31-07-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India is preparing to face higher US tariffs, likely between 20% and 25%, on some of its exports as a temporary measure, as it holds off on fresh trade concessions ahead of Washington’s August 1 deadline, two Indian government sources said. Instead, New Delhi plans …

31-07-2025 MERREDIN: In a newly sown wheat field, Curtis Liebeck scoops up a fistful of sandy soil and lets it pour through his fingers. The light-brown dirt bears little resemblance to the dark, clumpy earth of rainier nations. The Liebeck farm, 300 kilometers (186 miles) from Perth in Western Australia, …

31-07-2025 LONDON: The UK will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The PM said Israel must also meet other conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire, committing to a long-term sustainable peace that delivers …

31-07-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ RAWALPINDI: The father and ex-husband of a victim allegedly killed on the orders of a local council are among nine people arrested in eastern Pakistan in connection with the young woman’s death. Police said Sidra Bibi, 18, was killed allegedly on the orders of a …

31-07-2025 LONDON: It has been a year since the Southport attack, which triggered furious racist riots in the streets of the United Kingdom. Unruly crowds, galvanized by false claims that the perpetrator was Muslim, went on a rampage, attacking mosques, Muslim-owned businesses, homes, and individuals they perceived as Muslim. As …

31-07-2025 WASHINGTON/ GAZA STRIP: United States President Donald Trump has suggested that Israel will run food distribution centres in Gaza, a move that critics say would further entrench the Israeli occupation and endanger the safety of aid seekers. Speaking to reporters onboard his presidential jet on Tuesday, Trump stressed the …

31-07-2025 KHARTOUM: On the morning of June 25, the crackling sound of machinegun fire startled Hamisa and her family as they were having breakfast in Sudan’s North Kordofan state. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had just stormed her village, Kazkeel, on motorbikes, as they burned huts and farms and …

30-07-2025 MOSCOW: A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres, prompting evacuations and damaging buildings, officials said. A Russian official said a tsunami with a wave height of between 3m and 4m was recorded in parts …

30-07-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s aviation watchdog found 51 safety lapses at Air India in its July audit, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system, according to a government report seen by media. The annual audit was …

30-07-2025 NASSAU: When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation’s territory, Elon Musk’s company offered a sweetener; complimentary Starlink internet terminals for the country’s defense vessels, according to three people familiar with the matter. …