05-01-2026 RIYAZ: Saudi Arabia has called for Yemen’s southern factions to attend a “dialogue” in Riyadh, after deadly air strikes and a surprise independence bid by UAE-backed separatist militia. In a statement posted to social media early on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry urged “a comprehensive conference in Riyadh to …
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05-01-2026 MOSCOW: Russia finished 2025 with what Ukraine described as an information operation designed to avoid engaging in peace talks and continue its war, despite suffering staggering casualties for meagre territorial gains this year. On 29 December, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Russian President …
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04-01-2026 WASHINGTON: After months of threats and pressure tactics, the United States has bombed Venezuela and toppled its president, Nicolas Maduro, who was seized and taken to New York (NY), where he will be put on trial. Maduro arrived on Saturday evening at an American military base after his “capture” …
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04-01-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ VANCOUVER: Canada’s transport regulator has asked Air India to investigate an incident of a pilot who was removed from a plane before it was due to take off and found to be under the influence of alcohol, a person familiar with the matter …
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04-01-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ LAHORE: A court in Pakistan has sentenced several journalists and social media commentators to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence during riots in 2023 linked to the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. An anti-terrorism court judge, Tahir …
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04-01-2026 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA STRIP: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to reverse a pending ban on 37 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. In a statement on Friday, Guterres called the work of the groups “indispensable to life-saving humanitarian work”, according …
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04-01-2026 BERN: A fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort appears to have been caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came “too close to the ceiling”, authorities said. Forty people died after the blaze in the early hours of New Year’s Day in Crans-Montana, while …
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4-01-2026 SANA’A: Yemen’s southern separatist movement said on Friday it aimed to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years, as Saudi-backed forces fought to recapture areas the separatists seized last month in a move that triggered a major feud between Gulf powers. The statement by the …
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04-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India is asking refiners for weekly disclosures of Russian and US oil purchases, people familiar with the matter told media, adding that they expect Russian crude imports to dip below 1 million barrels per day as New Delhi seeks to clinch a trade deal with …
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04-01-2026 TEHRAN: Iran’s United Nations ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council (UNSC), urging them to condemn “unlawful threats” towards Tehran from United States President Donald Trump amid ongoing protests in the country. The letter sent on Friday came …
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