12-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Home prices in India will rise at roughly 6% in the coming two years but most real estate analysts polled by Reuters say the boom in the luxury housing sector currently driving the market will peter out within five years. The expected rise in …
Read More »Trump slams Europe’s immigration policies
12-12-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks against Europe, arguing that the continent is now “weak” and “decaying” due to migration. Trump told the publication Politico on Tuesday that European nations should deport people who “came into the country illegally”. “Europe, they want to …
Read More »Australia’s social media ban for young people takes effect
12-12-2025 MELBOURNE: Australia has banned children under 16 from social media in a world-first, as other countries consider similar age-based measures amid rising concerns over social media’s effects on children’s health and safety. Under the new law, which came into effect at midnight local time on Wednesday (13:00 GMT on …
Read More »Hamas calls for int’l pressure on Israel
12-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas has said the ceasefire cannot move forward while Israel continues its violations of the agreement, with Gaza authorities saying the truce has been breached at least 738 times since taking effect in October. Husam Badran, a Hamas official, called on mediators to increase pressure on Israel …
Read More »‘Critical moment to ramp up support for Ukraine’
11-12-2025 BRUSSELS: European leaders have said “now is a critical moment” to ramp up support for Ukraine and put pressure on Russia to bring an end to the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London …
Read More »Are Indian pilots overworked compared to other countries?
11-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Thousands of flights operated by India’s largest airline, IndiGo, have been cancelled in the past week, disrupting air travel during peak travel season in the world’s most populous nation. The chaos started last week due to a pilot shortage after the private carrier failed to …
Read More »Acting US Attorney Alina resigns amid controversy
11-12-2025 NEW JERSEY: Alina Habba, the acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey, has stepped down following a recent appeals court ruling that disqualified her from continuing in the role. On Monday, Habba confirmed in a social media post that she had resigned. She cited a decision …
Read More »Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures dozens
11-12-2025 TOKYO: A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring dozens of people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and an increased risk of a mega-quake. The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and …
Read More »Yemeni separatist group claims broad control of south
11-12-2025 SANA’A: Yemen’s main southern separatist group has claimed broad control of the southern part of the country, marking a major shift in power for the area. Amr al-Bidh, a senior official of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), told media on Monday that the group had extended its presence in …
Read More »US tariffs ruin education dreams for Indian children
11-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI SURAT: In 2018, Alpesh Bhai enrolled his three-year-old daughter in an English-language private school in Surat. This was something he never imagined possible while growing up in his village in the Indian state of Gujarat, where his family survived on small fields of fennel, castor …
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