EPA Rebel fighters were reportedly seen outside the citadel in Aleppo on Saturday Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the city of Aleppo following an offensive by rebels opposed to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. The army acknowledged that rebels had entered “large parts” of the city, the country’s second largest, but vowed to…
Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia has forced more than 122,000 people out of their homes across the country. Three people have also died, according to disaster officials. There are fears the number could rise, as heavy rain and storm warnings remain in place. Thousands of emergency services personnel have been deployed to…
The family of beauty-salon owner Fathi Hussein are deep in mourning at their home in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, following her horrific death at sea after a deal she struck with migrant smugglers to take her to the French island of Mayotte went wrong. “We were told by survivors that she died from hunger,” the 26-year-old’s…
Watch: Salome Zourabichvili spoke to the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg on Saturday Georgia’s pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government’s decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold. Speaking to the BBC, Salome Zourabichvili, who has sided with the opposition, described the…
HYDERBAD: A 22-year-old Indian student from Telangana’s Khammam district was shot dead by two assailants at a store in Chicago, USA, late Friday. Sai Teja Nukarapu, who was a part-time cashier at the store, died on the spot.The armed assailants entered the store and forced Sai Teja to hand over the cash in his register…
Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage (Picture credit: X) Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Saturday featuring Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli-American hostage, pleading for intervention from US President-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure his release. Speaking in Hebrew and English, Alexander urged Israelis to pressure their government…
UK: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle excluded from royal Christmas celebrations Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be joining the British royal family for Christmas at Sandringham this year, continuing the strained relations between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Windsors. According to The Mirror, the couple was left off the guest…
HYDERABAD: A six-figure salary in the US, a 6,000 sq ft condo and a hot-off-the-charts Tesla. While these were enough to list 36-year-old Raj Jagirdar as a ‘blue chip’ stock in the Telugu matrimony market until a few years ago, he isn’t a big deal anymore – thanks to the rising rate of job cuts…
Hamas‘ military wing released a propaganda video Saturday showing an Israeli American hostage. It was the first video of its kind shared in months. The undated video, posted on the secure messaging service Telegram, shows 20-year-old Edan Alexander. The message says Alexander has been held captive by Hamas for more than 420 days. If true,…
A series of suspected Russian sabotage attacks shows that Moscow is already waging war against the UK, it has been warned. Tensions have reached new highs in recent weeks after the UK allowed Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian territory. In response, Russia has threatened the UK with both military and…
