Netanyahu says Israel will defend itself as West urges restraint
CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran. The United States, European Union and G7 group of industrialised nations all announced plans to consider tighter sanctions on Iran, […]
Hijab-clad Muslim women barred from entering café in Delhi
Another incident of Islamophobia and discrimination surfaced in India as hijab-clad Muslim women were denied entry to a café in New Delhi, the nation’s capital. Reported by the Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the incident occurred at Marbia Café, located in Friends Colony near Jamia Millia Islamia University in southern Delhi. The women, wearing hijabs, attempted […]
Netflix subscriber growth in focus as gains from password-sharing crackdown seen easing
NEWYORK: Netflix’s plan to maintain subscriber growth after two quarters of blockbuster increases will be in focus when it reports earnings on Thursday, with some analysts warning that gains from a crackdown on password sharing are set to ease. The streaming pioneer saw its strongest growth since the pandemic in the second half of 2023, […]
US, Chinese defence chiefs hold first talks since 2022
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke via video teleconference Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in their first engagement in more than a year, the Pentagon said. They discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global security issues, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. “During the discussion, Secretary Austin […]
China’s gigantic telescope detects over 900 new pulsars
GUIYANG: China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, has identified more than 900 new pulsars since its launch in 2016, its operator said Wednesday. Pulsars, or fast-spinning neutron stars, originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars through supernova explosions. Han Jinlin, a scientist with the National Astronomical […]
Iranian man returns bag full of gold and dollars to owner
A heartwarming story emerged from Iran as a humble citizen demonstrated extraordinary honesty by returning a bag filled with gold and dollars to its rightful owner. The 52-year-old resident of Aligudarz, a city in western Iran, stumbled upon the valuable cache while searching through a rubbish bin. Despite facing economic challenges in a country grappling […]
Seven terrorists killed as infiltration bid from foiled
Security forces on Tuesday killed at least seven terrorists who were trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. “On 16 April 2024, movement of a group of seven terrorists, trying to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was detected by security forces in general area Spinkai, Ghulam […]
SHC orders govt to restore X in one week
Sindh High Court (SHC) said on Wednesday that the government must restore social media platform X within one week, a lawyer said, after more than two months of disruption ordered by the interior ministry. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been rarely accessible since February 17, when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) called for protests against […]