International

15-05-2026 BEIJING: US President Donald Trump left Beijing after a two-day summit saying he had struck “fantastic trade deals, great for both countries”, but few details have emerged on what the two superpowers agreed. Trump arrived for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, accompanied by several …

15-05-2026 WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has released a new price tag for the US-Israel war with Iran, saying it has cost the United States $29bn. The department’s comptroller revealed the new total during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday alongside Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. The estimate is an increase from the …

15-05-2026 SYDNEY: The Indigenous traditional owners of land in north-western Australia have been awarded a record AU$150.1 million ($108.3m; £79.9m) payout after a court ruled one of the country’s most well-known billionaires mined their land without permission. The verdict amounts to the biggest native title payout ever awarded in Australia …

15-05-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KARACHI/ KABUL: On a rainy, cold morning Masooda makes her way to a hillside cemetery in north-west Kabul to visit the grave of her younger brother Mirwais but she doesn’t know exactly where he was buried after he was killed in a Pakistani airstrike …

15-05-2026 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”. He told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that while the ceasefire remained in place, it was “unbelievably weak”. Following Trump’s comments, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf wrote …

15-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India and Russia are in advanced talks to sign a preliminary agreement on ‌critical minerals covering exploration, processing and technological collaboration; two sources familiar with the matter said. The deal is expected to focus on lithium and rare earths, with the two governments also set …

15-05-2026 ABUJA: After successfully launching Nigeria’s only operational oil refinery in 2024, billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has set his sights on East Africa as the next location for another mega refinery project, according to recent reports. It comes as African countries are actively seeking ways to make energy more secure, …

15-05-2026 KYIV: Pleas and photos of four emaciated soldiers roiled Ukraine in late April. The group had reportedly been starving on the front line after up to 17 days without food deliveries and months without rotation. “Fighters faint because of starvation, they drink rainwater,” Anastasia Silchuk, whose husband serves in …

14-05-2026 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into “conflict”, a stark opening salvo as the two leaders meet in Beijing for a summit. Trump arrived in China with accolades for his host, calling Xi …

14-05-2026 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran has begun allowing some Chinese vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz following an understanding over Iranian management protocols for the waterway, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Thursday, citing an informed source. The Fars report came as US President Donald Trump, who is …