19-04-2025 GUANTANAMO BAY: The US has dismantled large parts of a camp built to house migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, satellite images reviewed by media. President Donald Trump ordered the existing facility in Cuba be expanded to hold 30,000 migrants shortly after taking office in January. However, only …
Read More »‘US weapons left in Afghanistan sold to militant groups’
19-04-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: Half a million weapons obtained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been lost, sold or smuggled to militant groups, sources told media with the UN believing that some have fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda affiliates. The Taliban took control of around one million weapons and …
Read More »Hamas formally rejects Israeli ceasefire offer
19-04-2025 CAIRO/ GAZA STRIP: Hamas has formally rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire offer, saying it is prepared to immediately negotiate a deal that would see the release of all remaining hostages in return for an end to the war and the release of Palestinian prisoners. In a video statement, Hamas’ chief …
Read More »Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban
18-04-2025 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students after the institution said it would not bow to demands from President Donald Trump’s administration and was hit with a funding freeze. The White House has demanded the oldest university in the US make …
Read More »US cotton exports to India rise on lower prices
18-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: US upland cotton exports to India have risen in the past few months fueled by global tariff conflicts, declining American prices and rising demand in the South Asian country, industry experts said. Exports to India from February to April jumped to 155,260 …
Read More »Iran confirms next round of nuclear talks with US
18-04-2025 TEHRAN: Iran has confirmed that its next round of nuclear talks with the United States this weekend will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would be conducted. Wednesday’s announcement on Iranian state television came as Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian formally approved the resignation of …
Read More »Israel kills dozens more in latest Gaza attacks
18-04-2025 GAZA STRIP: Medical sources told media that at least 35 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since early on Wednesday, and more devastating strikes have been reported in recent hours. The United Nations said an estimated 500,000 people have been “newly displaced or uprooted once more” …
Read More »Telescope finds promising hints of life on distant planet
18-04-2025 LONDON/ CAMBRIDGE: Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge team studying the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b has detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. This is the …
Read More »Israeli troops will remain in Gaza ‘Security Zones’ after war
18-04-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: Israel’s Defence minister has said troops will remain in so-called security zones they have established by seizing large areas of Gaza even after an end to the war. Israel Katz said the zones would provide a “buffer” to protect Israeli communities “in any temporary or permanent situation”, …
Read More »Millions watch as Swedish elk begin annual migration
18-04-2025 STOCKHOLM: Every spring for the past six years, millions of people have tuned in to a round-the-clock livestream of elk on the move in northern Sweden. “The Great Moose Migration” tracks the animals as they swim across the Angerman River and make their annual journey toward greener, summer pastures. …
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