International

21-09-2025 PARIS/ BRUSSELS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron said major European nations will likely reimpose international sanctions on Iran by the end of the month. When asked in an interview on Israel’s Channel 12 on Thursday if the so-called “snapback” sanctions would be triggered, Macron responded in the affirmative, claiming that …

20-09-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 51 people killed, including 43 in Gaza City, as Israeli forces continue to bombard Gaza. The Palestinian Civil Defence says nearly half of Gaza City’s population, or about 450,000 people, have fled the area since Israel launched its major operation there in August. UN chief …

20-09-2025 BRAZILIA: Brazils President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has told the BBC in an exclusive interview that he has “no relationship” with US President Donald Trump. Lula has frequently criticized Trump, but this is the clearest signal yet that he thinks communication between him and his US counterpart is …

20-09-2025 DAMASCUS: Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing negotiations with Israel to reach a security pact could lead to results “in the coming days.” He told reporters in Damascus the security pact was a “necessity” and that it would need to respect Syria’s airspace and territorial unity …

20-09-2025 PARIS: Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff are among workers expected to strike in France on Thursday as part of a day of protests against looming budget cuts. Unions are calling for more spending on public services, more tax on the wealthy and for the scrapping of an …

20-09-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: The families of four passengers killed in the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing, opens new tab 787 said in a lawsuit that the accident resulted from allegedly faulty fuel switches, which the US Federal Aviation Administration has said do …

20-09-2025 LONDON: Demonstrators have taken to the streets of London and Windsor to protest Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom, which human rights groups have condemned over US support for “the continuing genocide of the Palestinian people”. Hundreds of protesters gathered at Portland Place in central …

20-09-2025 CAIRO/ DOHA: A senior Hamas official has spoken for the first time since last week’s Israeli attack on the group’s leadership in the Qatari capital Doha, describing the moment of the attack and how the officials managed to barely escape. “We were in a meeting, the negotiating delegation and …

20-09-2025 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact, state media from both countries said, in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership. “This agreement, which reflects the shared commitment of both nations to enhance their security and to achieving security and peace …

19-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Former US President Barack Obama has warned of a “political crisis of the sort that we haven’t seen before” in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk. At an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Obama said he did not know Kirk and disagreed with many of his …