- + White House weighs immigration relief for spouses of US citizens—WASHINGTON: The White House is weighing ways to provide temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants in the US illegally who are married to A...
- + Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia—NEW YORK: Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at Yale and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public on M...
- + Hamas has ‘moved goal post’ on hostage talks, says State Dept—WASHINGTON: Palestinian militant group Hamas has “moved the goal post” and changed its demands in the hostage negotiations with Israel mediated by Egy...
- + Prosecution lays out ‘criminal conspiracy’ in historic Trump trial—NEW YORK: Donald Trump engaged in “election fraud” by paying hush money to a porn star just days before the 2016 White House vote, prosecutors said Mo...
- + Jury deliberating in Iraq Abu Ghraib prison abuse civil case; contractor casts blame on Army—ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday...
- + UK parliament passes Rwanda asylum law as Sunak vows flights will start in weeks—LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of pa...
- + US rights report on India cites abuses in Manipur, harassment of media and minorities—WASHINGTON: The US State Department’s annual human rights assessment found “significant” abuses in India’s northeastern Manipur state last year and at...
- + India’s Modi accused of targeting Muslims in election speech—NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party filed a complaint to the Election Commission Monday accusing Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narend...
- + New footage adds context to police response to Jewish man during pro-Palestine protest in London—LONDON: A former senior police officer said on Monday that initial reports of an incident involving a Metropolitan Police officer and a Jewish man dur...
- + Pro-China party wins Maldives election in landslide—Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s party earned a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, local media reported on Monday, a result set to move ...
- + North Korea fires missile off east coast, South Korea, Japan say—SEOUL: North Korea fired “several” ballistic missiles on Monday toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said. A Japanese government...
- + Iranian president arrives in Pakistan for three-day visit—ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on Monday for a three-day visit to the country, Pakistan’s foreign office said, with h...
- + New Iran sanctions should include Revolutionary Guards - Belgian FM—PARIS: New European Union sanctions against Iran in response to the country’s recent attack on Israel should include the Revolutionary Guards, Belgium...
- + Taiwan thanks US for aid package, says will ‘safeguard peace’—TAIPEI: Taiwan will work with the United States to “safeguard peace and freedom” in the region, the island’s premier said on Monday, after Washington ...
- + Macron discusses MidEast crisis with Israel’s Netanyahu, Egypt’s El-Sisi—PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron held phone calls on Monday with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah E...
- + Kebab chef joins Germany’s President Steinmeier on tricky Turkiye visit—BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier begins a delicate visit to Turkiye on Monday, taking a Berlin kebab chef with him as a show of close ...
- + Health-harming heat stress rising in Europe, scientists say—BRUSSELS: Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, t...
- + RFK Jr. says he loves his family ‘either way’ after relatives endorse Biden’s campaign over him—ROYAL OAK, Michigan: Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are b...
- + Philippines, US forces to take military drills into disputed South China Sea—MANILA: Filipino and US forces began their annual joint military drills on Monday, segments of which will, for the first time, take place outside of t...
- + With homelessness on the rise, US Supreme Court will weigh bans on sleeping outdoors—WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to crue...
- + EU ministers to discuss air defense for Ukraine, Iran sanctions—LUXEMBOURG: European Union foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss bolstering Ukraine’s air defenses and expanding sanctions on Iran...
- + World’s largest private firms fail to set climate targets: report—PARIS: Only 40 of the world’s 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report rele...
- + Suspected extremists abducted over 110 civilians in Mali: sources—DAKAR: Suspected extremists in central Mali are holding more than 110 civilians whom they abducted six days ago, local sources told AFP on Monday. Th...
- + Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’—KYIV: Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the US House of Representatives, as the Kremlin claimed the pa...
- + From Karachi to Mumbai, 130-year-old Indian restaurant traces history to pre-partition era—New Delhi/Karachi: Some of the first dishes cooked at the Bhagat Tarachand restaurant were the potato curries that Prakash Chawla’s grandfather prepar...
- + Maldives election day draws attention of India, China in Indian Ocean power play—MALE: Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly watched by India...
- + UN urges probe into Libyan activist’s death in custody—TRIPOLI: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya called Sunday for an investigation into a political activist’s death while detained at an eastern...
- + A man escaped Sudan’s bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion—JACKSON, Mississippi: As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in Mississippi. This month, fishermen found the body of the 33...
- + Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?—WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink...
