Yemen's Houthis to limit attacks to Israel-linked ships during truce SANAA: Yemen's Houthi rebels said Tuesday they would limit their Red Sea attacks to vessels linked to Israel during... Published 21 Jan, 2025 11:19pm
USA Trump removes Coast Guard commandant, US official says WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female... Published 21 Jan, 2025 10:11pm
USA Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization NEW YORK/GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:45pm
Asia Rain-triggered landslide kills 17 in Indonesia JAKARTA: A landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia’s main island of Java has killed at least 17 people with... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:14pm
Europe Scholz vows to ‘defend free trade’ after Trump tariff threat DAVOS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that he would “defend free trade as the basis of our prosperity”,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:03pm
Middle East Israeli military chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’: statement JERUSALEM: The head of Israel’s military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 12:35am
Middle East Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least eight Palestinians killed OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:40pm
South Asia Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate WASHINGTON: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:57pm
MENA Qatar says ‘confident’ in deal for ceasefire in Gaza DOHA: Qatar is confident that the deal it helped mediate for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas addressed all the... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:13pm
South Asia Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails DHAKA: Several children were among hundreds of people held in secret detention centres in Bangladesh, a commission... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:10pm
South Asia Indian forces kill 14 Maoist rebels, including top commander RAIPUR: Indian security forces shot dead at least 14 Maoist rebels, including a top commander, on Tuesday in what... Published 21 Jan, 2025 02:38pm
Asia Xi Jinping, Putin hold video call: Chinese state media BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held a video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 02:32pm
Currency Bitcoin, $Trump slide, waiting for crypto president Trump’s promises SINGAPORE: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and even the newly minted token bearing Donald Trump’s name recoiled... Published 21 Jan, 2025 01:49pm
USA Elon Musk’s hand gesture during Trump inauguration festivities draws scrutiny WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk’s hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of President Donald Trump’s... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:50pm
Europe Prince Harry’s court battle with Murdoch papers begins LONDON: Prince Harry’s legal battle against Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group goes to trial at the High Court... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:34pm
South Asia Afghan prisoner in US custody freed in exchange for American citizens, Kabul says An Afghan prisoner in American custody was freed in exchange for US citizens, Afghanistan’s foreign ministry said on... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:27pm
USA Donald Trump says his team is in process of removing over thousand Biden appointees WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his team was in the process of removing over a thousand... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:25pm
USA Joe Biden US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says WASHINGTON: Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the US Federal... Published 21 Jan, 2025 11:28am
USA Donald Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement, again WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal on Monday,... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 11:54am
Europe Turkish ski resort fire kills 66, forces guests to jump from windows KARTALKAYA: A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkiye’s Bolu mountains killed 66 people on Tuesday and forced panicked... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 05:50pm
Asia South Korea’s Yoon to attend impeachment trial for the first time SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is due to attend on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:49am
USA Donald Trump holds off on immediate tariffs but plans trade overhaul WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump did not immediately impose tariffs on Monday as previously promised but directed... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:20am
Asia Indonesia launches global carbon exchange JAKARTA: Indonesia opened its carbon exchange to international buyers on Monday, aiming to raise funds to help meet... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Biden preemptively pardons family members, Trump foes WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday to former Covid pandemic advisor Anthony... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Trump 2.0: how worried should S Asia, ME be? WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pledged to rescue America from what he described as years of betrayal and decline in his... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Africa Niger frees news editor who aired junta-critical story ABIDJAN: Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
After Musk-Ambani tussle, India bets satellite spectrum policy can attract many companies NEW DELHI: India’s decision to allocate satellite spectrum, rather than auction it, will give consumers more... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN MADRID: Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Germany says it met NATO 2pc defence spending target in 2024 BERLIN: Germany met NATO’s target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, the government ... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Macron warns Europe it can’t depend only on US weapons PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the billions of euros of taxpayer money spent on... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
EU launches new WTO case against China high-tech patent rules BRUSSELS: The European Union launched a new challenge at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday against... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
South Asia 6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan: USGS TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:23am