Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza as Netanyahu visits northern border BEIRUT: Israel on Sunday pressed on with its campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, launching several deadly strikes as... Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:29pm
Middle East Iran president says potential ceasefire ‘could affect’ response to Israel TEHRAN: Iran’s president said Sunday a potential ceasefire between its allies and Israel “could affect the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 09:49pm
Middle East Turkiye presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter ANKARA: Turkiye’s foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 11:08pm
Middle East Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say CAIRO: At least 31 people were killed during Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medics... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:39pm
South Asia Bangladesh vows to strip ‘fascism’ from constitution DHAKA: Bangladesh’s constitutional reform commission, newly appointed in the wake of the student-led revolution that... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:11pm
Europe Russia says captured Ukraine village near logistics hub MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometres from the key... Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:30pm
MENA Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,341 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that at least 43,341 people have been killed in the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:11pm
South Asia India’s Adani slashes electricity to Bangladesh: power officials DHAKA: Indian conglomerate Adani has slashed cross-border electricity supply to Bangladesh by half due to some $850... Published 03 Nov, 2024 03:38pm
Europe Russia’s Medvedev says US presidential will not change anything for Moscow Russian former President Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, said on Sunday the US presidential vote on... Published 03 Nov, 2024 01:28pm
USA B-52 bombers arrive in Middle East: US military Pentagon spokesman says the US will take every measure necessary to defend its people if Iran or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:10pm
Europe UK FM David Lammy vows ‘new approach’ ahead of Africa trip LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday vowed a “new approach” with Africa that will “listen rather than... Published 03 Nov, 2024 12:40pm
USA The seven states that will decide the US presidency WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5... Published 03 Nov, 2024 12:27pm
South Asia Bangladeshi killed in air strike in Lebanon: govt DHAKA: A Bangladeshi worker died in an air strike in Lebanon, Dhaka’s foreign ministry said Sunday, as the Israeli... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:41pm
USA From A-Z, campaign 2024 by the letter WASHINGTON: Struggling to understand the US presidential election? Here’s an A-Z dictionary to guide you through the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:55am
Australia to slash $10 billion off student debt amid cost of living pressures SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government planned to cut student loans... Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:11am
USA Kamala Harris tops Trump in Iowa in latest Des Moines Register poll WASHINGTON: US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has surpassed Republican Donald Trump in a new poll... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:41pm
Europe Moldova holds presidential runoff election amid claims of Russian meddling CHISINAU: Moldovans vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff that has been overshadowed by election meddling... Published 03 Nov, 2024 10:53am
Asia North Korean white paper says South’s president has raised risk of nuclear war SEOUL: North Korean state media released a white paper on Sunday accusing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 03:38pm
USA Harris opens ‘Saturday Night Live,’ urges US to ‘keep Calm-ala’ before election NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the “Saturday Night Live” TV comedy show on... Published 03 Nov, 2024 10:19am
Europe Fire breaks out in Kyiv after Russian air attack, Ukraine’s military says KYIV: A fire broke out in central Kyiv as a result of a Russian drone attack, the military administration of the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 10:08am
Asia Indonesia’s Prabowo visits Papua to check key food estate project JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto visited the Papua region of Indonesia on Sunday to oversee the development of a... Published 03 Nov, 2024 10:02am
UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle CALI, COLOMBIA: The world’s biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no ... Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am
US hiring slowest since Biden took office WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final... Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am
UNESCO tracks surge in journalist killings in 2022-23 PARIS: Worldwide killings of journalists jumped in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, UN cultural body... Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am
COP29 at risk from graft, fossil fuel interests PARIS: UN climate summits risk “being undermined by undue corporate influence and fossil fuel industry capture”,... Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am