International

14-06-2025 TEHRAN: The Israeli military continues to launch waves of strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as major cities. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel that it “must expect severe punishment” following the “crime” of attacking Iran and killing several top-level military commanders and …

14-06-2025 NEW DELHI: The Air India plane crash in which more than 240 passengers were killed on Thursday has plunged the airline into its deepest crisis yet and will deal a heavy blow to its efforts to revamp its reputation and fleet. After taking the carrier over from the government …

14-06-2025 Alphabet’s, opens new tab Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify, opens new tab and instant messaging provider Discord. “The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google …

14-06-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has warned that there is a “chance of massive conflict” in the Middle East, confirming that an Israeli attack on Iran is “possible”. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he would “love to avoid the conflict” and suggested that the US would like Israel …

13-06-2025 JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN: Israeli military says it launched a wave of strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites in a major escalation against Tehran. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the military operation will continue as long as necessary. Iranian authorities suspend flights at Tehran’s international airport, as news outlets …

13-06-2025 VATICAN CITY/ BEIJING: Pope Leo XIV has appointed the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, signaling that he will continue a historic agreement that sought to improve relations between the Vatican and China. Both sides have hailed the appointment of Fuzhou Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan as an affirmation …

13-06-2025 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency has found Iran in breach of its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, according to a copy of the adopted resolution seen by the media. Iran responded with a statement condemning the move as politically motivated and “unjustified, …

13-06-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s rice stocks in government warehouses rose 18% from a year ago to a record high for the start of June, while wheat stocks have hit their highest level in four years on higher procurement from farmers, official data showed on Wednesday. Record rice …

13-06-2025 LONDON: The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen properties in the United Kingdom owned by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s former Minister of Land, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) can reveal. The move follows legal requests from Bangladesh authorities to take action against assets owned by Chowdhury, a political ally …

13-06-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has announced a major boost to defence spending in its new budget, just weeks after coming to the brink of a fifth war with archrival India. The budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026, announced by the government on Tuesday, ramps up defence spending to 2.55 …