International

31-10-2025 KHARTOUM/ CAIRO/ RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and Jordan have condemned the abuses committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their capture of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan, as more evidence emerged of mass killings in the strategic area. The denunciations on Tuesday came as …

31-10-2025 WASHINGTON/ KYIV: Both Russia and Ukraine depend on Chinese-made components for drones, jamming systems and the fibre optic cable attached to the drones to make them immune to jamming. If Beijing wanted to end the Russia-Ukraine war, it could do so promptly and singlehandedly by banning the imports, according …

31-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel says it has “resumed enforcing ceasefire” after at least 104 people were killed in strikes across Gaza, including at least 46 children, according to medical sources. US President Donald Trump says Israel “hit back” after a soldier was “taken out” but claims “nothing is going to …

30-10-2025 LOS ANGELES: The United States has announced it carried out three more attacks against boats accused of trafficking illegal narcotics in the waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the strikes on Tuesday morning in a …

30-10-2025 KINGSTON/ HAVANA: Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricanes in history. The storm landed in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope and …

30-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military has killed at least 18 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “powerful” strikes following an exchange of gunfire in southern Rafah, during which one Israeli soldier was wounded. The attacks on Tuesday marked the most significant flare-up in …

30-10-2025 KHARTOUM: Fears mounted in Sudan on Tuesday, three days after paramilitaries seized the key city of El-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in Kordofan. The capture of El-Fasher, the historic heart of Darfur, has sparked fears of mass killings reminiscent of …

30-10-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ DHOHA: The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is mired in uncertainty after the pair reportedly failed to find a breakthrough during three days of negotiations in Istanbul. State media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement on a …

30-10-2025 KINGSTON: Jamaica is bracing for Hurricane Melissa, predicted to be the most destructive storm on record to hit the Caribbean island. Forecasters say the Category 5 storm is likely to cause “catastrophic” flooding, landslides and widespread damage, and the Red Cross warns that up to 1.5 million people may …

30-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Palestinians in Gaza are burying dozens of bodies that Israel returned in exchange for the remains of Israeli captives. Many are unrecognizable and display signs of torture and mutilation. More than two weeks after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect, Palestinians are still struggling …