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Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the use of acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol) during pregnancy could be "associated with a very increased risk of autism," a statement that contradicts decades of…

USA: World leaders are gathering this week in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, with discussions expected to be dominated by the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.The annual gathering officially opened on…

New Delhi: Raj Kamal (YOA: 2009), presently posted in Consulate General of India, Milan, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea.He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, Ministry of External…

New York: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.The meeting is set to be…

Israel: Israel Police detained former Arab Knesset member Haneen Zoabi on Sunday morning on suspicion of incitement and publicly expressing support for a terrorist organisation.The arrest follows complaints about remarks Zoabi made at…

Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump has repeated his claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan earlier this year through trade, stating that he should be honoured with the Nobel Prize for "ending seven wars."Speaking at…

Tripoli: Only 13 people have survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a "Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement", pledging that any aggression against either nation would be treated as an attack on both.The agreement was inked during a state visit by Pakistan…

Taipie: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Tuesday recorded the presence of 24 Chinese aircraft, 11 vessels, and six official ships operating around its territory.Sharing the details in a post on X, the MND said these were…

Washington: US astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore participated in the India-USA space collaboration event held in Washington, DC, where IAF Group Captain and astronaut Shubanshu Shukla virtually joined.Reflecting…