13-12-2025 KINSHASA: More than 400 civilians have been killed following the recent surge in fighting as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues its offensive in South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to regional officials. The M23 consolidated control over the strategic town of …

13-12-2025 By SJA Jafri + Agencies SYDNEY: The number of Indigenous people who have died in custody in Australia has hit the highest level since records began in 1980. New data from the Australian Institute of Criminology showed 33 of the 113 people who died in custody in the 12 …

13-12-2025 BANGKOK/ PHNOM PENH: Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has entered its fourth day, as deaths rise on both sides, with both countries accusing one another of violating international law as they await a promised phone call from United States President Donald Trump. Three Thai civilians were killed as …

13-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI/ MILAN: Prada, opens new tab will make a limited-edition collection of sandals in India inspired by the country’s traditional footwear, selling each pair at around 800 euros ($930), Prada senior executive Lorenzo Bertelli told media, turning a backlash over cultural appropriation into a collaboration …

13-12-2025 WASHINGTON: The US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, …

13-12-2025 NAYPYIDAW: Dozens of people, including patients, have been killed, and about 70 wounded after an air strike by the country’s military government hit a major hospital in western Myanmar, according to a rebel group, aid workers and a witness. Myanmar has been gripped by attritional fighting in a raging …

13-12-2025 GAZA STRIP/ DEIR-EL-BALAH: After a night of relentless rain, Arafat al-Ghandour and his wife, Nour, finally exhaled in relief as the morning sun emerged, if only briefly, over the soaked displacement camp. The couple, parents of five, live in a worn tent riddled with holes. They spent the night …

Hyderabad-Dec 12 (Shoukat-PMI)The Chairman of the Minority Commission Dr Shahid Akther had a cordial meeting with Hon’ble Shri Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana, to discuss a range of important matters concerning minority educational institutions in the state. During the meeting, the Chairman also presented the Annual Report of the …

New Delhi-Dec 12 (PMI) In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the November 10 Red Fort blast, a Delhi court on Friday remanded three medical professionals and a religious preacher—all arrested for their alleged involvement in the terror conspiracy—to 12 days of judicial custody. The accused, identified as Dr …

12-12-2025 VILNIUS: The Lithuanian government has declared a “nationwide emergency situation” in response to a series of incursions from neighboring Belarus by weather balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes. Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene condemned the balloon incursions as a “hybrid attack” by Belarus that posed a real risk to national security and …