International

08-03-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s renewable energy sector is facing obstacles including weak demand for tenders, power agreement delays and project cancellations, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said on Thursday. The country issued a record 73 gigawatts of utility-scale renewable energy tenders in 2024, but about …

08-03-2025 BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready against the Russian threat, in case its traditional ally, the United States, is no longer by its side. European Union leaders hold emergency talks in Brussels, the first summit of 27 nations since the explosive meeting last week between …

08-03-2025 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company’s letter service. Denmark’s 1,500 post boxes will start …

07-03-2025 BANGKOK: Thailand’s police on Wednesday detained 100 people for their alleged involvement in a scam centre in Cambodia, its first arrest of Thai nationals in a regional crackdown on massive fraud operations. Arrest warrants were also issued for two Chinese nationals who were alleged “gang leaders”, stemming from a …

07-03-2025 KHARTOUM/ NAIROBI/ JUBA: South Sudanese forces have arrested a senior military official allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, and deployed troops around Machar’s residence, risking a 2018 peace deal that ended a civil war, his spokesperson said. South Sudan has formally been at peace since the 2018 agreement …

07-03-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s opposition party politicians in the southern states met on Wednesday to protest plans by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to redraw constituencies based on the 2011 census, on concerns the northern states would dominate in parliament. The protest, led by M.K. Stalin, chief minister …

07-03-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza. “I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say,” …

07-03-2025 GAZA STRIP: Food prices in Gaza have spiked and aid food parcels could soon run out after Israel blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, the UN’s humanitarian agency said. OCHA’s partners reported that flour and vegetable prices had more than doubled in some cases, with Gazans telling media the …

07-03-2025 BEIJING: China has warned the US it is ready to fight “any type” of war after hitting back against President Donald Trump’s mounting trade tariffs. The world’s top two economies have edged closer to a trade war after Trump slapped more tariffs on all Chinese goods. China quickly retaliated …

07-03-2025 WASHINGTON/ KYIV: The future of US support for Ukraine is being pushed further into doubt, with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz confirming on Wednesday that the US has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine. “We have, we have taken a step back,” Waltz told reporters when asked about suspending intelligence …