International

14-09-2025 GENEVA: Urgent funding is needed to scale up life-saving support for families forced to sleep outdoors following powerful earthquakes that recently struck eastern Afghanistan, the UN’s migration agency said on Thursday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for $16.8 million, in line with the United Nations joint …

14-09-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to India said on Thursday that Washington and New Delhi are “not that far apart” on tariffs at a hearing in which he and Trump’s fellow Republicans described warm bilateral ties despite recent tensions. In a highly unusual move, Secretary …

14-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially moved forward with a settlement expansion plan in the occupied West Bank that would make any future Palestinian state virtually impossible. The Israeli leader signed an agreement on Thursday to move ahead with the project, which would bisect the West Bank. …

UNSC condemns Israel over deadly strike on Qatar 14-09-2025 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Israeli attack on the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday and called for de-escalation in a statement agreed by all 15 members including Israel’s chief ally, the United States. Council members issued …

14-09-2025 JUBA: South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country’s civil war. Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges against Machar relate to an attack in March by a militia allegedly …

14-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in front of hundreds of young people, many of whom recording on their phones at the time. Moments later, videos of his assassination could be seen on social media. TikTok says it is working to avoid those videos circulating across users’ feeds. “We …

14-09-2025 BRASILIA: The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been found guilty of plotting a military coup. Four out of the five Supreme Court justices tasked with judging the former leader found him guilty. One judge voted to acquit him. The 70-year-old has been convicted of leading a conspiracy …

13-09-2025 FORT PIERCE/ PALM BEACH: The criminal trial for a man suspected of trying to assassinate United States President Donald Trump last year has started, coming at a time of heightened alarm over political violence in the US. The trial began with opening statements on Thursday as the defendant, 59-year-old …

13-09-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BHADOHI: Surya Mani Tiwari has had sleepless nights ever since United States President Donald Trump slapped India with 50 percent tariffs. The 78-year-old exports carpets worth more than 1 billion rupees ($11.4m) from Bhadohi in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to the US …

13-09-2025 QAIRO: A spokesperson for Hamas has promised that the group will keep fighting after Israel attacked Qatar’s capital this week in an attempt to assassinate senior leaders of the Palestinian group, including negotiators engaged in talks on securing a ceasefire in Gaza. “The Israeli attack cannot dent our resolve …