International

25-11-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: When the United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a United States-authored resolution that paves the way for a transitional administration and an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, Pakistan which was presiding over the council had a seemingly contradictory response. Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, Pakistan’s …

25-11-2025 WASHINGTON: The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four US officials told media, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Media was not able to establish the exact timing or scope of the new operations, …

25-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Ten large Indian trade unions condemned the government’s rollout on Friday of new labour codes, the biggest such overhaul in decades, as a “deceptive fraud” against workers. The unions, aligned with parties opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanded in a statement late on Friday …

25-11-2025 ABUJA: A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers have been abducted by gunmen during Friday’s attack on St Mary’s Catholic School in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said, as security fears accelerate in Africa’s most populous nation. The update from an earlier …

25-11-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel’s military has launched a wave of air attacks across Gaza, killing at least 30 Palestinians, including children, in its latest violation of a six-week old ceasefire in the war-torn territory. The attacks on Saturday also wounded 87 others, according to authorities in Gaza. Witnesses said the …

Toronto, Nov 24: Canadian police announced on Saturday the arrest of 24-year-old Nicholas Singh, who had been listed among the country’s 25 most wanted fugitives. According to a statement from Toronto Police, Singh was sought on a Canada-wide warrant for breach of parole by the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) …

24-11-2025 CANBERRA: From 10 December, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing accounts are deactivated or removed. The government says the ban, a world-first policy popular with many parents is aimed at …

24-11-2025 MOSCOW: On Thursday, a US Pentagon delegation was in Kyiv. They were talking to President Zelensky about a draft plan to end the war in Ukraine. The same day, on Russian state TV, President Putin was in military fatigues. He was talking to his army chiefs about fighting on. …

24-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI: Indian officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter. The three health and drug safety …

24-11-2025 UNITED NATIONS: At least 67 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement came into effect last month, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. Speaking during a news conference in Geneva on Friday, UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said the death toll …