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04-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Apple, opens new tab does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi, three sources said, after the government’s move sparked surveillance concerns and a political uproar. The …

04-12-2025 United States President Donald Trump has lashed out as Honduras announced that it is to conduct a manual count of votes cast in the November 30 presidential election. The National Electoral Council (CNE) called for “patience” on Tuesday as it launched the count. Earlier, it had announced that a …

04-12-2025 KHARTOUM: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has refuted a claim by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that it has seized control of the West Kordofan town of Babnusa. Sudan’s military government said in a statement issued on Tuesday that it had repelled an attack by the RSF. The …

04-12-2025 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is set to implement deep budgetary and staff reductions in 2026, as unpaid dues from member nations soar to a staggering $1.59 trillion, according to an announcement by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Presenting the organization’s financial plan for the upcoming year, Guterres stated that the …

03-12-2025 SYDNEY: Activists have blocked two more coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle on the fourth day of the Rising Tide protest, bringing the total number of ships turned around by campaigners this weekend to three. Thousands of people have gathered at Rising Tide’s annual climate protest at …

03-12-2025 TALLAHASSEE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Ukraine over a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war were productive, but there’s “more work to be done”. The talks, held in Florida, were attended by a Ukrainian delegation led by national Security Council secretary Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s new …

03-12-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country’s president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel. Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, denies the bribery, fraud, and …

03-12-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India expects to secure a trade deal with the United States before the end of this year as most issues have been resolved, New Delhi’s trade secretary said on Friday. The US imposed tariffs of up to 50% on imports from India starting …

03-12-2025 JAKARTA: The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 700, according to a tally published by the national disaster agency, as desperate people hunt for food and water. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Sunday said 402 others were still missing as authorities …

03-12-2025 ANKARA: Pope Leo XIV has reiterated the Vatican’s insistence on a two-state resolution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying it’s the “only solution” that can guarantee justice for both sides. Leo made the comments as he flew from Turkiye to Lebanon on Sunday for the second and final leg of …