International

23-04-2025 BEIJING: China has warned it will hit back at countries that make deals with the US that hurt Beijing’s interests, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies threatens to drag in other nations. The comments come after reports that the US plans to pressure governments to …

23-04-2025 GAZA STRIP/ JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least 29 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, medics say, including four in an attack on a tent camp in Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised “a powerful response” to Yemen’s Houthis after the rebels claimed more attacks …

23-04-2025 VATICAN CITY/ COLOMBO: The Vatican has recognized 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as ‘witnesses of faith’, six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has said that the Vatican has recognized 167 of its members …

23-04-2025 JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has said “professional failures” led to the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month. An inquiry into the incident by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) found a series of failings, including an “operational misunderstanding” and a “breach of orders”. The deputy commander of …

23-04-2025 NEW YORK: The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the ride hailing and Delivery Company engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices. The consumer protection watchdog accused Uber of charging customers for its Uber One subscription service without getting their consent and making it …

22-04-2025 TEHRAN/ BEIJING: Iran says it will brief China this week in advance of a third round of talks with the United States on its nuclear program, as Iranian officials separately accused Israel of seeking to “undermine and disrupt the diplomatic process”. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Beijing …

22-04-2025 VIENNA: Asian cybercrime syndicates have caused an estimated $37bn in losses in the East and Southeast Asian regions, with the United Nations warning that the reach of the criminal networks is expanding globally. In a report released on Monday, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) detailed how …

22-04-2025 GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military has killed at least 29 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn on Monday, with many fatalities in attacks on tent camps for displaced people. The Palestinian Civil Defence and the Palestine Red Crescent Society call for an independent investigation into the deaths of 14 Palestinian …

22-04-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in the Indian capital, Delhi, where he is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid global trade tensions sparked by Washington’s tariff policies. The talks are likely to focus on fast tracking a much-awaited bilateral trade …

22-04-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died aged 88 There’s palpable shock at the Vatican, where the Pope had addressed crowds at an Easter Sunday service, Sofia Bettiza reports Tributes pour in from world leaders, including from King Charles, Italy’s …