06-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s April gold imports are set to fall to a near 30-year low of around 15 metric tons, industry and government sources said, because banks have been hit by an unexpected tax demand. Banks, which import most of India’s refined gold, have halted shipments …

06-05-2026 BAMAKO: Malian authorities say they are investigating soldiers suspected of involvement in a wave of simultaneous attacks on army bases across the country last week, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate and separatists. A prosecutor at a military tribunal near the capital, Bamako, said in a statement on Friday that …

06-05-2026 TOKYO/ HO CHI MINH CITY: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the country will boost ties with Vietnam, with a focus on energy and critical minerals. Takaichi met her Vietnamese counterpart, Le Minh Hung, on Saturday in Hanoi, where they signed six agreements on issues ranging from infrastructure to …

06-05-2026 BRUSSELS: NATO says it is assessing the details of the United States’s decision to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, a key partner in the Western security alliance, amid tensions over the war on Iran. In a statement on Saturday, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said the bloc is “working …

New Delhi, May 4, 2026: The Union Home Ministry has notified significant amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, introducing wide-ranging reforms under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026. The changes mark a major shift toward a fully digital system for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) services and citizenship-related applications. The reforms …

05-05-2026 SYDENY: Multiple parts of Australia have been hit with large numbers of mice, with farmers being forced to either shoot the animals or burn damaged crops, according to multiple reports. According to 9 News, a number of videos posted to social media show massive swarms of mice along farmlands …

05-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Apple has accused India’s competition body of exceeding its powers by pushing the US tech company to submit its financials in an antitrust case related to the iPhone apps market, while Apple challenges the law governing penalties, documents show. An April 24 non-public Indian court …

05-05-2026 DAMASCUS/ BANIYAS: Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government’s alignment with the West and widespread distrust of Moscow over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad. Oil shipments from Russia have jumped 75% to about 60,000 barrels …

05-05-2026 GENEVA: The first malaria treatment for babies has been approved by the World Health Organization, opening the door to widespread use around the globe. In parts of Africa, up to 18% of children under six months will be infected with malaria but there has historically been no safe treatment …

05-05-2026 BERLIN/ WASHINGTON: The US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced, as Donald Trump also threatened Italy and Spain for not helping to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The president’s move to reduce the number of personnel deployed in Germany came after the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, …