- + China says AUKUS security pact risks nuclear proliferation in Pacific—SYDNEY, Australia: China’s foreign minister on Saturday accused Western powers in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and risking nuclear pr...
- + Moldova faces new challenge from restive Gagauzia region —CHISINAU: Moldova’s pro-European government faces a new challenge from its restive pro-Moscow Gagauzia region after its leaders denounced proposed jud...
- + At least 58 people die after boat capsizes in Central Africa—BANGUI, Central African Republic: At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African Republi...
- + Russia warns of more death and destruction as US House passes Ukraine aid bill—Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that US House of Representatives’ approval of security aid to Ukraine would lead to more damage and d...
- + Germany to send new frigate to protect ships in the Red Sea—BERLIN: Germany said on Saturday it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, which has been disrupted for mon...
- + Mediterranean ministers urge EU to ‘deepen’ ties to tackle migration roots—MADRID: Ministers from five Mediterranean nations have urged the EU to “deepen” bilateral agreements with migrant countries of origin and increase fun...
- + Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel—WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite...
- + Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops—Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand’s government said, forcing about 200 civilians t...
- + Taiwan’s defense ministry detects 21 Chinese military aircraft—TAIPEI: Taipei’s defense ministry said it had detected 21 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island since 8:15 am (0015 GMT) on Saturday,...
- + London police apologize after threatening to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestinian protest—LONDON: London’s police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an “openly Jewish” man if he refused to leave...
- + Hundreds of people evacuated as volcano spews clouds of ash in Indonesia—MANADO, Indonesia: More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island were evacuated Friday due to the dangers of s...
- + Indonesia on highest alert as Sulawesi volcano continues to erupt—JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities were on the highest alert on Saturday as a volcano in North Sulawesi continued to erupt. Thousands living nearby have ...
- + Denmark airport reopens after bomb threat, man arrested—STOCKHOLM: Denmark’s second largest airport reopened late Saturday after a man was arrested in connection with a bomb threat that forced its evacuatio...
- + Man arrested after Denmark’s Billund Airport evacuated over bomb threat—COPENHAGEN: A man was arrested in Denmark on Saturday in connection with a bomb threat at Billund Airport, the country’s second largest aviation hub, ...
- + Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations—KYIV: Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Saturday, in attacks that appeared to target t...
- + Efforts underway to bring home Filipinos killed in UAE floods—Manila: The Philippine government is assisting Filipinos affected by the record-high rains and flooding that hit the UAE this week, authorities said o...
- + The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle—WASHINGTON: The House is pushing swiftly through a series of votes in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israe...
- + US House to vote on long-awaited $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package—WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative packa...
- + Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution—LONDON: A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector ...
- + US sanctions ally of Israeli minister, entities backing ‘extremist’ settlers—WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an ally of Israel’s far-right national security minister and two entities that raised mon...
- + US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians—WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israel settlers already sanction...
- + Finnish PM: EU should help end migrant influx from Russia—HELSINKI: The EU should take measures to help Finland stop an influx of migrants via Russia, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.
- + ASEAN says ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating Myanmar violence—BANGKOK: Regional bloc ASEAN said it is “deeply concerned” about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after fierce clashes over a key trading hub ...
- + Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package—WASHINGTON: Legislation that could ban TikTok in the US if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Re...
- + Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power—AHMEDABAD, India: Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Ministe...
- + Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York’s Columbia campus—More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorized New York polic...
- + Teenager charged with terrorism over stabbing attack on TikToker Sydney bishop —SYDNEY, Australia: A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offense for allegedly stabbing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney during a chu...
- + Polish flag carrier LOT cancels Friday flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut, PAP reports—WARSAW: Polish national airline LOT canceled flights on Friday to Tel Aviv and Beirut due to the unstable situation in the region, a spokesperson was ...
- + French police arrest man who threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s Paris consulate—PARIS: A man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris was arrested by police, a police source said. French police earlier ...
- + Ukraine seeks urgent G7, NATO help for battered air defenses—CAPRI, Italy: Ukraine warned foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major powers on Thursday they had to change strategy if they wanted Kyiv t...
- + Blinken says US ‘not involved in any offensive operation’—CAPRI, Italy: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday refused to comment on reports of an attack by Israel on Iran, beyond saying Washington wa...
- + Indians head to the polls in world’s biggest election—NEW DELHI: Indian voters headed to the polls on Friday for the first phase of the world’s biggest general election, in which Prime Minister Narendra M...
