International

24-12-2025 CANBERRA: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized to the Jewish community over last week’s Bondi Beach attack, which killed 15 people at a Hanukkah ceremony, and called for stricter laws against hate speech and hardline violence. Speaking on Monday, a week after Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades …

24-12-2025 TOKYO: Japan is set to resume operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant; Kashiwazaki-Kariwa. The partial restart of the plant got the green light in a vote on Monday by the Niigata local government. Japan has reopened several nuclear facilities as it seeks to reduce emissions, reversing policy …

24-12-2025 JERUSALEM: The news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be heading the inquiry into his own government’s failings ahead of the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, has drawn sharp criticism from many across Israel. Calls for a state commission of inquiry, to be led by a sitting …

24-12-2025 MOSCOW: A Russian general has been killed in a car bombing in Moscow, officials have said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday morning after an explosive device planted under a car detonated. Sarvarov, 56, was the head of the armed forces’ operational training department, …

24-12-2025 KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand and Cambodia agreed to hold a meeting of defence officials towards resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between them entered a third week with at least 80 people killed so far. The decision was taken on Monday during a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur …

23-12-2025 JERUSALEM: In central Tel Aviv, the main stage has now been dismantled in Hostages Square, the focal point for the campaign over the past two years to bring back Israelis held in Gaza. Nearby, signs and posters have been taken down, and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum has …

23-12-2025 LONDON: A touching gesture was provided for Prince William and Prince George as they were welcomed to a homeless shelter at the same charity the Prince of Wales visited with his mother, Princess Diana, 31 years ago. George, 12, followed in the footsteps of his father with his visit …

23-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) plans to amend its merger and acquisition rules, including barring acquiring companies from offering higher prices or additional compensation to major shareholders, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The reforms aim to level the playing …

23-12-2025 SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed by an angry crowd gathered at the famous Bondi beach on Sunday to honor the victims of a gun attack a week earlier that targeted a seaside Jewish Hanukkah festival event. The nation marked a day of reflection on Sunday to …

23-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel’s repeated violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement are “creating major risks for transitioning to the second phase”, Turkiye’s foreign minister has said, as he joined diplomats from the United States, Egypt and Qatar in the US city of Miami to review the first phase of the …