International

15-03-2026 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s parliament has convened for the first time since a deadly 2024 uprising plunged the country into political turmoil and triggered landmark elections last month. “After more than a decade and a half of fascist and subservient rule, the activities of parliament are beginning today with representatives elected …

15-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court has allowed the country’s first case of passive euthanasia, withdrawal of artificial life support for a 32-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than 12 years. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan on …

15-03-2026 JAKARTA: Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea (PNG), Jakarta’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said after a meeting with his Australian counterpart, according to reports. After meeting with Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Thursday, Sjafrie said that trilateral …

15-03-2026 PARIS: Nearly 50 years ago, the former Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spent about three months in the village of Neauphle-le-Chateau, west of Paris, recording speeches that helped encourage the Iranian Revolution, before he returned to Iran to overthrow the shah in 1979. On the heels of the death of his …

14-03-2026 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Ira’s military command said on Wednesday the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf. Iran fired at Israel and targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, demonstrating it can still fight back …

14-03-2026 PARIS: The 32 members of the International Energy Agency agree to their largest ever release of oil reserves, in an effort to calm markets. The IEA which includes the UK and US will release 400m barrels. That’s about four days’ worth, our reporter says. The move comes after three …

14-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India approved easing restrictions on Chinese investments in select sectors on Tuesday, in a major step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rebuild ties with Beijing and end six years of friction. Below is ‌a timeline of events since a deadly border clash between the …

14-03-2026 WASHINGTON: The United States military has confirmed using a “variety” of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the war with Iran amid growing concerns over mounting civilian casualties in the conflict. Brad Cooper, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), said on Wednesday that AI is helping US soldiers’ process …

14-03-2026 MADRID/ JERUSALEM: The Spanish government has decided ⁠to withdraw its ⁠ambassador to Israel, according to ‌the official state gazette. The move on Wednesday comes as Spain has been one of the European Union’s foremost critics of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the new war on Iran launched by …

14-03-2026 BEIRUT: Israel has continued its relentless bombardment of Lebanon, striking a residential building in central Beirut and locations in the east and south of the embattled country, killing at least 19 people. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that strikes early on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded five …