur with 27,168 votes, a handsome margin, as per early trends.

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It’s neck-and-neck in Himachal CM’s wife seat

It’s neck-and-neck in Himachal CM’s wife seat

Shimla, July 13 - It is a neck-and-neck contest in Himachal Pradesh’s Dehra assembly bypoll where Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur, who is making her electoral debut, has been leading by a slender margin, as per trends in the sixth

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India shows remarkable resilience amid global challenges: Industry

India shows remarkable resilience amid global challenges: Industry

New Delhi, July 13 - India has shown remarkable resilience amid global challenges by continuously moving on a high growth trajectory on the back of prudent policy measures and vigilant monetary policy stance, industry experts said on Saturday.

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