International

22-09-2025 SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departs for the US this week, raising expectations of a first meeting with President Donald Trump, where the AUKUS defence partnership and China are likely to dominate talks between the security allies. According to his office, Albanese departs on Saturday for the United …

22-09-2025 KABUL/ KUNAR: Four months ago, Nawab Din returned to his home village of Wadir, high in the mountains of Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, after eight years as a refugee in Pakistan. Today, he lives in a tent on his own farmland. His house was destroyed nearly three weeks ago …

22-09-2025 KHARTOUM: More than 70 people have been killed following a drone strike on a mosque in Sudan’s Darfur region, a senior medical source has told the BBC. Friday’s attack in the city of el-Fasher has been blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) but the group has not …

22-09-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. Trump’s order mentions “abuse” of the program and will restrict entry unless payment is made. Critics have long argued that …

22-09-2025 LONDON: A British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly eight months have arrived back in the UK after being released. Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades, landed at Heathrow Airport, on a flight from Doha. They …

22-09-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: India says the Trump administration’s move to implement a new $100,000 annual fee on H-1B worker visas in the United States is likely to have humanitarian consequences, warning of “potential disruptions for families” affected by the policy. In a statement on Saturday, …

21-09-2025 SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday set its 2035 emissions target at a reduction of 62%-70% from 2005 levels, a lower-than-expected figure that was criticized by green groups. The United Nations has asked countries to submit their climate plans, called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, before the end of September so …

21-09-2025 PARIS: Hundreds of thousands of workers have taken take part in strike action across France on Thursday, after trade unions called for a day of protests against budget cuts. Organizers said one million people turned out, while the interior ministry put that number at 500,000, with 80,000 police officers …

21-09-2025 LONDON: Donald Trump suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer could use the military to stop illegal migration at a news conference marking the end of the US president’s second state visit to the UK. Trump said he discussed migration issues with Sir Keir during a meeting at his country …

21-09-2025 NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: Bloomberg Index Services is asking global investors whether Indian government bonds belong in its $60 trillion global aggregate index, a decision that could move India’s bond market further into the global mainstream. What does this mean? India’s bond market has been picking up steam internationally. …