ICJ to hear arguments on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
THE HAGUE: The United Nations' top court on Monday opens a week of hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, with more than 50 states due to…
Dubai airport passenger numbers top pre-pandemic levels
Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world's busiest international hub, registered a 31.7% increase in passenger traffic last year to 86.9 million, surpassing pre-pandemic…
BAFTA Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs as Cilian Murphy wins best actor
LONDON: "Oppenheimer", a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World War Two, was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards, winning the top honours for best film and best…
Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on Friday after collapsing and losing consciousness at the penal colony north of the Arctic Circle where he was serving a long jail…
OpenAI introduces AI model that turns text into video
Microsoft-backed OpenAI is working on a software that can generate minute-long videos based on text prompts, the company said.
The software, called Sora, is currently available for red…
‘Dune: Part Two’ rolls into London for world premiere
LONDON: The star-studded cast of "Dune: Part Two", the second instalment of the sci-fi epic featuring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, rolled into town for the movie's world premiere at…
UK economy falls into recession
LONDON: Britain's economy fell into a recession in the second half of 2023, a tough backdrop for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has promised to boost growth ahead of an election expected…
India’s top court scraps ‘Election Bonds’ funding system
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any…
Australia PM Albanese proposes to partner on Valentine’s Day
SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took time off from running the country to celebrate Valentines Day by proposing to his partner, Jodie Haydon.
Albanese announced the…
Modi inaugurates grand Hindu temple in UAE
ABU DHABI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a grand Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, capping off a two-day visit to the Muslim nation that is home to around…
Germany becomes world’s third-biggest economy as Japan slips into recession
TOKYO: Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world's third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank…
Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Dunki’ releases on Netflix
Shah Rukh Khan’s film Dunki, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, is now streaming on the global streaming platform Netflix.
Dunki came out in theatres on December 21, 2023 and performed well at…
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby part of ‘The Fantastic Four’
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are set to headline the cast of "The Fantastic Four" from Marvel Studios.
The film also marks the entry of the superhero…
Pakistan seeks documents related to Quaid-i-Azam’s brother in Switzerland
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has written a letter to the President of the Swiss Confederation, seeking assistance in providing copies of archival documents about the life of Ahmad Ali…
Russia puts Estonia prime minister on wanted list
MOSCOW: Russian police have put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Lithuania's culture minister, and members of the previous Latvian parliament on a wanted list for destroying Soviet-era…