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09-01-2026 TEHRAN: The protests in Iran started on a cold December day after several merchants at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, along Jomhouri (Republic) Avenue, closed their shops in protest. They grew weary of watching the Iranian national currency, the rial, continue to plummet. It had already lost nearly half of its …

09-01-2026 CARACAS: As the fallout from the United States’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continues to unfold, an immediate question is how his ouster will impact Venezuela’s economy. A lot will depend on any relief in US sanctions on Venezuela, relations between Maduro’s replacement and the US, and, perhaps …

09-01-2026 LONDON: Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed, Palestine Action-linked British activists on the brink of death, are determined to keep up their prison hunger strike until their demands are met, their friends and relatives have told media. They have refused food for 67 and 60 days, respectively, as part of …

09-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Dressed in black for the occasion, India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Tarique Rahman, son of the deceased former Bangladeshi’s Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, with sombre expressions on their faces. Khaleda had passed away the previous day, on December 30, and Jaishankar was among a …

08-01-2026 UNITED NATIONS: Amid a dramatic escalation between the United States and Venezuela, members of the Security Council were sharply divided over the fate of ousted President Nicolas Maduro Moros and next steps for his oil-rich nation, even as many delegates warned that Washington, DC’s, actions threaten the very foundations …

08-01-2026 CAIRO/ RIYADH: Egypt says it’s aligned with Saudi Arabia on the conflicts in Yemen and Sudan at a time of heightened regional instability and a growing rivalry with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During talks in Cairo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin …

08-01-2026 PARIS: University professor Xavier Crettiez admits that he doesn’t know the real names of many of the students on his course. This is a highly unusual state of affairs in the world of academia, but Prof Crettiez’s work is far from standard. Instead, he helps train France’s spies. “I …

08-01-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: The United States could raise tariffs on India if New Delhi does not meet Washington’s demand to curb purchases of Russian oil, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, escalating pressure on the South Asian country as trade talks remain inconclusive. “(Prime Minister Narendra) …

08-01-2026 YAOUNDE: Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidential election held on December 28, according to provisional results. The results announced on Monday showed Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote, while former Prime Minister Anicet-Georges Dologuele …

08-01-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: United States Senator Lindsey Graham has shared a photo of President Donald Trump holding a signed hat that says “Make Iran Great Again”, fueling concerns about the possibility of renewed war with Iran. Graham, a Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, posted the picture on social media …