International

31-05-2026 DHAKA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that Bangladesh has requested a new assistance program as it struggles with the economic fallout of the United States-Israel war on Iran. We take a look at what assistance Bangladesh has sought, the South Asian country’s history with the IMF and how …

31-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s interior minister has ordered the demolition of buildings along the border with Pakistan, as well as actions to combat a variety of “trans-border crimes”. Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Wednesday that buildings deemed “illegal” would be destroyed. In a statement, he explained that …

31-05-2026 GENEVA: A record-breaking hot year is almost certain by 2030 as the climate crisis intensifies, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization has warned. With an El Nino event expected later this year, the global temperature record could fall as soon as 2027. Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are continuing …

31-05-2026 SYDNEY: The Australian government is suing US manufacturing giant 3M for AU$2bn in damages (US$1.4bn; £1.1bn) over its alleged use of toxic “forever chemicals” in firefighting foam that contaminated dozens of defence bases across the country. It is the largest legal claim ever brought by the government, Attorney-General Michelle …

31-05-2026 DUBAI: Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city. The US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces also shot down four Iranian drones “that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz”. Global …

31-05-2026 NEW YORK: A Google employee has been arrested for allegedly using his access to company information to successfully place lucrative bets on the prediction platform Polymarket. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said it had charged Michele Spagnuolo, a Google engineer, with breaking insider trading …

30-05-2026 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump had a meeting with top aides on Friday to make a “final determination” about a framework for extending the ceasefire with Iran, but it concluded without clarity on the next steps. He said Iran must agree to never have a nuclear weapon or bomb, …

30-05-2026 LONDON: The climate crisis is accelerating a global increase in antibiotic resistance that poses a serious threat to human health, experts have said as figures show a rise in salmonella antibiotic resistant genes. Antibiotic resistance is one of the fastest-growing threats to global health. It can affect people of …

30-05-2026 UNITED NATIONS: The continuing US-Israel war on Iran has compounded other global disasters to drive record numbers of people into hunger at a time when funding to combat famine has fallen dramatically, the head of the UN World Food Program has said. The WFP says 363 million people around …

30-05-2026 DHAKA: Akira was always a fast learner, her father Al Amin says with pride. At 6 months she was already saying her first words. At just over 4 years old, she had started to say some words in English. He stops, his voice catching. “She was never short of …