International

28-12-2025 WASHINGTON: The United ‍States ‍has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US ⁠President Donald Trump said. “Tonight, ⁠at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and ​deadly strike ‌against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” ‌Trump said in …

27-12-2025 DAMASCUS: The Syrian government arrested a prominent ISIS leader, Taha al Zoubi (also known as Abu Omar Tabiya), along with several associates, according to a statement from the Syrian Interior Minister on Wednesday. Zoubi was reportedly apprehended with a suicide belt and a weapon at the time of his …

27-12-2025 ABUJA: An explosion has ripped through a mosque in northeastern Nigeria as worshippers gathered for their evening prayers, killing and wounding several people, according to media reports. The blast took place at about 6pm on Wednesday (17:00 GMT) in the city of Maiduguri in Borno State, media reported, citing …

27-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Thousands of people have gathered in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve for the first public celebrations since 2022 after the city cancelled or muted festivities for two years out of respect for the thousands killed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Families filled Manger Square in the occupied …

27-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BHUBABESWAR: Thousands of job seekers flocked to a small airstrip in Odisha’s Sambalpur district this month for a home guard recruitment exam, turning the site into a sprawling open-air classroom. According to PTI, more than 8,000 candidates’ contested just 187 vacancies, highlighting Odisha’s deepening unemployment …

27-12-2025 PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hit out at a new nuclear submarine deal between the United States and South Korea, describing it as a threat to the stability of the Korean Peninsula as he toured his country’s submarine production facility, according to North Korean state media. …

27-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Mustafa and Nesma al-Borsh’s wedding party was, understandably, a modest affair, considering the conditions in the Gaza Strip. Nesma went to a beauty salon, rented a white dress, and took some photos with her groom, Mustafa. The ceremony and party were held in a tent in eastern …

27-12-2025 ALGIERS: Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation declaring France’s colonization of the country a crime. On Wednesday, lawmakers stood in the chamber draped in scarves bearing the national colors, chanting “Long live Algeria” as they approved the bill. Parliament also formally demanded an apology and reparations from Paris in …

26-12-2025 BANGKOK/ PHNOM PENH: Military officials from Thailand and Cambodia began talks on Wednesday, both countries said, days after the neighbors agreed to discuss resumption of a ceasefire after 16 days of fierce border clashes that have killed at least 86 people. The talks come two days after a special …

26-12-2025 DEIR DIBWAN/ WEST BANK: The Jewish settler outpost of Or Meir is small. A handful of prefabricated white shelters, it sits at the end of a short dirt track on a hill leading up from Road 60, a major route that dissects the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Over time, similar …