International

09-10-2025 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has scaled back its forecast for renewable power growth to 2030, citing weaker outlooks in the United States and China. The Paris-based agency now projects total renewable capacity will reach 4,600 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, down from 5,500GW in last year’s forecast, …

09-10-2025 NAYPYIDAW: A group of civil society organizations in Myanmar plans to take legal action against Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor, accusing it of passing customer data to the country’s military government for use in repression. The activists sent Telenor a notice of intent to sue on Monday, according to a …

09-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Deadly Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip as the war reaches its two-year mark. Officials from Israel and Hamas, as well as the mediators, meet in Egypt to discuss US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war. At least 104 people have been killed …

08-10-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister has declared that cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog is “no longer relevant” after Western countries reinstated international sanctions on the country. “The Cairo agreement is no longer relevant for our cooperation with the IAEA,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, referring to …

08-10-2025 AMSTERDAM: Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, calling for the Dutch government to take a tougher stance against Israel’s war in Gaza. Organizers estimated that around 250,000 people joined the demonstration, a figure supported by local police. Most wore red to signal their support for …

08-10-2025 JAKARTA: The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school building in Indonesia rose to 36, from 16 a day earlier, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday. Efforts continued for a seventh day to search for the bodies of 27 students still …

08-10-2025 BLANTYRE: Malawi’s Peter Mutharika vowed to root out government corruption and rebuild an ailing economy after he was sworn in on Saturday for a second term as president of the southern African nation. Mutharika, 85, secured more than 56% of votes last month, defeating outgoing president Lazarus Chakwera, 70, …

08-10-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s move to allow export of de-oiled rice bran effective Oct. 3 is aimed at stabilizing local DORB prices and boosting Indian exports, traders and millers told media. The Ministry of Commerce & Industry announced the policy in an Oct. 3 notice, which said exports …

08-10-2025 LONDON: Police in the United Kingdom are investigating a suspected arson attack on a mosque in southern England as a “hate crime” as a spate of violent crime against religious sites is reported. Officers were called to the site of an arson attack on Phyllis Avenue in Peacehaven, East …

08-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: International activists deported from Israel after joining an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla have given further accounts of mistreatment by guards during their detention. The latest claims made by participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla added to the growing scrutiny of Israel on Sunday for its treatment …