International

22-05-2025 NEW YORK: Tea is the most popular drink in the world other than water. It beats out coffee and beer, which hold second and third place. May 21 is designated as International Tea Day by the United Nations, marking the significance and value of the drink globally, not just …

22-05-2025 WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, paving the way for their deportation. The court reverses a San Francisco-based district judge’s March order to block Homeland Security Secretary …

22-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 52 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, medical sources told media, as pressure mounts on Tel Aviv to allow significant humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave to avert a looming famine. Israeli air strikes and tank fire continued to pound the besieged …

QUETTA, Pakistan ‘May 21: A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including at least three children — and wounding 38 others, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province. The province has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with …

21-05-2025 WASHINGTON: The US has selected a design for the futuristic “Golden Dome” missile defence system, says US President Donald Trump, adding that it will be operational by the end of his time in office. Just days after returning to the White House in January, Trump unveiled his intentions for …

21-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Nearly 60% of Indian districts, home to three-quarters of the population, face a “high to very high” risk from extreme heat, with rising night-time temperatures and humidity compounding the health impact, a study has found. The report, published on Tuesday by the New Delhi-based Council …

21-05-2025 CANBERRA: Australia’s National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of more than 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and following a resounding loss in the national elections this month. “It’s time to have a break,” the National leader, David Littleproud, told reporters …

21-05-2025 BRUSSELS/ LONDON: The European Union and the United Kingdom have announced coordinated packages of sanctions against Russia in a bid to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, as diplomatic momentum to reach a ceasefire accelerates. The packages, which were unveiled Tuesday, will …

21-05-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has derided demands from the United States that it halt nuclear enrichment as negotiations between the two countries hang in the balance. “Saying things like ‘We will not allow Iran to enrich uranium’ is nonsense. No one [in Iran] is waiting for …

21-05-2025 CAMBRIDGE: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said it is terminating $60m in federal grants to Harvard University, further escalating an ongoing feud between the Ivy League institute and President Donald Trump’s administration over alleged anti-Semitism, presidential control and the limits of academic freedom. …