International

03-04-2026 HAVANA/ MOSCOW: A Russian-owned tanker carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude oil has docked on the northern coast of Cuba, ending a near-total fuel blockade by the US on the communist-run island. The tanker’s arrival marks the first crude oil shipment to dock in one of Cuba’s ports …

03-04-2026 BANGKOK/ SEOUL: Known for its glitzy stage costumes and sometimes outlandish performances, the Eurovision Song Contest is now launching its first ever Asia edition. Broadcasters from 10 countries in the region, including South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines, have confirmed that they will be taking part. According to the …

03-04-2026 KHARTOUM: Hanaan was 18 years old when she was raped by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group accused of committing widespread “war crimes” during nearly three years of fighting against Sudan’s army. She was walking alongside a female friend to her makeshift home in an …

03-04-2026 GAZA STRIP/ WEST BANK: Israeli violence against Palestinians in the last week has killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The majority of those killed were victims of Israeli air strikes in Gaza, even as the head of the US President Donald …

02-04-2026 DAMASCUS: Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been received by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin before talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz on rebuilding his country and the return of refugees. “Our interest is in seeing Syria rebuilt as a stable and prosperous nation, including with the help of …

02-04-2026 MADRID: Spain has closed its airspace to planes of the United States involved in the US-Israel war on Iran, the latest step in the country’s opposition to the conflict. Defence Minister Margarita Robles confirmed the airspace closure to reporters on Monday after Spain’s El Pais newspaper first reported on …

02-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: In northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, a team of workers is carefully restoring a centuries-old royal kitchen that once fed the rulers of the former princely state of Awadh. Tucked within the sprawling complex of Chota Imambara, a mausoleum and congregation hall, this kitchen …

02-04-2026 WASHINGTON: The four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived in Florida on Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than five decades. NASA astronauts ‌Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy …

01-04-2026 HOUSTON: Amid questions about the future of Iran’s government, the son of the former shah has pitched himself to a right-wing summit in the United States and received a raucous welcome. Reza Pahlavi spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas on Saturday, urging US President Donald …

01-04-2026 GENEVA: Emergency cholera medical supplies for several African countries have become stuck in a logistical quagmire caused by the Iran ‌war, aid officials told media, raising concerns about preparations ahead of the high-risk rainy season. The stocks stranded in Dubai warehouses are contingency supplies placed in cholera-prone countries including …