International

03-12-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country’s president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel. Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, denies the bribery, fraud, and …

03-12-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India expects to secure a trade deal with the United States before the end of this year as most issues have been resolved, New Delhi’s trade secretary said on Friday. The US imposed tariffs of up to 50% on imports from India starting …

03-12-2025 JAKARTA: The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 700, according to a tally published by the national disaster agency, as desperate people hunt for food and water. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Sunday said 402 others were still missing as authorities …

03-12-2025 ANKARA: Pope Leo XIV has reiterated the Vatican’s insistence on a two-state resolution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying it’s the “only solution” that can guarantee justice for both sides. Leo made the comments as he flew from Turkiye to Lebanon on Sunday for the second and final leg of …

03-12-2025 STOCKHOLM: Revenues from sales of weapons and military services by the 100 largest global arms-producing companies reached a record $679bn in 2024, according to new data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The Gaza and Ukraine wars, as well as global and regional geopolitical tensions and …

02-12-2025 NEW YORK: AI-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in US online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots to compare prices and secure discounts amid concerns about tariff-driven price hikes. US shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online, up 9.1% from 2024 …

02-12-2025 NEW DELHI: In India, a set of recently discovered photographs is drawing attention to the role of women in one of the country’s biggest anti-colonial movements, known as the civil disobedience movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930-31. The images do not simply capture female participation. They are visual …

02-12-2025 CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon, becoming the country’s first leader to tie the knot while in office. The pair married in the capital, Canberra, on Saturday afternoon, the day after the final sitting of the parliamentary year. “We are absolutely delighted to …

02-12-2025 ABUJA: An Anglican priest kidnapped in northwest Nigeria last month has been killed in captivity, the head of the Church of Nigeria said, as the country reels from a surge in abductions and killings that has drawn condemnation from Washington. Archbishop Henry Ndakuba said Venerable Edwin Achi, seized with …

02-12-2025 HONG KONG/ BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities last year that they faced “relatively low fire risks” after complaining repeatedly about fire hazards posed by ongoing renovation works, the city’s Labour Department told media. …