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04-10-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India downed five Pakistani fighter jets of the F-16 and JF-17 class during the intense fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in May, Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh said on Friday. Although Singh had previously said that five Pakistani fighter jets and another military …

04-10-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: The United States’ 20-point plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza is not the same as the draft proposed by a group of Arab and Muslim countries, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said. “I made it clear that the 20 points that President (Donald) Trump …

04-10-2025 RABAT: Moroccan authorities have arrested more than 400 people during violent protests demanding reforms in the public health and education sectors, the Ministry of Interior says. A fifth night of youth protests was under way on Wednesday in cities across the North African country, but authorities said the fourth …

04-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel’s relentless destruction of Gaza and targeting of the Palestinian civilian population show no sign of abating, with at least 65 people killed in attacks since dawn, as Hamas’s acceptance of a United States ceasefire plan to end the genocidal two-year war remains uncertain. Two missiles struck …

03-10-2025 KINSHASA: Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia yesterday by a military court that convicted him of war crimes, treason, and crimes against humanity. The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Congo’s volatile …

03-10-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s central bank will cut interest rates on Wednesday, despite the rupee repeatedly making all-time lows, in a bid to priorities growth amid worsening trade tensions with the US, according to three analysts. The views of analysts at Capital Economics, Nomura and …

03-10-2025 MANILA: Dozens have been killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the coast of the central Philippines, sending people running onto the streets and knocking power out in some areas. Local officials told media early on Wednesday that 19 people were confirmed killed, including 13 people who …

03-10-2025 PARIS: South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead near the four-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris, French officials have told media. Mthethwa, 58, was reported missing by his wife on Monday evening, after a “worrying message from him”, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. He had …

03-10-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he wants to use American cities as “training grounds” for the military. In an unusual address to hundreds of military leaders assembled from across the world, Trump described “civil disturbances” as the “enemy from within”. He added that the situation “won’t get …

03-10-2025 KABUL: Afghanistan’s main airport is at a standstill as the country grapples with the fallout of a nationwide internet shutdown imposed by the Taliban government. The Taliban has yet to give an official reason for the decision, which took effect on Monday but did say it would last until …