International

09-06-2026 BEIRUT: High-ranking Lebanese army officers are among at least 12 people martyred in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon, days after the countries agreed to a conditional ceasefire during United States-mediated talks. Lebanon’s army said a brigadier general, a captain and a soldier, died in an Israeli strike on a …

09-06-2026 TEHRAN/ LOS ANGELES: Iran has accused the US of denying visas to “integral” members of its national football team’s backroom staff, hours after Washington confirmed Iranian players had been given permission to travel to the upcoming World Cup. US officials said visas had been issued to all players and …

09-06-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office. The pardon was dated Thursday and released by the White …

09-06-2026 BRUSSELS: When the European Union issued its latest tranche of sanctions against Israeli settler groups and their leaders, Regavim, founded in part by the country’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, these groups welcomed the measures as a “badge of honor.” Another sanctioned figure, Daniella Weiss, whose movement, Nachala, has held …

09-06-2026 OTTAWA/ HOUSTON: Canada’s food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this week. Cows and horses that were in Texas anytime within 21 days before crossing the border into Canada would not be accepted …

08-06-2026 BEIJING: Antelope Reef is a small, teardrop-shaped island in the north-western corner of the South China Sea and, until recently, almost entirely underwater but this year it has undergone a dramatic transformation. Millions of tons of sand have been dredged from the sea bed to create solid land. From …

08-06-2026 GAZA STRIP: At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Israeli aircraft struck at least four residential buildings in the Sheikh Radwan and Tel al-Hawa neighborhoods and Shati refugee camp …

08-06-2026 KATHMANDU: A Nepali climbing guide thought to have died on Mount Everest has been found crawling down to Base Camp, six days after he was last seen alive. Dawa Sherpa was last seen above Camp 3, at around 7,500m (24,600ft), while coming down the mountain after summiting. Hopes for …

08-06-2026 WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has passed a measure that seeks to halt President Donald Trump from taking further military action in Iran. The 215-208 vote, which is largely symbolic, was successful after four Republicans joined Democrats in a public show of disapproval of the war, which began …

08-06-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Are electric vehicles finally going mainstream in India? A slew of indicators suggests the transition may finally be gathering momentum. The market for electric cars expanded by a solid 25% in the year ending March 2026, while EVs crossed the important 5% threshold in India’s …