02-08-2025 WASHINGTON: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee, taking a step towards implementing a peace deal even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled. The African Union, Qatar and the United States joined the committee meeting …

02-08-2025 WASHINGTON: Differences between the US and India cannot be resolved overnight to arrive at a trade deal, a senior US official told reporters late on Thursday, citing geopolitical disagreements. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Washington was still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier that day the …

02-08-2025 TOKYO/ MOSCOW: Japan’s weather office has lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier, becoming one of the last countries to rescind the emergency order after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a statement lifting the advisory on …

02-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: Mothers across Gaza are forced to give their babies water to keep them alive, as milk and formula have become nearly impossible to find due to Israel’s suffocating blockade of aid, media explains. Hani Abu Rizq walks through Gaza City’s wrecked streets with two bricks tied against …

02-08-2025 TEHRAN: Ali Ahmad’s eyes fill with tears as he lifts his shirt to show deep bruises across his back. While he was detained, Iranian officers struck him and accused him of spying, he says. “They used hoses, water pipes and wooden boards to beat me. They treated us like …

02-08-2025 WASHINGTON: In April Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing sweeping new import tariffs only to put most on hold amid the resulting global financial panic. Four months later, the US president is touting what he claims are a series of victories, having unveiled a handful of deals with …

01-08-2025 BEIJING: About 77 elderly residents were inside the nursing home when the floods hit, trapping about 40 of them as water levels rose to almost 2m (6ft), according to Chinese media. Flooding killed dozens residents at a care home for elderly people on the outskirts of Beijing this week, …

01-08-2025 LOME: A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country’s foreign minister told media last week, in a rare official acknowledgement of the toll of rising attacks. Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Dussey said 15 attacks …

01-08-2025 WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the U.S. would impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday. The 25% tariff, as well as an unspecified …

01-08-2025 BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said that calls for the Lebanese group’s disarmament serve only Israel, amid pressure from the United States for Beirut to take such steps. “Those who call for submitting arms practically demand submitting them to Israel … We will not submit to Israel,” Qassem …