26-01-2026 MONTREAL: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff against Canada if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney moves ahead with an announced trade deal with China. In a statement shared on Truth Social on Saturday morning, Trump said Carney is “sorely mistaken” if he …

25-01-2026 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: The death toll in a fire which engulfed a shopping centre in Pakistan has climbed to 71, police have confirmed. Police say 77 people are currently reported as missing by their families following the fire at Gul Plaza, in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, on Saturday …

25-01-2026 DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: Europe may have rallied to see off President Donald Trump over Greenland, but its leaders recognize the confrontation is unlikely to be the last in dealings with his increasingly strident version of the United States. The stakes could hardly be higher, given the $2 trillion trading relationship …

25-01-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from British politicians after claiming that NATO forces stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. The US president made the remarks in an interview with Fox News, a US broadcaster, where he again questioned the value …

25-01-2026 DAMASCUS: The Syrian government says it has taken over control of al-Aqtan prison, a facility in the northeastern city of Raqqa housing a number of ISIL (ISIS) detainees, following the withdrawal of Kurdish-led SDF fighters under a ceasefire agreement. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Telegram on …

25-01-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ PARIS: France’s Renault, opens new tab is banking on the cult following of its Duster SUV to help revive its Indian business, bringing back a nameplate that had better brand-recognition than the automaker itself before regulatory change led to its demise. The smallest …

25-01-2026 CANBERRA/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have formally called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate Israeli President Isaac Herzog for his role in alleged war crimes amid reports he will visit Australia early next month. The organizations said on Friday that they had …

25-01-2026 DAMASCUS: Damascus had breathed a sigh of relief when a ceasefire between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was announced on the night of January 18. Fireworks lit up the sky, car horns blared and Syrians gathered in Umayyad Square to dance in jubilation. The …

Hyderabad, Jan 24 (PMI) A major fire broke out at a furniture store in Nampally, Hyderabad, on Saturday, January 24, triggering panic in the busy commercial area. At least two to three people are feared trapped inside the building, according to initial reports. The fire erupted at Batcha Furniture Shop, …

24-01-2026 TOKYO: Japan has suspended operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, hours after its restart, its operator has said. An alarm sounded “during reactor-start-up procedures” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in Tokyo but the reactor remained “stable”, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) spokesperson Takashi Kobayashi said. Reactor number six restarted on …