World
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Iran would pay "a very heavy price" for killing Israeli civilians, as the two foes kept up intense fighting."Iran will pay a very heavy price for the premeditated murder of civilians, women and children," Netan...
World,Politics
Baghdad: Two drones launched from Iran towards Israel were shot down over Iraq by the US-led international coalition to defeat the Islamic State group, two Iraqi military officials told AFP on Sunday."The international coalition at Ain al-Asad (military base) shot down two Iranian drones that w...
Tehran: Iran announced that mosques, metro stations and schools would serve as shelters from Sunday evening, as Israel's attacks entered a third day."Mosques are among the shelters available to the public, and the metro stations will be prepared tonight to open for use," government spo...
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greenland on Sunday carrying a message of "European solidarity and support" for the Danish autonomous territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, located at the crossroads of the Atlantic and the Arctic.Macron will be the first for...
AFP, JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel's air strikes on Iran had the "clear support" of US President Donald Trump."Our enemy is your enemy... We're dealing with something that will threaten all of us sooner or later. Our victory wil...
AFP, MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putindiscussed the conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as efforts towards aUkraine settlement in a phone call with US counterpart Donald Trump, theKremlin said Saturday. It was the fifth phone call between the two leaders under efforts to resetrelat...
Sports,Football
Despite concerns over ticket sales and player fatigue, FIFA's new expanded Club World Cup will throw up several intriguing storylines this summer in the United States as the competition kicked off on Saturday.Former Barcelona great Lionel Messi has spent the last two seasons at MLS side Inter Mi...
Former England football captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey and actor Gary Oldman also receiving the honour.Beckham, who played 115 times for England as well as for some of the world's most ...
Matheus Cunha says he is determined to help Manchester United bounce back from their worst league season in 51 years after becoming the club's first major signing of the transfer window.The 20-time English champions are undergoing a rebuild under Ruben Amorim after limping home 15th in the Premi...
Business
Britain's economy shrank more than expected in April, official data showed Thursday, in the first month of the Labour government's business tax hike and US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs onslaught.Gross domestic product contracted 0.3 percent in the month, compared to 0.2 pe...
Stock markets edged higher Wednesday as investors welcomed cooler US inflation data and a China-US agreement aimed at lowering trade tensions.After two days of talks between US and Chinese negotiators in London, US President Donald Trump said: "Our deal with China is done".The United...
The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record peak but remains "untenably high", the United Nations said Thursday.A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR, the UN ...
Tokyo said Thursday it had expressed "serious concerns" to Beijing after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a Japanese military patrol plane in the Pacific last weekend.The incident followed the sighting of two Chinese aircraft carriers sailing in the Pacific together for the f...
Oman said Thursday it will host a sixth round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend amid escalating tensions between the long-time foes."I am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks will be held in Muscat this Sunday," Foreign Minister Badr Albusaid...
Thailand's Medical Council reaffirmed on Thursday its decision to sanction three physicians over the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following his return from exile, after the health minister tried to veto the punishment.Thaksin returned to the kingdom in August 2023 and wa...
Washington: The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space "for the first time in decades," its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity demand in developing countries.Banga said in an email to staff that the bank will work closely with U...
Geneva: The United Nations human rights chief today demanded the United States lift sanctions it imposed on four International Criminal Court judges, saying they were contrary to the rule of law."I am profoundly disturbed by the decision of the Government of the United States of America to sanc...
National,World,Travel & Tourism
MINA, Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage w...
After a warm welcome to Brazil, Carlo Ancelotti, the Selecao’s first foreign coach in more than 50 years, is on a mission to fix a stuttering team and win back fans which starts on Thursday against Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier. The match will start on 5:00 AM, Friday, Bangladesh time. ...
Around 20,000 people were being evacuated from central Cologne Wednesday after three unexploded World War II bombs were found, the biggest such operation in the German city since the end of the war.Bomb squad technicians were planning to defuse the three American explosives, two weighing 1,000 kilog...
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