International

QUETTA, Pakistan ‘May 21: A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including at least three children — and wounding 38 others, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province. The province has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with …

21-05-2025 WASHINGTON: The US has selected a design for the futuristic “Golden Dome” missile defence system, says US President Donald Trump, adding that it will be operational by the end of his time in office. Just days after returning to the White House in January, Trump unveiled his intentions for …

21-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Nearly 60% of Indian districts, home to three-quarters of the population, face a “high to very high” risk from extreme heat, with rising night-time temperatures and humidity compounding the health impact, a study has found. The report, published on Tuesday by the New Delhi-based Council …

21-05-2025 CANBERRA: Australia’s National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of more than 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and following a resounding loss in the national elections this month. “It’s time to have a break,” the National leader, David Littleproud, told reporters …

21-05-2025 BRUSSELS/ LONDON: The European Union and the United Kingdom have announced coordinated packages of sanctions against Russia in a bid to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, as diplomatic momentum to reach a ceasefire accelerates. The packages, which were unveiled Tuesday, will …

21-05-2025 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has derided demands from the United States that it halt nuclear enrichment as negotiations between the two countries hang in the balance. “Saying things like ‘We will not allow Iran to enrich uranium’ is nonsense. No one [in Iran] is waiting for …

21-05-2025 CAMBRIDGE: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said it is terminating $60m in federal grants to Harvard University, further escalating an ongoing feud between the Ivy League institute and President Donald Trump’s administration over alleged anti-Semitism, presidential control and the limits of academic freedom. …

21-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces bombard Gaza, killing at least 73 people since midnight, including attack on displacement shelter in Gaza City that killed 22, including children. The leaders of Canada, France and the UK threaten to take “concrete action” against Israel if it does not end its renewed offensive …

20-05-2025 MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON: Russia’s prosecutor general said on Monday it had banned human rights group Amnesty International Limited as an “undesirable organization”, accusing it of backing Ukraine against Russia. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in London, Amnesty International campaigns for human rights across the world, including on behalf of those …

20-05-2025 JERUSALEM/ KHAN YOUNIS: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a major evacuation warning for southern Gaza, telling tens of thousands of residents in the area around the city of Khan Younis to leave. The IDF says it is preparing to launch an “unprecedented attack” against Hamas in the …