01-05-2026 DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is quitting the OPEC and OPEC+ groups of major oil producing nations next month after nearly 60 years of membership. The UAE said its decision would help it meet growing global energy demand in the long term after recent investments to boost its …

01-05-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI/ STOCKHOLM: Virtusa Corp, a global information ‌technology services firm owned by Swedish private equity giant EQT, is exploring an initial public offering in India that could value it at $7 billion or more, four people with knowledge of the matter ​said. The …

01-05-2026 LONDON: Amnesty International has called for a United States air strike on a migrant detention centre in Yemen to be investigated as a possible war crime. In a report released on Tuesday, the rights group said the strike on April 28, 2025, hit a detention facility in Saada in …

01-05-2026 By SAJ Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say Pakistani mortars and missiles struck a university and residential neighborhoods in the eastern province of Kunar on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 80. Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the strikes hit …

30-04-2026 VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo’s four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the pontiff of despotism and war and also unprecedented attacks from US President Donald Trump that grabbed headlines but a smaller moment, in which the ‌pope said the Catholic Church should priorities questions of inequality and justice over …

30-04-2026 OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is developing a government-owned investment fund. Carney said on Monday that the fund, a first for the country, will invest in major Canadian industrial projects in areas such as energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and technology. It will begin at 25 …

30-04-2026 LONDON: Six tankers loaded with Iranian oil have ‌been forced back to Iran by the US blockade in recent days, ship-tracking data shows, underscoring the impact the Iran war is having on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major global oil export route. Between 125 and 140 ships …

30-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Dinesh Trivedi has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Bangladesh, replacing career diplomat Pranay Verma. The rare political appointment comes as New Delhi and Dhaka seek to repair strained ties following political upheaval in Bangladesh. Trivedi’s political roots in West …

30-04-2026 PARIS: The French coastguard has rescued 106 people travelling in a single boat after it broke down during an attempt to cross the English Channel. French authorities, who first became aware of the stricken vessel on Saturday, said they were put aboard a rescue ship and taken to Calais …

30-04-2026 BEINING: Facebook-owner Meta’s acquisition of AI start-up Manus has been blocked by Chinese regulators. Announced in late December, Meta said the deal estimated to be worth around $2bn (£1.48bn) at the time would see Manus’ agents used to boost to its own AI across its platforms but reports on …