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Qassem Soleimani killing: Netanyahu says US has 'right' to self-defence

"Just as Israel has the right of self-defence, the United States has exactly the same right," he said as he boarded a flight home after cutting short a visit to Greece

Turkish jet firm says planes used 'illegally' by Ghosn, files complaint

It said one employee had admitted to falsifying the records to keep Ghosn's name off the flight manifest, and that he acted "in his individual capacity"

Qassem Soleimani killing: Iran vows 'severe revenge' after US attack

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denounced the attack as a "dangerous escalation"

Zomato launches original video shows to take on Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon

The food delivery platform's OTT foray comes at a time when online marketplace Amazon is going big with Prime Video and Flipkart is working on its own content vertical

Upgraded version of fighter jet developed by China, Pak makes maiden flight

The JF-17 Thunder, earlier named as FC-1 Xiaolong, was a single-engine multi-role light fighter jet jointly produced by the two countries for several years with engines supplied by Russia

Trump campaign raises $46 mn in 4th quarter as election year begins

The sum far exceeds what Democratic candidates, who are embroiled in a hotly contested primary, have reported so far for the final three months of 2019

Taiwan's top military officer, along with 7 others, killed in chopper crash

Chief of general staff General Shen Yi-ming was killed after the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed in mountains near Taipei, according to defence ministry spokesman Shih Shun-wen

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei condemns US air strike on militant group in Iraq

"The Iranian govt & nation & I strongly condemn the US's malice," Khamenei said on his official Twitter account, referring to Sunday's deadly US strikes on the Hashed al-Shaabi militants

Hong Kong protesters march on New Year's Day to carry momentum into 2020

Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of unrest, which was sparked by a proposal to allow extraditions to mainland China but morphed into a larger revolt

Year in Review: From CCA stir to Hong Kong demonstrations, protests in 2019

Business Standard lists some of the protests that drew attention around the world in 2019

'Year of harvest': Chinese military launches naval destroyers, weapons

China has been adding new naval ships on a monthly basis

Ponting picks Kohli as the captain of his all-star Test team of the decade

Ponting's Test team of the 2010s doesn't feature any other Indian apart from Kohli, who is currently ranked No.1 in both ICC Test and ODI rankings for batsmen

Massive car bomb in Somalia's capital kills at least 76, leaves 70 injured

The blast occurred at a busy intersection southwest of the Somali capital where traffic is heavy because of a security checkpoint and a tax office

Police, protesters clash for 3rd day in Hong Kong over Christmas period

Protesters spent the afternoon on Thursday marching through multiple malls chanting anti-government and anti-police slogans

Amid Brexit preparations, EU chief writes a 'love letter' to express grief

"I know you now. And I love you. For who you are and what you gave me. I'm like an old lover. I know your strengths and weaknesses," European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans wrote

Hong Kong's Christmas celebrations marred by police, protesters clashes

Police used pepper spray and tear gas as activists held small flashmob protests in malls and multiple districts across the city

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait end 5-year-long dispute over shared oil fields

Local media reported that about 300,000 barrels per day were being pumped from the area before the dispute halted production in early 2015

Decade after co-founding Uber, Travis Kalanick severs last ties to company

Kalanick was pushed out as chief executive in 2017 amid revelations about the controversial business practices that accompanied the company's stunning rise

Furry tails: A home for rescued animals and a habitat classroom for kids

Sanjeev Pednekar from Bengaluru is running this home through his venture Prani

New ultrasound scan uses laser instead of acoustics to image human body

"We're at the beginning of what we could do with laser ultrasound," said Brian W. Anthony, a senior author on the paper from MIT