International

04-05-2026 ATHENS: The head of a Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem has condemned a brutal attack on a nun in the city earlier in the week and warned of growing concerns over the future for Christians living in the Holy Land. Archbishop Atallah Hanna said on Facebook that “the attack …

04-05-2026 RIYADH: Head coach Eddie Howe says the desire of Newcastle United’s owners to get to the top remains “unchanged” after meeting with them this week. Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and minority owner Jamie Reuben are among those who have flown in …

04-05-2026 ATHENS: When the conservative New Democracy party came to power in Greece in 2019, it promised a work-driven economy that would grow by 4 percent a year and elevate living standards after a decade of austerity. In an appeal to the productive, non-state economy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis became prime minister, …

04-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cooler days and warmer nights in most parts of the country and above-normal heatwaves in some parts, in its monthly outlook forecast for May 2026. The IMD said above-normal heatwave days in the foothills of the Himalayas, eastern …

04-05-2026 WASHINGTON: The past weeks have not been reassuring for those who thought Europe could navigate its tricky relationship with US President Donald Trump. Trump this week lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over his criticism of the Iran war, calling him “totally ineffective,” and threatened to cut the …

04-05-2026 BEIJING: China will scrap tariffs for all African countries from Friday except Eswatini, which maintains ties with Taiwan. As of December 2024, China had already implemented a duty-free policy for 33 least-developed African nations. The policy now covers 53 countries, and will be in place until 30 April 2028. …

04-05-2026 OSLO: The interruption to supplies of fertilizer and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to 10 billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world’s biggest fertilizer producers. Svein Tore Holsether, chief …

03-05-2026 NAYPYIDAW: The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has reported. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been held in detention probably in a military prison in the capital Nay Pyi Taw since she was removed from office in …

03-05-2026 MELBOURNE: Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers. This article contains references to someone who has died. There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated, as police said they were “coming for” anyone who may have …

03-05-2026 GAZA STRIP/ ATHENS: Israel has intercepted ‌aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters near Greece, flotilla organizers said on Thursday, decrying the move as an “escalation of Israel’s impunity”. The ships make up part of a second Global Sumud flotilla to try in recent months to break an …