International

27-02-2025 Warning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start. KHARTOUM:  “He told me that if I tried to escape, he would kill me.” Pascaline, 22, recalls the words of her rapist at a prison in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, …

27-02-2025 PRETORIA: A South African court has dismissed claims of a white genocide in the country as “clearly imagined” and “not real”, undermining comments made by US President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. The ruling came as the court blocked a wealthy benefactor’s donation to white supremacist group …

27-02-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to offering the US access to rare minerals, including from Russian-occupied Ukraine. This comes after US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed for Ukraine to give up some of its minerals in exchange for support, in a deal which is …

26-02-2025 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded the complete demilitarization of much of southern Syria. It is an announcement that could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in Syria, after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad, more likely. In a speech to Israeli military cadets …

26-02-2025 SINGAPORE CITY: Singapore’s biggest bank says it expects to cut 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done by humans. “The reduction in workforce will come from natural attrition as temporary and contract roles roll off over the next few …

26-02-2025 OTTAWA: The leading candidates vying to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent considerable time during a televised debate on Monday discussing the need to stand up to US President Donald Trump. The next election must be held by October 20 this year and until recently the official opposition …

26-02-2025 NEW DELHI: India and Britain will aim to more than double bilateral trade in a decade, Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, as the two countries resumed trade talks under the shadow of tariff threats from US President Donald Trump. The countries would speed up talks on …

26-02-2025 CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA: Apple plans to invest more than $500bn (£396bn) in the US over the next four years, starting with a new advanced manufacturing factory in Texas. The tech giant said it expected to create 20,000 new jobs over that time, with the “vast majority” of roles in research …

26-02-2025 KHARTOUM/ WASHINGTON: The freezing of US humanitarian assistance has forced the closure of almost 80% of the emergency food kitchens set up to help people left destitute by Sudan’s civil war, the media learned. Aid volunteers said the impact of President Donald Trump’s executive order halting contributions from the …

26-02-2025 WASHINGTON: French President Emmanuel Macron says peace “must not mean a surrender of Ukraine” during a news conference alongside US President Donald Trump at the White House. The two leaders met to discuss the war in Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Trump …