International

18-09-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Sanctioned tanker Spartan has discharged Russian crude oil at India’s Mundra port despite a ban by the Adani Group on entry of blacklisted ships at the terminal, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler showed on Tuesday. The Suezmax tanker discharged 1 million barrels of …

18-09-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA: A United Nations inquiry has found that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, a landmark moment after nearly two years of war. Navi Pillay, chairwoman of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told media on Tuesday about its …

18-09-2025 OREM, UTAH: The alleged killer of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appeared to take responsibility for the shooting on the messaging platform Discord, a company spokesperson has confirmed. According to the spokesperson, Tyler Robinson, 22, messaged friends in a chat on Discord hours before he was arrested last week in …

18-09-2025 GAZA STRIP: Gaza City residents say they are being subjected to “heavy, relentless” bombardment amid reports that Israel’s military has expanded its ground offensive. At least 78 people killed by Israeli air strikes across Gaza since dawn. A United Nations inquiry has found that Israel’s nearly two-year war on …

17-09-2025 BAMAKO/ DAKAR: At least 40 fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali on Sunday when al Qaeda-linked insurgents who had declared a blockade on fuel imports to the country attacked a convoy of more than 100 vehicles under military escort, two sources said on Monday. After the insurgent group, Jama’at …

17-09-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: India and the United States will hold trade talks on Tuesday, New Delhi said, raising hopes for a breakthrough weeks after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation for buying Russian oil. The move comes after Trump struck …

17-09-2025 KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki has named three new ministers, just days after the dissolution of parliament was triggered by deadly protests. Karki, who on Friday became the Himalayan nation’s first female leader, made Om Prakash Aryal home minister, Rameshwar Prasad Khanal finance minister and Kulman Ghising energy …

17-09-2025 MINSK/ MOSCOW: Russia has showcased some of its advanced weapons while conducting a joint military drill with Belarusian troops amid heightened tensions with NATO countries following alleged violations of the airspaces of Poland and Romania by Moscow. Approximately 7,000 troops, including 6,000 Belarusian soldiers, participated in exercises held at …

17-09-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has warned Hamas against moving the Israeli captives in Gaza above ground to hinder Israel’s military campaign, renewing his call for their release. Trump wrote in a social media post on Monday that he had read a news report indicating that Hamas would …

17-09-2025 DOHA, QATAR: For almost two years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone out of his way to avoid agreeing to a Gaza ceasefire. In November 2023, a deal saw the release of 110 captives taken during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel but a week later, Netanyahu refused …