09-06-2025 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran’s intelligence minister claimed without offering evidence Sunday that Tehran seized an “important treasury” of information regarding Israel’s nuclear program, ahead of a week in which the Islamic Republic likely will face new diplomatic pressure over its own program. The remarks by Esmail Khatib follow Iranian state …
Read More »Europe rallies for end to Gaza genocide
09-06-2025 TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israeli protesters in Tel Aviv have again called for the return of captives held in Gaza and an immediate ceasefire, while hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine supporters gathered in Rome denouncing the Italian government’s “complicity” in the war. Captive families and antigovernmental protesters gathered in …
Read More »Guatemala’s Volcano erupts again; sending hundreds fleeing
09-06-2025 GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala’s most active volcano has erupted again, prompting hundreds to flee. On Friday, more than 700 people were evacuated from their homes as the Fuego volcano shot plumes of ash as high as 3 miles into the atmosphere. The evacuations followed a notice from the seismology agency …
Read More »Relationship with Musk is over: Trump
09-06-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said his relationship with Elon Musk is over. “I would assume so, yeah,” Trump told media on Saturday, when asked if he thought the pair’s close relationship had ended. He replied “No” when asked if he wished to mend the damaged ties. The …
Read More »Freedom Flotilla’s Madleen reaches Egypt
09-06-2025 CAIRO: The Madleen ship, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), is en route to Gaza, carrying humanitarian aid as the Palestinian enclave faces food shortages due to more than 90 days of total Israeli blockade. Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among the 12 activists on board the vessel …
Read More »Ronaldo declines offers to play at FIFA Club World Cup
09-06-2025 LISBON/ NEW JERSEY: Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup, dealing a blow to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of football’s biggest attractions at the tournament. The Portugal star confirmed on Saturday that he received “quite a …
Read More »Trump deploys National Guard after clashes in LA
09-06-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants. His border czar, Tom Homan, told media “we are making Los Angeles safer.” The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday as residents of …
Read More »Israel kills more than 70 in Gaza
09-06-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli raids across Gaza have killed at least 75 Palestinians, with rescuers scrambling to find dozens of bodies under the rubble after the bombing of a residential building in Gaza City described by the enclave’s civil defence as a “full-fledged massacre”. Palestinian Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basel …
Read More »Colombian Presidential candidate shot in head at rally
08-06-2025 BOGOTA: A Colombian presidential candidate has been shot three times, reportedly twice in the head at a campaign event in the capital, Bogota. Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was attacked while addressing a small crowd in a park on Saturday. Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect at the scene, local media …
Read More »PM Carney invites Modi to June G7 summit in Canada
08-06-2025 NEW DELHI/ OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the upcoming Group of Seven summit in a phone call on Friday, as the two sides look to mend ties after relations soured in the past two years. The leaders agreed to remain in …
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