International

04-06-2026 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT/ TEHRAN: Israel’s expanding invasion of Lebanon draws global condemnation, with France requesting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. US President Donald Trump says he is close to a “very good deal” with Iran, with US media reporting that he is pushing for tougher terms. Iran’s …

04-06-2026 PRETORIA: South Africa’s sports minister has said his nation was “being made to look like fools” after its football team was delayed travelling to Mexico ahead of the World Cup due to visa issues. Gayton McKenzie demanded an explanation from South Africa’s football association (Safa) as to why this …

04-06-2026 NAYPYIDAW: A devastating explosion has killed at least 55 people and wounded dozens more in a village in a region of Myanmar under insurgent control, the BBC has been told. A source familiar with the situation on the ground in Kaung Tat, a village in Namkham Township in Shan …

04-06-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has requested that edits be made to the US-Iran deal aimed at bringing an end to fighting that began earlier this year, US media reported. The changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, media reported. The White …

03-06-2026 TEHRAN/ KUWAIT CITY/ MANAMA/ WASHINGTON: The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones, as civilian vessels and regional allies Kuwait and Bahrain came under attack. Kuwait’s military said air defence systems intercepted incoming …

03-06-2026 KINSHASA/ BUNIA: The head of the United Nations health agency is visiting the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), urging local communities to lead the fight against a disease whose confirmed cases have nearly doubled in two days. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

03-06-2026 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy has suspended a prominent senior monk accused of sexually abusing a child, in the religiously conservative nation’s highest-profile case involving a local clergyman. In rare disciplinary action, 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana was stripped of his responsibilities on Saturday as the chief custodian of a highly …

03-06-2026 BUCHAREST: In some parts of Europe, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine can feel like a distant threat but in Romania, that war is right next door and increasingly dangerous. In Galati, there is an apartment block with a hole in the roof that proves it. Residents have just begun …

03-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: What began as one student’s viral complaint about a mismatch between the physical and digital copies of his Grade 12 physics answer sheet has snowballed into a major controversy around one of India’s biggest and most important school-leaving exams? Days after the government-run Central Board …

03-06-2026 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran has reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that foreign commercial and military vessels will be targeted, if they do not comply with regulations governing passage through the strategic waterway. The announcement on Saturday came after the United States signaled that President Donald Trump …