08-01-2026 PARIS: University professor Xavier Crettiez admits that he doesn’t know the real names of many of the students on his course. This is a highly unusual state of affairs in the world of academia, but Prof Crettiez’s work is far from standard. Instead, he helps train France’s spies. “I …

08-01-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: The United States could raise tariffs on India if New Delhi does not meet Washington’s demand to curb purchases of Russian oil, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, escalating pressure on the South Asian country as trade talks remain inconclusive. “(Prime Minister Narendra) …

08-01-2026 YAOUNDE: Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidential election held on December 28, according to provisional results. The results announced on Monday showed Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote, while former Prime Minister Anicet-Georges Dologuele …

08-01-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: United States Senator Lindsey Graham has shared a photo of President Donald Trump holding a signed hat that says “Make Iran Great Again”, fueling concerns about the possibility of renewed war with Iran. Graham, a Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, posted the picture on social media …

08-01-2026 SANA’A: About 400 tourists are stuck on the Yemeni island of Socotra after flights were grounded because of clashes on the mainland between government troops backed by Saudi Arabia and secessionists with links to the United Arab Emirates. Over the past few days, flights in and out of Yemen …

07-01-2026 LONDON/ JERUSALEM: The BBC has said it has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who survived Hamas’s 7 October attacks in southern Israel after a news crew filmed inside their destroyed home. The reporting team, which included senior correspondent Jeremy Bowen, entered the Horenstein family’s home in the …

07-01-2026 LONDON: Scientists have discovered two new subtypes of multiple sclerosis with the aid of artificial intelligence, paving the way for personalized treatments and better outcomes for patients. Millions of people have the disease globally but treatments are mostly selected on the basis of symptoms, and may not be effective …

07-01-2026 TEHRAN: Mehnaz was too young to protest when Mahsa Amini died in police custody three years ago after she was arrested for allegedly wearing the hijab improperly. Her mother did not let her join the throngs of crowds chanting “woman, life, freedom” in Tehran and across the country so …

07-01-2026 PORT MORESBY: In the lush hills of Papua New Guinea’s highlands, Ambua Lodge sits in picturesque but troubled surrounds. From this region, one of the country’s poorest and most dangerous, the hotel is attempting to carve another path for Hela province, which has long been beset by tribal fighting. …

07-01-2026 BERLIN: Tens of thousands of homes in Berlin will be without electricity until Thursday as authorities struggle to repair power cables seriously damaged in a suspected arson attack, officials have said. Some households may also be without heating as the outage has affected local systems at a time when …