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02-05-2026 PARIS/ BAMAKO: France has urged its citizens to leave Mali “as soon as possible”, after a weekend of coordinated attacks by separatist fighters and Islamist militants. In an update on Wednesday, the advice also warned French citizens not to travel to the West African nation, describing the situation as …

02-05-2026 DUBLIN: The Irish government has announced further fuel supports for some workers and businesses, after nationwide protests in recent weeks. Irish government ministers are insisting the package of supports was being worked on by the government before the protests, which saw many major motorways, as well as the main …

02-05-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s economy remains resilient but faces mounting risks from the Middle East conflict, which has disrupted supplies of energy, fertilizers and industrial raw materials, raised costs and weakened trade, ‌the government’s monthly economic report said on Wednesday. “India enters FY2026-27 at the intersection of domestic …

02-05-2026 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: It is a spool of glass the width of a human hair, wound inside a 3D-printed housing that weighs less than a bag of sugar. On 4 April, in southern Lebanon, it destroyed a Merkava Mk.4 main battle tank. The drone it trailed behind cost less than …

02-05-2026 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government has taken control of the country’s cricket board, saying it is a temporary measure designed to pave the way for “structural reforms”. “All administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will be temporarily brought under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, effective today,” the …

02-05-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran must “get smart soon” following a proposal from Iran that would postpone a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. “Iran can’t get their act together,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “They don’t know how to sign a …

01-05-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the US naval siege of Iranian ports amounts to an “extension of military operations” by Washington and is “intolerable”. US President Donald Trump says “we might need” to restart war with Iran, adds that “nobody knows what the talks are except myself …

01-05-2026 NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA: In her dimly lit apartment in a quiet suburb of Nouakchott, Francina folded up laundry scattered on a low bed in the corner. Insects gathered on the floor. A native of the Republic of Congo, the 23-year-old has been on the road alone for as long as …

01-05-2026 DUBAI: A superyacht linked to one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s key allies has sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the ongoing blockade of the critical shipping channel. The 142m-long (465 ft) multi-deck luxury boat, named Nord, is linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov. It travelled from …

01-05-2026 Warning: this piece contains descriptions of alleged child abuse. JAKARTA: For years, Noorman had entrusted his two young children to Little Aresha, a daycare centre near his home in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta which advertises its well-equipped facilities and variety of play activities. So it came as a …