06-05-2025 KIGALI/ NAIROBI: Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on television late on Sunday. Rwanda has in recent years positioned itself as a destination country for migrants that Western countries would like to remove, …

06-05-2025 VATICAN CITY: Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the “Asian Francis” because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and spontaneity with words. Like the late Argentine pope, he hails from a country far from the Catholic Church’s traditional power base of Europe and came to Rome with …

06-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: India has begun work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, sources with knowledge of the matter told media, after fresh tension with Pakistan led it to suspend a water-sharing pact. The work represents …

06-05-2025 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. In a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday, President Trump said that “for too long America has been plagued by …

06-05-2025 LIMA: Thirteen miners have been found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped several days earlier. They were working at a gold mine owned by Peruvian mining company Poderosa, which is based in Pataz province, north of the capital Lima. The victims had been sent out to …

06-05-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to expand its military offensive against Hamas which includes the “capture” of Gaza and the holding of its territory, according to an Israeli official. It is also said to include moving the 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza towards the …

05-05-2025 LONDON: Britain’s King Charles and senior royals will join veterans and crowds to watch a grand military parade and flypast at the start of four days of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of “VE Day”, the end of fighting in Europe in World War Two. The unconditional surrender …

05-05-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Israel’s security cabinet approved plans for an expanded operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported, adding to signs that attempts to stop the fighting and return hostages held by Hamas have made no progress. The decision came after comments from both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

05-05-2025 SYDNEY: Australia’s Labor government will prioritize dealing with the “dark shadow” of the US-China trade war following its resounding reelection victory, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday, after a campaign that highlighted concerns over US trade policy and the global economy. Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese, Australia’s first Prime …

05-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Samsung has asked an Indian tribunal to quash a $520 million tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear, arguing officials were aware of the practice as India’s Reliance imported the same component in a similar manner for years, documents show. Samsung, …