07-11-2025 LISBON: Four people have been detained after Portuguese authorities intercepted a narco-sub carrying more than 1.7 tons of cocaine in the mid-Atlantic. The semi-submersible vessel was bound for the Iberian Peninsula and was seized in recent days, according to officials. Footage shows the police and navy surrounding the vessel …
Read More »Reddit added to Australia’s social media ban on under-16s
07-11-2025 MELBOURNE: Popular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month. Live-streaming platform Kick will also be included, bringing the number of sites targeted in the ban to nine. They include Facebook, X, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and …
Read More »Dozens dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in Philippines
07-11-2025 MANILA: At least 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes as one of strongest typhoons this year ripped through the central Philippines, officials say. Typhoon Kalmaegi has flooded large areas, including entire towns on the most populated central island of Cebu, where …
Read More »RSF kills ‘at least 1,500 people’ in Sudan’s el-Fasher
07-11-2025 KHARTOUM: Scores of people have been killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their recent capture of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s western Darfur region, according to a medical group and researchers. The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan’s military for control of the country, …
Read More »Norway pauses wealth fund’s ethical divestments
06-11-2025 OSLO: Norway’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of pausing ethical divestments by its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, while it updates the fund’s ethical guidelines. The move, proposed by the minority Labor government early on Tuesday, came at a time of intense international scrutiny on …
Read More »Afghans dig through rubble after earthquake kills at least 27
06-11-2025 KABUL/ TANGI TASHKURGAN: Residents of northern Afghanistan were sifting through rubble and treating their injured on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 27 dead and destroyed hundreds of houses. The quake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, injuring almost 1,000 …
Read More »Germany calls for repatriation of Syrians as far-right surges
06-11-2025 BERLIN: Syrians no longer have grounds for asylum in Germany now the civil war in their country is over, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, as his conservatives seek to fend off a surging far-right ahead of a slew of state elections next year. Germany was the EU country that …
Read More »India’s tribunal lifts WhatsApp data-sharing ban
06-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: An Indian appeals tribunal on Tuesday set aside an antitrust watchdog’s five-year ban on Meta-owned, opens new tab WhatsApp sharing user data with other Meta entities for advertising, but upheld a fine, marking a partial win for the US tech major. WhatsApp had challenged the …
Read More »Thousands in overcrowded Gaza shelters amid Israeli shelling
06-11-2025 GAZA STRIP: Constant Israeli artillery shelling witnessed in southern Gaza while farms and houses being destroyed in eastern parts of Gaza City, report our colleagues on the ground. There have been heartwarming scenes in Gaza as five Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of the ceasefire with Hamas …
Read More »Putin orders roadmap for Russian rare earths extraction
06-11-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to draw up a roadmap for the extraction of rare-earth minerals by December 1, as global interest in the metals heightens due to their use in modern technologies and a desire to reduce reliance on the Chinese-dominated market. In a …
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