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Afghan embassy in India suspends operations

This has left many Afghan embassies and consulates in limbo, with diplomats appointed by the former government refusing to cede control of embassy buildings and property to representatives chosen by the Taliban authorities.

8 hours ago

Doctor passengers save infant suffering from severe breathing problems on IndiGo flight

One of the doctors was Nitin Kulkarni, an IAS officer with a medical background, who along with another doctor improvised by administering oxygen from an adult mask and other essential medications as a critical medical intervention.

23 minutes ago

Nighclub fire kills at least 7 in Murcia in Spain

The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in Teatre nightclub in Atalayas, on the outskirts of the city, emergency services said on social media platform X.

5 hours ago

UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years: Azerbaijan

An Azerbaijani presidency spokesman told AFP that a "UN mission arrived in Karabakh on Sunday morning" — mainly to assess humanitarian needs, the first time in around 30 years that the international body has gained access to the region.

7 hours ago

VIDEO: Turkish government says ‘terrorist attack’ in heart of Ankara

Turkey’s interior affairs minister said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near his ministry on Sunday, while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.

7 hours ago

Opposition candidate Muizzu wins Maldives presidential election: Local media

Muizzu was leading the count with 54% of the vote against 46% won by Solih, local media reported. Maldivians also voted at polling stations in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Britain and Abu Dhabi.

22 hours ago

100 top robotic surgeons from 14 nations to deliberate on evidence-based procedures

The symposium in in historic city Ghent will feature urologist Peter Wiklund of Mount Sinai Hospital, US; Dr Rajesh K Ahlawat, Medanta The Medicity; Dr Rajeev Kumar, AIIMS; and Profofessor Francesco Porpiglia of San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Italy.

30 Sep 2023

Apple to hire more people in UK to work on AI: Tim Cook

"It's literally everywhere on our products and of course we're also researching generative AI as well, so we have a lot going on," he was quoted as saying in the report.

30 Sep 2023

NASA picks 4 small missions to better understand Sun-Earth connection

"These four mission concept studies were selected because they address compelling science questions and could greatly impact the field of heliophysics,” said Nicky Fox, the associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

30 Sep 2023

New York flooded by record-breaking rainfall

Some 8.65 inches (21.97 centimetres) of rain had fallen at John F. Kennedy Airport by nightfall Friday, surpassing the record for any September day set during Hurricane Donna in 1960, the National Weather Service said.

30 Sep 2023

Dianne Feinstein: An iconic colossus who rocked America's politics

Her achievements include writing the 1994 assault rifle ban and producing a 6,700-page report on the CIA torture programme during the US "war on terror."

30 Sep 2023

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