31-07-2025 KHARTOUM: On the morning of June 25, the crackling sound of machinegun fire startled Hamisa and her family as they were having breakfast in Sudan’s North Kordofan state. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had just stormed her village, Kazkeel, on motorbikes, as they burned huts and farms and …

30-07-2025 MOSCOW: A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres, prompting evacuations and damaging buildings, officials said. A Russian official said a tsunami with a wave height of between 3m and 4m was recorded in parts …

30-07-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a government report seen by media. The annual audit was …

30-07-2025 NASSAU: When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation’s territory, Elon Musk’s company offered a sweetener; complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country’s defense vessels, according to three people familiar with the matter. …

30-07-2025 BEIJING: Heavy rain has killed at least 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands after swaths of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that prompted landslides, according to state media. Weather authorities have issued their second-highest rainstorm warning for the capital Beijing, neighboring Hebei and …

30-07-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has denied seeking a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping while holding out the possibility of visiting China at his counterpart’s invitation. “The Fake News is reporting that I am SEEKING a ‘Summit’ with President Xi of China. This is not correct, I …

30-07-2025 UNITED NATIONS: Global hunger levels declined for a third consecutive year in 2024, according to a new United Nations report, as better access to food in South America and India offset deepening malnutrition and climate shocks in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Around 673 million people, or …

30-07-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ PAHALGAM: India’s Home Minister Amit Shah has said three suspected rebels killed in Indian-administered Kashmir were responsible for the April killings of tourists in the disputed region’s Pahalgam that led to an intense military conflict with Pakistan. The minister’s comments came on Tuesday, …

30-07-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 60,034 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the war on Gaza erupted in October 2023, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. The grim milestone was reached on Tuesday, with medical sources telling media that at least 62 Palestinians, including 19 aid seekers, …

29-07-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Keeladi village in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state has unearthed archeological finds that have sparked a political and historical battle. Amid coconut groves, a series of 15ft (4.5m) deep trenches reveal ancient artefacts buried in layers of soil, fragments of terracotta pots, and traces …