Israeli media reported that more than 100 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday afternoon, prompting the Israeli army to advise civilians in the region to stay close to bomb shelters.
A 49-year-old Filipino fisherman who spent 47 days drifting aimlessly at sea has been rescued after surviving on rainwater, coconuts and fish, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday.
Two Hezbollah members were killed in a clash with Israeli forces along the border fence separating Lebanon and Israel
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams has celebrated her 59th birthday -- the second in space.
Emphasising the ardent need for reforms in the UN Security Council, India's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, said that India is an essential country in the international system and has a legitimate right to a seat in the permanent category in the UNSC.
A total of 17 samples of AY.4.2 variant of the Covid-19 virus have also been identified in India. As per data available on GISAID, it includes seven in Andhra Pradesh, four in Kerala, two each in Telangana and Karnataka, and one each in Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir.
Analysts see China's willingness to work with the international community for a safe and stable Afghanistan as a significant shift in its approach to the new regime in Kabul as Beijing fears that the country is becoming a safe haven for terrorism once again.
“If the U.S. continues to stubbornly cling to the illusion of using Taiwan to contain China... China will resolutely counter and fight back,” Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei said at a conference.
The CDC data on Wednesday revealed that the daily count of people getting the first dose has been decreasing since mid-August, reaching a record low of 25,336 on Tuesday
A major cyberattack occurred on Tuesday and caused long queues at gas stations across the country.
