Syria welcomes US decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as 'positive step'Thomas Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey who has also been appointed as special envoy for Syria, met with Syria's president and foreign ...
25 May, 2025, 11.25 PM IST
Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the 1st time despite government objectionsPalestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, detained since March, was granted a visit with his one-month-old son after a judge overruled the gover...
23 May, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
US immigration agents arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University in Trump crackdownU.S. immigration agents detained Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil, a key figure in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, citin...
10 Mar, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorismFBI Director Christopher Wray expressed concerns over increased domestic terrorism threats stemming from international events, citing the N...
04 Jan, 2025, 11.01 AM IST
Here's how US is countering Islamic State group during Syria's upheavalThe US launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria following the overthrow of President Assad. This action aims to prevent t...
10 Dec, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Fall of Assad regime 'historic opportunity for people' of Syria: US President Joe BidenPresident Biden announced the fall of the Assad regime in Syria after rebel forces seized control. He declared it a historic opportunity fo...
09 Dec, 2024, 03.28 PM IST
Syria civil war: Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as President Assad's jails flung openSyrian prisoners, held in notorious detention centers for years under Bashar al-Assad's rule, were liberated following the government's col...
08 Dec, 2024, 07.39 PM IST
Iraq's missing Yazidis: Inside the long search for Islamic State captivesYazidis in Iraq are rebuilding their lives after facing persecution by the Islamic State. Many were captured and enslaved, and families are...
16 Nov, 2024, 06.04 PM IST
How police tracked ISIS terrorist Rizwan and prevented a major blast in Delhi?Police reports indicate that the suspects assembled the IEDs at Rizwan's residence in Batla House. After the first device failed to detonat...
10 Aug, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
Who is Umm Hudaifa? What did she say about atrocities committed by slain ISIS chief Abu Bakr al Baghdadi?Umm Hudaifa, the wife of the deceased chief of ISIS Abu Bakr Baghdadi is currently in a prison in Baghdad facing charges related to various...
10 Jun, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
Who is the US soldier detained in Russia?U.S. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on suspicion of stealing from a woman he was in a relationship with. ...
08 May, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos"Please, let us stop this shipwreck of civilization!" Francis said at the Mavrovouni camp, a cluster of white U.N. containers on the edge o...
06 Dec, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
China offers to host Afghan peace talks, backs leading role for Ghani-led govtChina, which has stepped up its diplomacy between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the wake of the US troops withdrawal from the war-torn countr...
18 May, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
CIA got initial tip-off from one of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives and a courier: ReportThe Central Intelligence Agency worked closely with Iraqi and Kurdish intelligence officials in Iraq and Syria to identify more precisely B...
28 Oct, 2019, 07.18 PM IST
Hungarian bus fleet delivers migrants to Austria welcomeHungary relented in its demand for the travelers to report to government-run asylum centers when challenged by defiant migrants largely fro...
05 Sep, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
Malaysia passes tough anti-terror law to deal with threats posed by extremist groups like ISAfter 15 hours of heated debate, the parliament passed the 'Prevention of Terrorism Bill' with 79 votes in favour and 60 against it.
07 Apr, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
UN peacekeeping official backs Indian force commander in Golan Heights"He is utterly to be commended and I place on the record my full trust in the way he performed his duty," he told reporters here yesterday.
04 Sep, 2014, 11.09 AM IST