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, …
Read More »Thai & Cambodian officials to meet amid border clashes
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 …
Read More »Israel’s hostage families drive global diplomacy force
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 …
Read More »UK’s Prince & son volunteer at homelessness charity
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 …
Read More »India to revamp M&A rules to protect retail investors
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 …
Read More »Australian PM booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honored
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 …
Read More »Israeli violations making Gaza peace efforts ‘incredibly difficult’
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 …
Read More »Algeria bill seeks to criminalize French colonial rule
23-12-2025 ALGIERS: Lawmakers in Algeria have begun debating a draft law that would criminalize France’s colonization of the North African country amid a period of tense ties between the two countries, according to the People’s National Assembly. French colonial rule in Algeria lasted for more than 130 years, which was …
Read More »Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries
23-12-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering the US. The White House said the restrictions were intended “to protect the security of the United States” and will come into force on …
Read More »‘Israeli death penalty bill violates international law’
22-12-2025 JERUSALEM: Palestinian prisoners in Israel already face horrific conditions, with a rights group documenting the deaths of at least 94 of them in the past two years, and the rape of prisoners caught on camera. The far-right Israeli minister responsible for prisons, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has proudly declared that conditions …
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