International

11-03-2025 BUCHAREST: Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run, a decision likely to deepen a constitutional crisis in the European Union and NATO member. The cancellation on December 6 of the presidential election due to allegations of Russian …

11-03-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India needs to buy more defence products and lower its tariffs on US products for the two countries to be able to sign a “grand” bilateral deal, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told India Today television on Friday. India’s import tariffs, among the …

11-03-2025 NEW YORK: US immigration agents arrested a Palestinian graduate student who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New York’s Columbia University, the student workers’ labor union said on Sunday. The student, Mahmoud Khalil at the university’s School of International and Public Affairs, was arrested by US …

11-03-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Australia after a cyclone brought wild weather to the east coast. Communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) were beginning the clean-up on Sunday after the storm caused widespread flooding and knocked …

11-03-2025 PYONGYANG: Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist. The criminals, known as Lazarus Group, swiped the huge haul of digital tokens in a hack on crypto exchange ByBit two weeks ago. Since …

11-03-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel ordered all of Gaza’s electricity supply to be cut off on Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining Israeli hostages held in the territory. Energy minister Eli Cohen’s announcement came a week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory, which …

11-03-2025 OTTAWA: Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s next prime minister, vowing to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump. The former governor of Canada and the UK’s central banks beat three rivals in the Liberal leadership contest in a landslide. In …

11-03-2025 DAMASCUS: Syria’s interim leader has appealed for unity, as violence and revenge killings continued in areas loyal to ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus strongholds of Assad support. Local residents have described …

10-03-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI/ NEW DELHI: India won the Champions Trophy title on Sunday to confirm their status as the world’s premier white-ball side even though their latest achievement could well be branded with an asterisk. Skipper Rohit Sharma led by example as reigning Twenty20 World Champions India …

10-03-2025 BERLIN: German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday, promising to get tough on illegal migration, support industry and boost the economy. Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter, which falls on April 20 …