02-04-2026 MADRID: Spain has closed its airspace to planes of the United States involved in the US-Israel war on Iran, the latest step in the country’s opposition to the conflict. Defence Minister Margarita Robles confirmed the airspace closure to reporters on Monday after Spain’s El Pais newspaper first reported on …
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02-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: In northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, a team of workers is carefully restoring a centuries-old royal kitchen that once fed the rulers of the former princely state of Awadh. Tucked within the sprawling complex of Chota Imambara, a mausoleum and congregation hall, this kitchen …
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02-04-2026 WASHINGTON: The four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission arrived in Florida on Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than five decades. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy …
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01-04-2026 HOUSTON: Amid questions about the future of Iran’s government, the son of the former shah has pitched himself to a right-wing summit in the United States and received a raucous welcome. Reza Pahlavi spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas on Saturday, urging US President Donald …
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01-04-2026 GENEVA: Emergency cholera medical supplies for several African countries have become stuck in a logistical quagmire caused by the Iran war, aid officials told media, raising concerns about preparations ahead of the high-risk rainy season. The stocks stranded in Dubai warehouses are contingency supplies placed in cholera-prone countries including …
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01-04-2026 MANILA/ HANOI: The Philippines and China have resumed high-level talks this week over the disputed South China Sea, exploring preliminary steps toward oil and gas cooperation while addressing energy and fertilizer supply issues amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, the Philippine foreign ministry said. The 11th round of talks …
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01-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: With mixed signals over US plans for fresh talks with Iran, the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, the Middle East’s two arch-enemies continues. Iran fired several missiles at targets in northern and southern Israel overnight, after Israel …
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01-04-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Gold demand in India saw a slight uptick this week as softer bullion prices attracted some buyers, though many remained cautious and held off for further price drop, while premiums in China narrowed as physical demand slowed. Bullion dealers in India offered discounts of up …
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01-04-2026 NEW YORK: As the video opens, Democratic Texas State Representative James Talarico appears to stand in front of a Texas flag, beaming. “Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country,” the US Senate candidate seems to say into the camera. As a voice whispers “white …
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01-04-2026 BEIRUT: Three Lebanese journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, their employers have said. Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV, was killed in the town of Jezzine alongside reporter Fatima Ftouni and her brother, cameraman Mohamed Ftouni, both from …
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