International

Manila slammed for provocation, ‘ignoring China’s goodwill efforts’

7 months ago

Deng Xiaoci, August 12: The Philippines has continued to neglect China's goodwill efforts to calm tensions by sending a Philippine Air Force aircraft to illegally enter the airspace over China's...

How Musk and Trump put aside their differences

7 months ago

Mike Wendling, August 12: It certainly wasn't love at first sight. In fact, not so long ago they didn’t like each other very much. “I don’t hate the man,”...

US sends submarine to Middle East as tensions grow

7 months ago

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Strait of Gibraltar, back in 2019 Francesca Gillett, August 12: The US has sent a guided missile submarine to the Middle East,...

Seven killed in stampede at temple in Bihar

7 months ago

Patna, August 12: At least seven kanwariyas were killed and nine others injured in a stampede on the way to the Baba Siddheshwarnath Temple atop Barabar hills in Bihar’s Jehanabad...

Pilot killed as chopper crashes into Australian hotel

7 months ago

Emergency services rushed to evacuate the hotel in Cairns Brisbane, August 12: A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern...

‘Leve Palestina’: The 1970s song that became an antiwar anthem in Sweden

7 months ago

Gothenburg, Sweden, August 12: George Totari’s understated apartment is full of noise and life even in his retirement, as he sits surrounded by his daughter and grandchildren. Soft grey walls typical...

Kamala Harris says 'too many' civilian deaths in Gaza

7 months ago

By Sofia Ferreira Santos, August 11: US Vice-President Kamala Harris has condemned the loss of civilian life in an Israeli air strike against a school building in Gaza on Saturday. ...

Protecting women from deceitful men or criminalizing break-ups? A new law in India stirs debate

7 months ago

A man on a bicycle rides past a mural depicting a bride and a groom in New Delhi on August 31, 2020. By Samra Zulfaqar Men who deceitfully break...

Thousands protest in Serbia’s Belgrade against lithium mining project

7 months ago

People attend a protest in Belgrade, Serbia, against a lithium mining project in the Balkan country Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Serbian capital to...

Indian Ex-External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh dies at 93

7 months ago

Jaipur, August 11: Veteran Congress leader and former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh took his last breath on Saturday night following a prolonged illness, family sources told news agency...

Trump campaign says its internal messages hacked by Iran

7 months ago

Donald Trump’s campaign has said some of its internal communications have been hacked and suggested it was targeted by Iranian operatives. US news website Politico reported on Saturday that...

First joint drills of Vietnam, Philippines ‘should not be over-interpreted’

7 months ago

China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in patrol helps rescue a Philippine fishing boat in distress in the waters near China's Huangyan Dao, also known as Huangyan Island, in the South...

Bangladesh Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan resigns

7 months ago

Dhaka, August 10: Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned, Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul said today. "I feel it is necessary to share a...

Plane crash in Brazil's São Paulo state kills all 61 on board

7 months ago

Sao Paolo, August 10: A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 61 people on board. The twin-engine turboprop was flying from Cascavel in...

Inside the interim govt: Key members leading Bangladesh's transition

7 months ago

Dhaka, August 9: The members of the interim government led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus have taken their oath as Bangladesh goes through an unprecedented crisis following the fall...

Debate showdown between Trump and Harris set for September

7 months ago

ABC News has said it will host the first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on 10 September. The network confirmed the showdown in a post on X,...