International

14-12-2025 PARIS: Angry French farmers are calling for more protests over the government-backed slaughter of cattle herds affected by so-called Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). On Thursday there were clashes between riot police and demonstrators in the southern Ariege department, after vets were called in to destroy potentially contaminated cattle at …

14-12-2025 TOKYO: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has lifted a tsunami advisory for northern Japan’s Pacific coast that had been issued after an earthquake shook the region, national broadcaster NHK reported, days after a larger tremor injured at least 50 people. The magnitude 6.7 quake struck on Friday off the …

14-12-2025 DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold national elections on Feb. 12, its chief election commissioner has announced, setting the timeline for the nation’s first vote since a student-led uprising that ousted long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina, whose Awami League party-led government was marred by allegations of human rights violations, rigged …

14-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: In the large displacement camps of Gaza, rows upon rows of makeshift tents blanket debris, empty lots and what remains of flattened neighborhoods. With Storm Byron descending upon the enclave, a sense of terror has seized a population already exhausted from two years of Israel’s genocidal war …

14-12-2025 BERN: The winner of last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo, has said they are returning their trophy in protest over Israel’s continued participation in the event. The 26-year-old Swiss singer said there was a “clear conflict” between Israel’s involvement in the competition and the ideals of “unity, inclusion and …

14-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians. As PM Narendra Modi cautiously …

14-12-2025 KHARTOUM: A women’s rights organization has documented nearly 1,300 cases of endemic sexual and gender-based violence across war-torn Sudan, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) blamed for the overwhelming majority of attacks. The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) released findings on Thursday showing …

13-12-2025 KINSHASA: More than 400 civilians have been killed following the recent surge in fighting as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues its offensive in South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to regional officials. The M23 consolidated control over the strategic town of …

13-12-2025 By SJA Jafri + Agencies SYDNEY: The number of Indigenous people who have died in custody in Australia has hit the highest level since records began in 1980. New data from the Australian Institute of Criminology showed 33 of the 113 people who died in custody in the 12 …

13-12-2025 BANGKOK/ PHNOM PENH: Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has entered its fourth day, as deaths rise on both sides, with both countries accusing one another of violating international law as they await a promised phone call from United States President Donald Trump. Three Thai civilians were killed as …