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Tsunami Threat In Pacific After Earthquake Of 7.6-Magnitude Shakes Panama
The quake was registered at a shallow depth of 12 kilometres, meaning its impact was likely to be more severe.
Talks With US Will Succeed Only Without 'Pressure, Threat': Iran's Pezeshkian
The comments came as Pezeshkian on Monday said talks with the United States to end the war that began in late February were worthless and only resulted in renewed attacks.
LPG Tanker Struck In Hormuz, Iran Guards Say Was Taking 'Illegal Route'
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that they had struck a tanker attempting to take an "illegal route" through the Strait of Hormuz
"Rogue": US Sanctions World Court Hours After Ex-Judge Wins Peace Nobel
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African prosecutor Navi Pillay
"Bigot, Corrupt Prosecutor": Netanyahu On Peace Nobel Winner Navi Pillay
Pillay headed the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which does not speak on behalf of the world body, and which last year found that Israel was committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Ignored For Peace Nobel, Trump Reposts "America Hater" Criticism For Winner
"Pillay is unabashed hater of America": Trump reposts criticism after losing out on Nobel Peace Prize.
Pak PM Offers Nobel "Hope" For Trump. The Winner Offers A Joke
Shehbaz Sharif insisted in his X post that Donald Trump "helped bring Pakistan and India back from the brink", while India has repeatedly said no third party had a role in ending the hostilities after it launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
Navi Pillay's Nobel Win Carries Family Story That Began On A Sugar Plantation
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, 85, is a South African jurist of Indian origin and a former judge at the International Criminal Court. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured her for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
3 Including Pilot Killed In Houthi Attacks On Riyadh Airport: Saudi Arabia
The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's Saudi-backed government has widened, with the Iran-backed fighters staging repeated attacks on Saudi targets since they began a lightning offensive just across the border.
Airtel Money Debuts On London Stock Exchange, Biggest Listing In 5 Years
The mobile payments firm raised around 529 million pounds ($700 million) by selling 270 million shares at 1.96 pounds each.
"If You Clap More...": Navi Pillay Jokes On Sharing Nobel Prize With Trump
Pillay said that her first reaction to hearing the news was that it must be a joke.
Isaias Strengthens Into Category 2 Hurricane, "Dangerous" Landfall Predicted
Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph), according to the hurricane center, surpassing the 96 mph (154 kph) threshold for a Category 2 storm.
Athletes Set World Record For Highest-Altitude Push-Ups At 16,637 Feet
The athletes reached a total height of 16,637.13 feet above sea level while completing their record attempt.
"No Nation Was Better Fit": Former PM Shinzo Abe's Aide On India-Japan Ties
Speaking at the NDTV Indo-Japan Summit, Tomohiko Taniguchi said Shinzo Abe wanted Japan to build stronger ties with other countries as China's military power grew.
CIA's Vietnam-Era Airfield Is Now China's New Base Under Expanding Footprint
In helping Laos build up Ban Keun, China is now occupying a site the US used covertly at the height of the Vietnam War.
Christa Pike Makes "Remarkable" Recovery After Surviving Death By Injection
Christa Pike was sentenced to death for beating her classmate Colleen Slemmer to death in 1995. She was 18 at the time of the incident.
Experts On How India And Japan Can Build A Strategic Tech Stack
Speaking at the NDTV Indo-Japan Summit, Sujan Chinoy, the former Indian ambassador to Japan, said that trusted partnerships and secure global supply chains were the need of the hour.
Indian-Origin Navanethem "Navi" Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2026
Pillay was born to Narrainsamy Naidoo and Santhama Naidoo in 1941 in a poor neighborhood of Durban in the Natal Province of South Africa. Her grandparents came from India as indentured servants to work on South African sugar plantations in the 1890s.
Nobel Prize 2026: Three Science Discoveries That Sound Straight Out Of Sci-Fi
This year's Nobel science winners were honoured for their research on tiny particles from space, using light to control brain cells, and studying mirror-image molecules.
