24-08-2025 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hosted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Tokyo for a visit aimed at reaffirming security cooperation and showcasing friendly ties between the two East Asian neighbors facing common challenges from their mutual ally, the United States. On his first official visit …

24-08-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court modified its order on stray dogs on Friday, directing that those picked up from streets in and around Delhi be released after sterilization and immunization, after a storm of protests from animal lovers. Earlier this month, the court ruled that all stray …

24-08-2025 AMSTERDAM: Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned after failing to secure cabinet support for additional sanctions against Israel over its military onslaught in Gaza. Veldkamp, a member of the centre-right New Social Contract party, said on Friday that he could not achieve agreement on “meaningful measures” and had …

24-08-2025 KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of “doing everything it can” to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together but he said on Friday “that’s like oil and vinegar… they …

24-08-2025 OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, though it will keep levies on autos, steel and aluminium. It comes a day after he and President Donald Trump spoke over the …

24-08-2025 LONDON: The UK government has agreed to pay compensation to thousands of Kenyans who were affected by a fire caused by a British military training exercise four years ago. The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants said they had lost property and suffered health …

🔹 CBI raids six Mumbai premises linked to Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications in a ₹2,000 crore SBI bank fraud case.🔹 SBI had earlier declared RCom and Ambani as “fraud” and reported the matter to RBI.🔹 The bank cited misuse of loans and complex fund transfers across group entities.🔹 SBI’s …

23-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 60 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, medical sources told media, including 36 killed in Gaza City where Israel was escalating attacks in the lead-up to a broader planned offensive. An Israeli air strike hit a school in Sheikh Radwan, …

23-08-2025 COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested and appeared in court over allegations he misused state funds while in office, police say. Wickremesinghe, 76, who led the country during a devastating 2019-2024 economic crisis, had been investigated over a visit he made to London to attend …

23-08-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump says he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t quit, intensifying his effort to gain influence over the central bank. “I’ll fire her if she doesn’t resign,” Trump told reporters on Friday during a visit to a Washington, DC, museum …