International

20-02-2026 PARIS: France says it has released an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet!” after its owner paid a fine. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the vessel, named Grinch, was “leaving French waters” on Tuesday having paid a penalty of “several million euros”. The …

20-02-2026 BERLIN: Hillary Clinton has accused US President Donald Trump’s administration of a “cover-up” over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the …

20-02-2026 GENEVA/ TRIPOLI: Migrants in Libya, including young girls, are at risk of being killed, tortured, raped or put into domestic slavery, according to a UN report that called for a moratorium on the return of migrant boats to the country until human rights are ensured. Libya has become a …

20-02-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Adani Enterprises, opens new tab said on Tuesday that it will invest $100 billion to build renewable-powered AI-ready data centres by 2035, positioning India as a contender in the global AI race. India has seen a surge in big-ticket AI infrastructure spending, with global players …

20-02-2026 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: A group of legendary former international cricketers has appealed to Pakistan’s government to provide “immediate and adequate medical attention” for Imran Khan, the country’s former cricket captain and prime minister, who has reportedly been denied appropriate medical treatment during his incarceration. The 14 former captains, …

20-02-2026 BUENOS AIRES: Diego Nacasio, 43, works full time as a salesman at a large hardware store in Florencio Varela, a city in the greater Buenos Aires area. He says he doesn’t need a calendar to know what day of the month it is. By the time his salary and …

20-02-2026 TEHRAN: The second round of indirect nuclear talks between the US and Iran have ended in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran and Washington have reached an understanding on main principles during the Geneva talks. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei says US will not be able …

19-02-2026 BRUSSELS/ LONDON: More than 457,000 European citizens have signed a petition calling for the full suspension of the European Union’s partnership agreement with Israel within the initiative’s first month. Launched on January 13 as a formally registered European citizens’ initiative, the petition must reach 1 million signatures from at …

19-02-2026 CARACAS: Pressure is growing on the Venezuelan interim government to free the remaining political prisoners being held in the country. A pressure group campaigning on detainees’ behalf, Foro Penal, said on Sunday that it had been able to verify that 444 political prisoners had been released since US forces …

19-02-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: A team of Indian officials will visit the US next week to finalize the legal text for an interim trade agreement, which is likely to be signed in March, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday (February 16, 2026). The visit is likely to start …