International

16-09-2025 WASHINGTON/ MASCOW: US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia but only if NATO countries meet certain conditions which include stopping buying Russian oil. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said he was “ready to do major sanctions on …

16-09-2025 KATHMANDU: Nepal’s major political parties have demanded the country’s president reinstates the parliament he dissolved following deadly anti-corruption protests. In a statement, eight parties including the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Maoist Centre, said President Ram Chandra Poudel acted unconstitutionally. Poudel dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday upon the …

16-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Families of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas have said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the “one obstacle” preventing their return and reaching a peace deal. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum; Bring Them Home Now wrote on social media that Israel’s strike on Qatar last week …

15-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out further strikes on Hamas leaders following last week’s attack in Qatar, saying they would not have immunity “wherever they are”. Speaking at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said every country …

15-09-2025 DOHA, QATAR: Foreign dignitaries from across the Arab and Muslim world have gathered in Doha, and observers are expecting them to deliver a decisive response to Israel after its attack on Qatar. The emergency summit of the Arab League (AL) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opens on Monday, …

15-09-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BRUSSELS: Trade talks between India and the European Union have entered a crucial phase and negotiators are working intensively to meet a year-end deadline for signing the free trade pact, a top European Union Official said on Tuesday. The EU is India’s biggest …

15-09-2025 BEIJING: China’s military said on Sunday it had conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea and warned the Philippines against any provocations. The two countries have been engaged in a long-running maritime standoff in the strategic waterway that has included regular clashes between coast guard ships and massive …

15-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Group of Seven nations’ finance ministers discussed in a call on Friday further sanctions on Russia and possible tariffs on countries that they consider “enabling” its war in Ukraine, as the US called on its allies to impose tariffs on purchasers of Russian oil. Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe …

15-09-2025 DOHA/ GAZA: Artillery shelling and gunfire by Israeli forces reported in Gaza City, as well as shelling from boats. Israel continues demolishing buildings across Gaza. Qatar is hosting a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders on Sunday and Monday to plot a course of action after Israel’s “cowardly” attack …

15-09-2025 LONDON: More than 110,000 people protesting against immigration have marched through the United Kingdom’s capital, London, in one of the country’s biggest right-wing demonstrations, with some protesters clashing with the police and wounding at least 26 officers. The violence at the “Unite the Kingdom” march on Saturday came as …