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Dubai International Airport sees half-year record of 44.9 mn passengers

Meanwhile, a real-estate boom and its highest-ever tourism numbers have made the city-state in the United Arab Emirates no longer just a layover but a destination for even more travelers

Mob violence grips Bangladesh; lynching and vandalism become common sights

Following the resignation and escape of Sheikh Hasina, the violence in Bangladesh has intensified with multiple reports emerging of attacks targeting pro-Awami League supporters and minorities

Judge brands Google a monopolist, AI may bring quicker change in net search

Page and Brin, who remain the controlling shareholders of Google's corporate parent Alphabet Inc., also cast their cuddly startup as a crusader for technology

UK govt calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts

Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments on Tuesday morning after Musk posted a comment saying that Civil war is inevitable in the UK

Harris introduces new mate Walz as 'vice president America deserves'

I set out to find a partner who can help build this brighter future, Harris said, joking that the past two weeks since she stepped into the race have been something of a whirlwind

Bangladesh crisis: 24 burnt alive by mob, temples damaged. Top updates

Bangladesh crisis: A mob set fire to a hotel in Jashore district, killing 24 people; hotel staff says the death count can increase as more bodies may be trapped under the debris

Mexico invites Putin to Oct 1 presidential inauguration of Sheinbaum

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin in 2023, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine

Boeing to make design changes to prevent more 737 MAX 9 door panel blowouts

The National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing said officials still have not determined who removed and reinstalled that plane's door plug during production

Pak man with Iran ties charged in plot to assassinate gov officials in US

Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out

UK should double public investment to boost long-run growth: Think tank

NIESR forecasts Britain's economy will only grow by 1.1 per cent this year and does not expect annual growth to exceed 1.3 per cent in between now and 2029

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing ex-PM Hasina's fate

The message was clear, the official said: Hasina no longer had the army's support

Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as chief after Haniyeh's assassination

Sinwar, the architect of the most devastating attack on Israel in decades, has been in hiding in Gaza, defying Israeli attempts to kill him since the start of the war

18 PLA aircraft cross into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone

On Monday, Taiwan said that 9 Chinese military aircraft and 9 naval vessels were operating around Taiwan, out of which 6 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait

US elections: Harris' VP pick Walz's history with China may prove awkward

His interest in the country has also extended to policy-making, with Walz cosponsoring numerous pieces of legislation in the US House, including the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017

NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time for Boeing's troubled capsule

NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing's troubled new crew capsule.

US SC shuts down Missouri's long-shot push to lift Trump's gag order

The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the justices granted Trump broad immunity from prosecution in a separate case filed in Washington

US sends ship-based Navy fighter jets to Middle East to help protect Israel

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the increased military presence in the region as officials worry about escalating violence in the Middle East in the wake of the killings last week

Takeaways from a Harris-Walz ticket as US heads towards Nov prez rac

Neither vice presidential pick seems to do much to build out his party's coalition a sign that both campaigns view this election as about boosting turnout from their existing bases

Nobel winner Yunus to lead B'desh's interim govt after shunning politics

Muhammad Yunus, whose work alleviating poverty won him a Nobel Peace Prize, was named the head of a new interim government on Tuesday following the sudden ouster of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister

Concerned about atrocities against Hindus in B'desh: Israeli envoy

Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired an all-party meeting in Parliament and briefed the leaders about the ongoing developments in Bangladesh