World Race against time for Mayotte rescuers after cyclone SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION: Rescuers were racing against time Monday to reach survivors after a powerful cyclone hit... Published 16 Dec, 2024 12:05pm
World Germany’s Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections BERLIN: Germany’s centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday after weeks of turmoil,... Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:11pm
Sports Williamson scores big as NZ set 658 for England to win third Test HAMILTON: England face a colossal target of 658 to win the third Test after Kane Williamson’s century on Monday... Published 16 Dec, 2024 11:54am
World Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026 DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August... Published 16 Dec, 2024 11:49am
World Saudi Arabia calls Israeli Golan plan ‘sabotage’ of Syria RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned as “sabotage” of Syria an Israeli plan to double the population of the... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
World Iran closes offices, schools over cold, energy shortage TEHRAN: Iran announced the closure of offices and schools in many provinces across the country on Sunday due to a... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
World ABC News settles $15m defamation suit with Trump WASHINGTON: ABC News will pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance UK officially joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc LONDON: Britain on Sunday became the first European nation to join a major Indo-Pacific trading bloc, in what has... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance Fed may cut rates in last meeting of Biden era WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a quarter point cut to its key lending rate on... Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am
World Israel approves plan aiming to double annexed Golan population: statement JERUSALEM: The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the occupied and annexed... Published 15 Dec, 2024 10:24pm
World UN envoy urges justice, not revenge in Syria DAMASCUS: The United Nations special envoy to Syria on Sunday called for “justice and accountability” in the... Published 15 Dec, 2024 08:35pm
World At least 14 killed as Cyclone Chido devastates Mayotte PARIS: At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory,... Published 15 Dec, 2024 06:07pm
World Gaza rescuers say 18 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported Sunday that overnight Israeli strikes across the Palestinian... Published 15 Dec, 2024 06:02pm
World Back to school for many children in Damascus DAMASCUS: Uniformed children could be seen returning to school in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday, attending class for... Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:55pm
World Iran sandstorm forces school closures, flight cancellations TEHRAN: A sand and dust storm hit southwestern Iran on Sunday, resulting in the closure of schools and public... Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:51pm
World Miners rescued from collapsed Afghan coal mine: provincial official KABUL: Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 09:13pm
World Turkiye ready to provide military support to new Syria govt: defence minister ISTANBUL: Turkiye is ready to provide military support to Syria’s new government set up by rebels who overthrew... Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:24pm
World At least one killed as Russian tankers wrecked in Black Sea MOSCOW: Russia mounted a rescue effort Sunday after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas off Moscow-annexed... Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:19pm
World Bangladesh inquiry recommends feared police unit shut DHAKA: A Bangladesh commission probing abuses during the rule of toppled leader Sheikh Hasina has recommended a... Published 15 Dec, 2024 02:11pm
Sports Steve Smith hits first Test century in 18 months BRISBANE: Australia’s Steve Smith scored his first Test century in 18 months after tea on the second day of the... Published 15 Dec, 2024 12:25pm