16-09-2025 OREM, UTAH/ ARIZONA: A memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk will be held on 21 September at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, a venue which can seat more than 60,000 people. Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk co-founded, made the announcement on social media, inviting the public to …
Read More »Woman held by Taliban warns British couple ‘dying’ in prison
16-09-2025 LONDON/ KABUL: An American woman detained by the Taliban alongside a British couple has told the BBC they are “literally dying” in prison and that “time is running out”. Faye Hall was arrested with Peter, 80, and Barbie Reynolds, 76 on 1 February when returning to Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, …
Read More »Trump ‘ready’ to sanction Russia if NATO stops buying its oil
16-09-2025 WASHINGTON/ MASCOW: US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia but only if NATO countries meet certain conditions which include stopping buying Russian oil. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said he was “ready to do major sanctions on …
Read More »Dissolved parliament must be reinstated: Nepali Politicians
16-09-2025 KATHMANDU: Nepal’s major political parties have demanded the country’s president reinstates the parliament he dissolved following deadly anti-corruption protests. In a statement, eight parties including the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and Maoist Centre, said President Ram Chandra Poudel acted unconstitutionally. Poudel dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday upon the …
Read More »Netanyahu is only obstacle to bringing hostages: Victim’s Families
16-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Families of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas have said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the “one obstacle” preventing their return and reaching a peace deal. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum; Bring Them Home Now wrote on social media that Israel’s strike on Qatar last week …
Read More »Netanyahu does not rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders
15-09-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out further strikes on Hamas leaders following last week’s attack in Qatar, saying they would not have immunity “wherever they are”. Speaking at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said every country …
Read More »AL & OIC expect to yield concrete measures against Israel
15-09-2025 DOHA, QATAR: Foreign dignitaries from across the Arab and Muslim world have gathered in Doha, and observers are expecting them to deliver a decisive response to Israel after its attack on Qatar. The emergency summit of the Arab League (AL) and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opens on Monday, …
Read More »India & EU trade talks enter crucial phase
15-09-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BRUSSELS: Trade talks between India and the European Union have entered a crucial phase and negotiators are working intensively to meet a year-end deadline for signing the free trade pact, a top European Union Official said on Tuesday. The EU is India’s biggest …
Read More »China warns Philippines against provocations in Sea
15-09-2025 BEIJING: China’s military said on Sunday it had conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea and warned the Philippines against any provocations. The two countries have been engaged in a long-running maritime standoff in the strategic waterway that has included regular clashes between coast guard ships and massive …
Read More »US calls on G7, EU to impose tariffs on China & India
15-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Group of Seven nations’ finance ministers discussed in a call on Friday further sanctions on Russia and possible tariffs on countries that they consider “enabling” its war in Ukraine, as the US called on its allies to impose tariffs on purchasers of Russian oil. Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe …
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