01-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of staff has said there is a “deal on the table” for the remaining hostages in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Lt Gen Eyal Zamir reportedly said the Israeli military had brought about the conditions for a deal, and it is now in …

01-09-2025 KHARTOUM: An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher and is intended to trap people inside, according to research from Yale University. From satellite images, the university’s Humanitarian Research Lab has identified more than 31km (19 miles) of “berms” as the raised banks …

01-09-2025 KYIV: A prominent Ukrainian politician and former parliament speaker has been shot dead in western Ukraine, officials said, as a search was under way to find the attacker. Andriy Parubiy, who also previously served as secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, was killed in the city of …

01-09-2025 Bureau Report LAHORE: Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain swelled rivers, according to rescue officials, who have been carrying out a huge rescue operation as the country struggles with a monsoon season of devastation. According to a …

01-09-2025 COPENHAGEN: Divided foreign ministers from the European Union are tussling over what action to take over Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza after the bloc’s humanitarian aid chief called on them to “find a strong voice that reflects our values and principles” amid death, destruction and man-made starvation across the …

31-08-2025 SANAA: A Houthi official has vowed “vengeance” against Israel after the Yemeni group confirmed that an Israeli air strike earlier this week killed the prime minister of the Houthis’ government in the capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike on Sanaa along with “several” other ministers, …

31-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: Heavy bombardment has been reported in Gaza City early on Saturday as Israel says its planned seizure of the besieged Palestinian territory’s largest area is progressing. At least 59 Palestinians including aid seekers, killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn. The United States has said it …

31-08-2025 BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday for an ethics violation, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that triggered a flurry of deal-making aimed at filling the void. Paetongtarn, who was Thailand’s youngest prime minister, became the sixth premier from or backed …

31-08-2025 TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi agreed on Friday to deepen economic and security ties as New Delhi confronts new US tariffs and Tokyo looks to counter China’s growing influence. “Japan and India should draw on each other’s strengths, help solve each other’s …

31-08-2025 UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly session in New York next month after he and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked, the US State Department has confirmed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed them for undermining peace …