05-02-2026 HAVANA: The Cuban government has rejected accusations that it poses a threat to the security of the United States, insisting that it stands ready to cooperate with Washington. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Monday calling for dialogue and stressing that the Caribbean island does …

05-02-2026 BEIJING: China has executed four people found guilty of causing six Chinese citizens’ deaths and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than $4bn. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China announced the executions on Monday morning in a statement. However, the timing of the …

05-02-2026 TEHRAN: Iran has said that it expects progress on a framework to restart nuclear talks with the United States as unverified reports suggest the country’s president has ordered the revival of the negotiations. Tehran said on Monday that it is examining several diplomatic processes pitched by countries in the …

04-02-2026 MINNEAPOLIS: A Minnesota federal judge on Saturday declined to order a halt to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement crackdown in Minneapolis, in a lawsuit by state officials accusing federal agents of widespread civil rights abuses. US District Judge Kate Menendez in Minneapolis handed down the ruling. The lawsuit by …

04-02-2026 TEHRAN: Ever since the crackdown on protests in Iran between January 8 and 10, there has been contention on what the true death toll of those bloody events is. According to figures provided by the Iranian government, 3,117 people were killed, including civilians and security forces. Yet estimates from …

04-02-2026 DHAKA: Sukumar Pramanik, a Hindu teacher in Rajshahi city about 250km (155 miles) from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, says the country’s upcoming national election could be his final test of trust in politics. Electoral periods in Bangladesh have seen spikes in communal and political violence throughout the country’s history, with …

04-02-2026 NIAMEY: The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base at Niger’s main airport. The ISIL-affiliated Amaq News Agency reported on Friday that the group carried out a “surprise and coordinated attack” on the base at Diori Hamani International Airport near the …

04-02-2026 GAZA STRIP: Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has pushed the plight of the Palestinian people to the forefront of global attention. For more than two years, the world has witnessed the mass killing, disease and starvation imposed upon the enclave by Israel. Faced with a sense of helplessness, calls …

04-02-2026 WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth’s orbit to power Artificial Intelligence (AI). The application claims “orbital data centres” are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power. Traditionally, such centres are large warehouses full of …

04-02-2026 WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: United States President Donald Trump claims India will now buy Venezuelan oil after tussles last year over the South Asian country’s significant imports of Russian crude. “India is coming in, and they’re going to be buying Venezuelan oil as opposed to buying it from Iran. So, …