15-07-2026 WENZHOU, CHINA: Emergency crews on China’s east coast used excavators and chainsaws on Sunday to clear streets littered with fallen trees hours after Typhoon Bavi, the ‌most powerful storm to hit the country this year, swept through the region. Triggering a landslide and waterlogging some areas, Bavi had weakened …

15-07-2026 WELLINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon upgraded their nations’ diplomatic ties on Saturday, as Modi seeks to ‌bolster New Delhi’s ties in the Asia-Pacific region. The leaders elevated bilateral relations to a “strategic partnership” during talks in Auckland, reflecting their nations’ “shared …

15-07-2026 SREBRENICA, BOSNIA: Thousands have gathered in Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark 31 years since the Srebrenica genocide, as leaders and activists’ worldwide use the anniversary to call on people to fight dehumanization. On Saturday, mourners, survivors, foreign dignitaries and religious leaders gathered at the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial Center to commemorate …

15-07-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged “all parties” in the escalating United States-Iran conflict to exercise restraint after a fragile ceasefire that had held for nearly three weeks collapsed into a new wave of strikes and counterstrikes. “A renewed conflict is in no one’s interest,” …

15-07-2026 TEHRAN/ DOHA: Iran claims attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar as UAE also reports intercepting Iranian missiles and drone threats. The attacks came after the US announced a third round of strikes on Iran this week, accusing it of attacking a Cyprus-flagged container ship in the Strait of …

15-07-2026 FIFA is hoping to make money off the World Cup final even after the match is finished and the tournament is wrapped up. Segments of the pitch for the World Cup final will be up for sale starting at $450 per piece, football’s governing body announced on Saturday. Players …

14-07-2026 DHAKA: Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and ‌left over a million stranded as authorities raced on Saturday to deliver aid to devastated communities. The disaster management ministry said on Saturday that flooding across seven districts …

14-07-2026 WASHINGTON/ DUBAI: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in Oman on Saturday to discuss arrangements for the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington seeking a public pledge of free, secure transit. US President Donald ‌Trump said on Friday the US and Iran had agreed …

14-07-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s ‌Tata Consultancy Services rose as much as 4.1% on Friday after better-than-expected quarterly revenue on strong banking demand and rising AI revenue, though analysts said the broader sector recovery was likely to remain gradual. Shares of the country’s top software services exporter trimmed some …

14-07-2026 BEIJING: More than 600,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the country after hitting Japan’s Sakishima islands and grazing northern Taiwan. Chinese authorities said on Saturday more than half a million people were evacuated in the eastern Zhejiang province and another …