International

22-01-2026 TEHRAN: Iranian officials continue to promise harsh punishments for “rioters” arrested during recent nationwide protests as they trade barbs with United States President Donald Trump amid an ongoing digital blackout. “Our main work at the judiciary about the recent developments has just started,” judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei wrote in …

22-01-2026 NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) have not held any talks with Scotland about replacing Bangladesh at next month’s men’s T20 World Cup but Scottish players would be ready if the call came. Bangladesh have told the ICC they will not travel to India for the T20 World …

22-01-2026 BEIJING: Beijing has demanded the Taliban government protect its citizens after an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least seven people. Six Afghans and one Chinese national were killed, and several more injured, in the blast at a Chinese restaurant in a heavily-guarded …

22-01-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his bid to take over Greenland before his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by slamming key allies. Trump shared private text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO chief Mark Rutte and justified his …

22-01-2026 DHAKA: For most of his adult life, Rafiul Alam did not believe that voting was worth the walk to the polling station. He is 27, grew up in a middle-class neighborhood of Dhaka, and became eligible to vote nearly a decade ago. He never did, not in Bangladesh’s national …

21-01-2026 SYDNEY: Three shark attacks have been reported in Sydney in a little over 24 hours, leaving at least two seriously injured, according to local authorities. A man was taken to hospital in critical condition after being injured at Manly beach on Monday evening, New South Wales Police said in …

21-01-2026 WEST BANK: The Israeli military has launched a “large-scale” operation in Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, deploying hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery in a move that has paralyzed the city’s southern districts. In a joint statement issued on Monday, the Israeli army and the internal security …

21-01-2026 PARIS/ OSLO: US President Donald Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought “purely of Peace” as the row over the island on Monday threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe. Trump has …

21-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the US dollar as geopolitical tensions rise. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended …

21-01-2026 TEHRAN: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has acknowledged that “several thousands” of Iranians have been killed since protests started in late December among shopkeepers in downtown Tehran, before gradually spreading to big and small cities. That confirmation is unusual because Khamenei has typically avoided commenting on death tolls during …