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25-07-2025 CANBERRA/ WASHINGTON: Australia has announced that it will lift tough restrictions on beef imports from the United States, removing measures singled out for criticism by US President Donald Trump. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the government would remove the biosecurity restrictions after a “rigorous science and risk-based assessment” found …

25-07-2025 GAZA STRIP/ JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: A senior Hamas source told media on Thursday that there was still a chance of reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement but it would take a few days because of what he called Israeli stalling. The source said Hamas’ response to the latest ceasefire proposal included …

25-07-2025 MOSCOW: All 48 passengers and crew on board a passenger plane that crashed in poor weather conditions in Russia’s Far East have died, the head of the country’s Amur region has confirmed in a statement. The Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief said earlier on Thursday that …

25-07-2025 LONDON: LONDON/ NEW DELHI: Britain and India signed a free trade agreement on Thursday during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky and cars and allow more market access for businesses. The two countries concluded talks …

25-07-2025 DHAKA: Former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, “issued an open order” to “use lethal weapons” on students protesting against her government’s policies last year and shoot “wherever they find them”, her secret phone call recordings, accessed by media, have revealed. Hasina, who ruled Bangladesh for 15 years, resigned …

25-07-2025 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has said it will invest approximately $3bn in real estate and infrastructure projects in Syria, the latest economic lifeline to help usher in a new chapter in the nation, devastated by a nearly 14-year civil war. The $2.9bn investment is part of a broader $6.4bn in …

25-07-2025 KHARTOUM: In June, the Sudanese Armed Forces appointed Prime Minister Kamil Idris to lead the civilian cabinet in Port Sudan, the wartime capital on the Red Sea coast. Idris wanted an overhaul, to appoint a team of technocrats to run the new government but Gebreil Ibrahim and Mini Arko …

24-07-2025 NEW YORK: The Israelis certainly owe Bret Stephens a favor. Yesterday, The New York Times opinion columnist took to the pages of the United States newspaper of record to promote his latest deranged argument, headlined: “No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza”. Never mind that numerous global institutions, …

24-07-2025 BEIJING/ NEW DELHI/ HONG KONG: India will resume issuing tourist visas to Chinese citizens from July 24 this year, its embassy in China said on Wednesday, the first time in five years as both countries move to repair their rocky relationship. Tensions between the two countries escalated following a …

24-07-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 10 Palestinians have died of forced starvation in the past 24 hours in Gaza, bringing the death toll from hunger to 111, including at least 80 children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza as 109 aid groups call for action …