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Opinion | The West Botched Up Russia ... And Now Wants India To Foot The Bill
- Jul 30, 2025 15:39 pm IST
- Kanwal Sibal
The West has grudgingly recognised its inability to persuade India not to buy Russian oil. However, anti-Russian lobbies continue to apply pressure on New Delhi, seeing that their goal of imposing a strategic defeat on Russia has proved illusory.
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"Hot Priests": Vatican's Latest Campaign To Spread Faith Among GenZ
- Jul 30, 2025 13:55 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The Vatican City is turning to social media-savvy "hot priests" to draw younger generations back to the church. As part of this push, over 1,000 young priests and friars with strong online followings were invited to Rome this week.
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230,000 Killed, Millions Displaced: Remembering 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
- Jul 30, 2025 12:36 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A massive undersea earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, affecting regions from Japan to Hawaii and parts of the US West Coast.
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Tsunami Wave Hits Alaska, Hawaii: "The Worst May Be Over"
- Jul 30, 2025 12:30 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Waves as high as 10 feet are expected to hit Hawaii following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia.
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Decoding Tsunamis And Their Warnings: Most Think Of Tsunamis As One Wave
- Jul 30, 2025 10:49 am IST
- Associated Press
A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast.
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2011 Tsunami Recap: When 40-Metre Waves Crashed Into Japan Coasts
- Jul 30, 2025 10:09 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, unleashing tsunami waves up to four metres high and leading to evacuation alerts across the Pacific.
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Russia Earthquake, Tsunami LIVE Updates: Tsunami Hits Parts Of Hawaii, Alaska; Waves Seen In Washington
- Jul 30, 2025 08:18 am IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko, Sanstuti Nath
Russia Earthquake, Tsunami LIVE Updates:An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 - one of the world's strongest-struck Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet).
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France To Air-Drop 40 Tonnes Of Aid Into Gaza As Famine Unfolds
- Jul 29, 2025 23:44 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
France will air-drop 40 tonnes of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine.
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German Zoo Kills 12 Healthy Baboons Due To Lack Of Space, Faces Backlash
- Jul 29, 2025 23:21 pm IST
- Associated Press
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
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Explained: What Needs To Be Done To Reverse Famine Crisis In Gaza?
- Jul 29, 2025 21:03 pm IST
- Reuters
A famine scenario was unfolding in the Gaza Strip, with malnutrition soaring, children under five dying of hunger-related causes and humanitarian access severely restricted, a global hunger monitor said
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"Las Vegas of Europe": Foreign Couples Flock To Denmark To Get Married
- Jul 29, 2025 16:53 pm IST
- Associated Press
The head of the marriage office at Copenhagen City Hall, Anita Okkels Birk Thomsen, said that about 8,000 wedding ceremonies were performed there last year.
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Committed To Achieving Peace In Ukraine: Kremlin After Trump's New Deadline
- Jul 29, 2025 16:27 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russia is still committed to achieving peace in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Tuesday, in the first reaction to US President Donald Trump cutting his deadline for Moscow to cease fire in the conflict.
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Turkey Unveils Gazap, 970 Kg "Most Powerful" Non-Nuclear Bomb
- Jul 29, 2025 15:36 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
Turkey has developed two of its most advanced aircraft bombs, showcasing significant improvements in its military strike capabilities.
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Opinion | How Many Dead Babies Does A War Need?
- Jul 29, 2025 12:59 pm IST
- Nishtha Gautam
Given New Delhi's historical support for Palestine, its supposed 'neutrality' today in the face of death, starvation, and genocide, citing a strategic relationship with Israel, is incongruous.
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US Senator's Fiery Exchange With Top Putin Aide Over Trump's Truce Deadline
- Jul 29, 2025 12:04 pm IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham had a fiery exchange with Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev over US President Donald Trump's dramatic new deadline to Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions.
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"Very Disappointed": Trump Sets 10 To 12-Day Deadline For Ukraine Deal
- Jul 28, 2025 19:33 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump said Monday he intends to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal that ends the three-year war in Ukraine, after Russia continued to bombard Ukrainian cities.
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How Former Prisoners In Russia Are Rebuilding Lives in Ukraine
- Jul 28, 2025 12:01 pm IST
- Associated Press
Since his release from a Russian prison in April, Stanislav Tarnavskyi has been in a hurry to build the life in Ukraine he dreamed about during three years of captivity.
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Spanish Teen Being Investigated Over Nude AI Images Of Classmates
- Jul 27, 2025 18:15 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Spanish police said Sunday they were investigating a 17-year-old on suspicion of using artificial intelligence to deepfake nude images of female classmates for sale.
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Russia Begins Monthly Direct Flights To North Korea Amid Ukraine Conflict
- Jul 27, 2025 16:56 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping its offensive in Ukraine.
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Wildfires Threaten Turkey's Fourth-Largest City Forcing Evacuations
- Jul 27, 2025 16:22 pm IST
- Associated Press
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks threatened the country's fourth-largest city early Sunday, causing more than 1,500 people to flee their homes and leaving a firefighter dead.