International

26-06-2026 HANOI: Police in Vietnam have rescued more than 400 cats in a bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports. More than 40 cats were reunited with their owners after the multiday operation last week, but …

26-06-2026 BRUSSELS: EU officials are facing fierce criticism over plans to host the Taliban in Brussels on Tuesday, with rights campaigners and MEPs warning that the meeting risks normalizing a regime that has banned girls from school beyond the sixth grade and sought to erase women from public life, while …

26-06-2026 PARIS/ MADRID: Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as a heatwave swept across much of Europe. Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain were also sweltering in extreme heat, with record temperatures …

26-06-2026 MELBOURNE: A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant has been discovered in the remote rainforests of northern Australia. Researchers believe the nocturnal predator developed the unique hunting method to make meals of aggressive ants which are notoriously dangerous …

26-06-2026 NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has doubled down on his criticism of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) after being asked whether calling the pro-Israel lobbying group “monsters” could be dangerous. Mamdani last week denounced the pro-Israel lobby’s spending in a New York primary election …

26-06-2026 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA STRIP: A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel continues to deliberately target and kill Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and war crimes in the occupied West Bank. In a report published on Tuesday, the UN Independent International …

25-06-2026 SINGAPORE: Four liquefied natural gas tankers controlled by Qatar headed into the Strait of ‌Hormuz on Monday, despite a fall in ship traffic after Iran announced that it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed. The tankers, Wadi Al Sail, Mekaines, Al Sadd and Mesaimeer …

25-06-2026 LONDON: Nearly two years after leading the Labour Party to a landslide election victory, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation amid a mounting rebellion within the party, kick-starting the race for the seventh prime minister of the United Kingdom in 10 years. In an emotional address on …

25-06-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has entered what its disaster authority is calling a “critical” weather window. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued a nationwide alert, warning of thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, urban flooding and an elevated risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) …

25-06-2026 LONDON: The UK’s parliament is expected to debate the need for an inquiry into Israeli influence on British politics on Monday. This debate, which will be broadcast on the parliament YouTube channel was triggered after a petition gathered more than 118,000 signatures. Launched on January 28 this year, the …