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Expert probe underway into Russian missile attack: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Regardless of its classification, the latest strike highlighted rapidly rising tensions in the 33-month-old war

Gaza death toll from Israel-Hamas war crosses 44,000: Palestine officials

Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames their deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in residential areas, where they have built tunnels, rocket launchers and other things

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel PM Netanyahu, Hamas officials

Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have condemned ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's request for warrants as disgraceful and antisemitic

Failure not an option, says Stiell amid disagreement among nations at COP29

A surge in finance is essential: To ensure all parties can deliver new national plans aligned with 1.5 degrees as they must, he said

Death toll from gun attack in Pakistan on Shiites soars to at least 28

No one has claimed responsibility. The latest violence came a week after authorities reopened a key highway in the region after keeping it closed for weeks following deadly clashes

Abrupt, 'irreversible' drop in global freshwater levels, Nasa study claims

Recent data from Nasa satellites have revealed that Earth's surface has lost freshwater abruptly since 2015. This major drop coincides with a 2014 to 2016 period of El Niño warming

Alibaba Group combines e-commerce arms to tackle growing competition

Alibaba split into six business units in 2023, in the biggest revamp of its 24-year history

'Jeff Bezos advised selling Tesla stocks thinking Trump would lose': Musk

Donald Trump is set to assume office on January 20 and has been naming his picks for key administrative roles. The list also features Musk, who will co-lead DOGE to make the US govt more 'efficient'

Russia launches intercontinental ballistic missile attack on Ukraine

The strike, which hit enterprises and critical infrastructure, follows recent Ukrainian strikes inside Russian territory using US- and British-made missiles

FBI arrests man accused of plotting attack on New York Stock Exchange

Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida, was charged with attempt to use an explosive device to damage or destroy the building used in interstate commerce

Isro, Australian space agency sign cooperation pact for human space flight

The IA enables cooperation between both space agencies on crew and crew module recovery for Gaganyaan missions, the country's first crewed spaceflight program, it said

Russian military claims it shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles

The Russian Defence Ministry said Thursday its air defence systems shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles, six HIMARS rockets and 67 drones.

Sundar Pichai dials Donald Trump to congratulate, Elon Musk joins call

Elon Musk joins Sundar Pichai's congratulatory call to President-elect Donald Trump, solidifying his close ties with the leader

MIT goes tuition-free for families earning below $200k in 2025: Details

Known as a global leader in STEM, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's financial aid programme addresses student debt in the US, which surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2020

Sri Lankan President pledges to restore law and order, address wrongdoings

Clad in a simple white tunic, the 56-year-old President addressed the parliament from the Speaker's chair, marking the first session since his party's landslide victory

COP29 produces streamlined climate finance draft, but key issues remain

With less than two days left for the UN climate conference to close, negotiators face a gargantuan task to hammer it out

Australia introduces world-first social media ban for children under 16

Australia's policy sets the highest age restriction on social media globally, surpassing France's recent ban on under-15s, which allowed exceptions with parental consent

US justice department seeks Google Chrome's sale to restrict monopoly

Google said the DOJ's proposal would harm Americans' privacy and security, stymie Google's investments in artificial intelligence and hurt companies

North Korea, Russia sign agreement to expand their economic cooperation

Kim Jong Un in recent months has prioritized relations with Moscow as he attempts to break out of international isolation and strengthen his footing, actively supporting Putin's war on Ukraine

US chief of staff a former lobbyist; will face raft of special interests

In a statement, Brian Hughes, a spokesman from the Trump transition effort, rejected any suggestion that Wiles' history as a lobbyist would make her susceptible to pressure