08-05-2025 SANA’A: A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States does not include any operations against Israel, the group’s chief negotiator has announced. Mohammed Abdulsalam told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday that attacking Israel was not included in “any way, shape or form” in the agreement mediated …
Read More »‘Germany to reject undocumented migrants at border’
08-05-2025 BERLIN: Germany’s new interior minister has issued orders to reject undocumented refugees and migrants and wants to deploy thousands more police officers at the country’s borders, according to the Bild newspaper. The publication reported the development on Wednesday, the first day of work for the country’s new conservative-led government …
Read More »India launches missile attacks targeting sites in Pakistan
08-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian military launched multiple missile attacks targeting sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early on Wednesday in an attack it called Operation Sindoor. The Pakistani military claims to have retaliated, shooting down multiple Indian military planes. At least 26 Pakistanis have been …
Read More »Catholic cardinals meet to elect next pope
08-05-2025 VATICAN CITY: For days, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have been slipping beyond the Vatican’s walls, gathering for discreet dinners at old trattorias and secretive sessions at private living rooms across Rome. Tasked with electing the new leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, the red-hatted princes of the …
Read More »Israeli attacks kill 57 as Gaza blockade accelerates starvation
08-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 57 people since dawn, targeting civilians in crowded places, as it’s more than two-month blockade of the besieged and bombarded enclave has caused acute food shortages, accelerating the starvation of the Palestinian population. A reconnaissance drone strike targeted an …
Read More »Tensions escalate as Pakistan vows response to Indian strikes
07-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI/ MUZAFFARABAD: Tensions escalate in India and Pakistan, after India launches missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan says six locations were attacked and claims to have shot down five Indian fighter jets, India has not confirmed this. Pakistan says 26 people …
Read More »UK & India agree trade deal after three years of talks
07-05-2025 LONDON/ NEW DELHI: The UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports. The UK government said the “landmark” agreement, which took three years …
Read More »Merz elected German Chancellor after initial debacle
07-05-2025 BERLIN: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after a humiliating and unprecedented defeat on the first attempt, getting his coalition government off to a weak start. Merz, 69, who led his conservatives to a federal election victory …
Read More »ICJ dismisses Sudan’s genocide case against UAE
07-05-2025 THE HAGUE/ DUBAI: The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching the UN Genocide Convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s deadly civil war. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said …
Read More »India worried about Chinese ‘dumping’ as trade tensions escalate
07-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The pace at 64-year-old Thirunavkarsu’s spinning mill in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state has noticeably slowed down. The viscose yarn, a popular material that goes into making woven garments, he produces, now sits in storage, as orders from local factories have dropped nearly …
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