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Dutch bank moves billions in gold as global unrest grows

The Hague: The Dutch central bank announced on Wednesday, September 2,that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as…
Netanyahu says toppling Iran’s government is ‘within reach’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, September 3, said Iran’s government was weaker than ever and fighting for its survival, expressing confidence that toppling it was “within reach” as the United…
Smriti Mandhana swings into history as leading run scorer

Dubai: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana hit a stroke-filled 124 off 64 balls, which also helped her become the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket, as she guided India to post 193/5 against…

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude face widespread outages; AWS also hit

New Delhi: Major artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude, experienced significant service disruptions on Thursday, September 3, affecting thousands of users globally, according to outage tracking…
Over 100 Nepalese stranded in China return home, says Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Over 100 Nepalese nationals, who were stranded in China following the massive flash floods, returned to their home country on Thursday, according to an official statement. The flash floods, triggered by…
New York City bans generative AI in schools through Class 8

New York: New York City will ban students from using generative AI in class from 2-K, a programme for two-year-olds, through Class 8 for the 2026-27 school year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and…
Nepal-Tibet Flood: China warns of more glacier collapses

Beijing: Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters similar to last week’s deadly flash flood at the Tibet-Nepal border,…

Iran claims missile, drone strikes on US bases in Kuwait, UAE

Iran’s Army said it launched missile and drone strikes on military bases used by US forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early on Thursday, September 3, marking a fresh…
Iran tells Trump his fate in Hormuz is to ‘drown in fury’

Tehran: Iran has hit back at US President Donald Trump over his proposal to rename the Strait of Hormuz the ‘Trump Strait’, dismissing his claims of US control over the strategic waterway.…
Study finds shared root of chronic fatigue across 5 illnesses

New Delhi: A new study has uncovered a shared biological process that may help explain chronic exhaustion across five conditions—post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), long Covid, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple…
India, Belgium back efforts for early conflict resolutions: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, September 3, that India and Belgium believe in the rule of law, dialogue and diplomacy, asserting that both nations support efforts towards early…
UAE President, Trump discuss regional developments in phone call

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from US President Donald Trump, during which the two leaders discussed cooperation between their countries and developments in the Middle…
Taliban reaches out to world despite isolation, sanctions and rights concerns

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration is putting all of its efforts in reaching out to as many nations as possible, even for possible working relations, in the absence of official recognition over its human…
ISI-backed Bangladesh terror groups raise spillover threat to India

New Delhi: The Indian security agencies are keeping a close watch on two terror groups and their splinters that operate out of Bangladesh. The Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)…
Death toll rises to 1,252 in Nepal amid threats of fresh floods

Kathmandu: The death toll due to the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,252 on Thursday, September 3, as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, while risks of fresh…