International

25-04-2026 TEHRAN: Iran says that the country’s institutions are fully prepared for its national football team’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In a statement made to state broadcaster IRIB, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday that the Ministry of Youth …

25-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s central bank is in talks with global regulators, Indian lenders and government officials to understand the potential risks posed by Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model Mythos, three sources said. The Reserve Bank of India’s preliminary assessment just like ‌that of global regulators suggests …

25-04-2026 WASHINGTON: The Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture is being sued by one of its billionaire backers over allegations of extortion. Justin Sun has accused World Liberty of an “illegal scheme” to seize his WLFI tokens, a cryptocurrency issued by the company. Sun alleges the firm, co-founded by US …

25-04-2026 MEXICO CITY: The authorities in Mexico are still piecing together how a typical morning at the ancient pyramid complex of Teotihuacan, one of the country’s foremost tourist destinations, descended into terrifying gun violence on Monday. The video footage is disturbing. A gunman stands atop the imposing Pyramid of the …

24-04-2026 WASHINGTON/ DUBAI: The United States has three aircraft carriers in the Middle East for the first time in 23 years with the arrival of the USS George HW Bush, the US military has said, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran. The Middle East-based Central Command (CENTCOM) of the US …

24-04-2026 BERLIN: German airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys “unprofitable” for the firm. Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict has slowed its production and transportation across …

24-04-2026 DUBAI: A warning by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has crystallized fears among Gulf States that reopening the Strait of Hormuz may be the most Iran-US talks can achieve, falling short of the broader de-escalation they regard as vital. Officials and analysts expect the next round of negotiations, due …

24-04-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MOSCOW/ LONDON: Russian oil sales to India are set to remain ‌near record highs in April and May following a new US sanctions waiver, and refiners have already secured much of their supply needs via non-sanctioned entities and vessels, traders said and data …

24-04-2026 BEIRUT: The Israeli soldier who hit a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in Lebanon and the soldier who photographed the incident will receive 30 days of military detention, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said. The IDF also said the two soldiers who have not been named would …

24-04-2026 TEHRAN: Iran has been hit by a massive wave of redundancies, both directly and indirectly as a result of the conflict with the US and Israel. It’s Deputy Work and Social Security Minister, Gholamhossein Mohammadi, said two days ago that two million people had lost their jobs because of …