02-07-2025 VIENNA: Oil prices edged down on Tuesday, weighed by expectations of an OPEC+ output hike in August and concerns of an economic slowdown driven by prospects of higher US tariffs. Brent crude futures for September delivery fell 16 cents, or 0.24%, to $66.58 a barrel by 0000 GMT US. …

02-07-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India is likely to get above-average monsoon rainfall, critical to the economy, in July after receiving 9% above-normal rains in June, a senior weather department official said on Monday. The monsoon is the lifeblood of India’s nearly $4 trillion economy, delivering almost …

02-07-2025 DAMASCUS/ LATAKIA: The young man’s heart was sliced from his chest and placed on his body. His name was No. 56 on a handwritten list of 60 dead that included his cousins, neighbors and at least six children from their coastal Syrian village. The men who killed 25-year-old Suleiman …

Hyderabad, July 1 (PMI): Senior BJP leader Mir Firasath Ali Baqri has expressed gratitude to Union Minister for Coal & Mines G Kishan Reddy and the Telangana Government for approving the provision of an elephant for the historic Bibi-ka-Alam procession at Alawa-e-Bibi, Dabeerpura, on July 6, 2025, the 10th day …

01-07-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed dozens of Palestinians including people seeking food at aid distribution hubs, as the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave deteriorates by the day. Medical sources told media that at least 72 people were killed since dawn in …

01-07-2025 SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: One in three men (32%) aged 18 to 57 years report using emotional abuse towards a partner. One in ten (9%) say they have used physical violence. These are some of the statistics from the latest report of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health, the Ten …

01-07-2025 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “many opportunities have opened up” following Israel’s military operations in Iran including the possibility of bringing home the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Speaking at a Shin Bet security agency facility in southern Israel on Sunday, Netanyahu said, “As you probably know, …

01-07-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India has rejected claims by Pakistan that it attempted to blame it for an attack in the Waziristan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame India for the attack in Waziristan …

01-07-2025 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: The US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks, Tehran’s deputy foreign minister has told media. Majid Takht-Ravanchi says the Trump administration has told Iran through mediators it wants to return to negotiations, but had “not made their position …

01-07-2025 MADRID: A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in Seville and neighboring areas. A new heat record for June of 46C was set …