International

03-06-2026 LONDON/ CANBERRA: The US, UK and Australia say they will develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defence, under their military alliance known as Aukus. The un-crewed undersea vehicle (UUV) technology is expected to be ready by next year. While the project’s total cost was not …

03-06-2026 PARIS: Clashes between football fans and police across France have led to more than 400 arrests following the victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League final against Arsenal. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital Paris. …

02-06-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade and some sanctions on Iran but the deal has not been finalized. On Friday, US President Donald Trump said he would make …

02-06-2026 BATON ROUGE: Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new map of congressional districts designed to help Republicans pick up a seat in the United States House of Representatives but to do so, the map eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, both of which are represented by Democrats. Approval …

02-06-2026 BEIRUT: At least 14 people have been martyred in Israeli air strikes targeting towns in southern Lebanon, according to state-run media, as Lebanese and Israeli military delegations hold security talks at the Pentagon. The attacks on Friday came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had crossed the …

02-06-2026 ACCRA: The parliament in Ghana has approved a new bill criminalizing homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities. Identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender or queer can be punished by up to three years’ imprisonment. The bill also introduces a “duty to report” prohibited acts to police. Religious leaders …

02-06-2026 BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) commissioners will meet on Friday for crunch talks aimed at imposing new restrictions on imports from China amid growing concern that Beijing is fueling conditions for US-style rust belt towns in Europe. The surge in imports of everything from electric cars to key components in …

02-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Thumping his fist on a lectern, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a direct challenge to the leaders of Pakistan. “India has been successful in isolating you and we will intensify those efforts,” he said, addressing a large rally of supporters in the southern Indian …

02-06-2026 GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala has requested US military cooperation spanning access to equipment, training and experts to assist Guatemalan operations against drug trafficking, the country’s president, Bernardo Arevalo, said on Thursday. The joint plans stopped short of US military operations on Guatemalan soil and fall within existing bilateral agreements, the …

01-06-2026 UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM: The United Nations has “added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones”, prompting Israel to cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador to the UN says. “We are done with this secretary-general,” Israeli ambassador Danny Danon added in a video …