- + Germany holds 2 over military base attack plot for Russia—BERLIN: Two German Russian nationals have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on US military facilities, in ...
- + Cameron tells Netanyahu UK will not ban IRGC: Report—LONDON: The UK will not proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday. Th...
- + US vetoes widely backed Palestinian bid for full UN membership—NEW YORK CITY: The US on Thursday vetoed a draft resolution, drawn up by Algeria, that proposed the State of Palestine be granted full membership of t...
- + EU, US reindustrialization accelerates: study—PARIS: Companies in Europe and the United States are set to plow more money into bringing manufacturing home after the Covid-19 pandemic and Russian i...
- + Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden’s support as US House Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job—WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, I...
- + France’s Macron to meet Lebanon PM in Paris Friday: French presidency—PARIS: France President Emmanuel Macron will meet Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati and army chief Joseph Aoun on Friday in Paris, the French pres...
- + Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return—NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign ...
- + Thousands protest in Georgia as parliament votes on so-called ‘Russian law’ targeting media—TBILISI, Georgia: Georgia’s parliament has voted in the first reading to approve a proposed law that would require media and non-commercial organizati...
- + Philippines’ Marcos features among Time’s 100 most influential people—MANILA: Time magazine has featured Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in its list of the 100 most influential people of 2024, which ...
- + Indonesia and China make joint call for permanent Gaza ceasefire—JAKARTA: Indonesia and China made a joint call on Thursday for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and the implementation of the two-state s...
- + Biden is off on details of his uncle’s WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military—WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and...
- + Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 17—CHERNIGIV, Ukraine: Three Russian missiles crashed into Ukraine’s historic city of Chernigiv on Wednesday, killing 17 people as officials pleaded for ...
- + EU leaders back new Iran sanctions after attack on Israel—BRUSSELS: European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran’s missile and drone attack on Israel left world p...
- + UK’s Rwanda plan rejected by Lords after vote to exempt Afghan soldiers—LONDON: The UK’s House of Lords rejected the government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda for asylum processing in a vote on Wednesday after it approv...
- + US university pulls student speech after Jewish groups object—LOS ANGELES: A top US university has canceled its plans for a graduation speech by a Muslim student over what it says are safety concerns, after pro-I...
- + Petition calling for suspension of UK arms sales to Israel handed to Downing Street—LONDON: A petition calling for the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel was handed in to 10 Downing Street on Tuesday by a pro-Palestinian activ...
- + Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says—SYDNEY: The father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics in Australia saw no signs of his son’s extremism, a Muslim community leader said...
- + Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast—PESHAWAR: Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather ...
- + Italy PM Meloni visits Tunisia for migration talks—TUNIS: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with officials in Tunis Wednesday to discuss what she called a “new approach” to irregular migration ...
- + Man guilty of attacks near UK mosques given hospital order—LONDON: A man convicted of attempted murder after deliberately setting fire to two elderly men shortly after they left mosques in the UK was on Wednes...
- + Google employees arrested after protesting against $1bn contract with Israel—LONDON: Several Google employees were arrested on Tuesday for taking part in a 10-hour sit-in at the company’s offices in New York and California. T...
- + Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership—United Nations, United States: The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians’ application to become a full UN member stat...
- + President Widodo urges Apple CEO to open manufacturing facility in Indonesia—JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday met the head of tech giant Apple and urged him to open a manufacturing facility in the country....
- + Retired general’s testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses—ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison testified Tuesday that...
- + Hundreds of Myanmar troops flee to Bangladesh amid clashes with anti-junta rebels—DHAKA: Hundreds of Myanmar troops have abandoned their posts and crossed to Bangladesh since February amid intensifying clashes between the junta and ...
- + Uncertainty surrounds US Republicans’ plan for separate Ukraine, Israel aid bills—WASHINGTON: US Democrats said on Tuesday they would wait to decide how to respond to a proposal from the Republican-led House of Representatives to co...
- + Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown—NEW YORK: Donald Trump plans to visit New York’s Harlem neighborhood Tuesday after spending his second day in a lower Manhattan courtroom as a crimina...
- + Ex-Qaddafi minister in UK private prosecution over policewoman’s death—LONDON: A police officer in the UK is launching a private prosecution of a Libyan over the killing of his colleague 40 years ago, the BBC reported on ...
- + Assange extradition moves closer as US provides UK court with assurances—LONDON: The United States has provided assurances requested by the High Court in London which could finally pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian ...
- + US to query Israel about 6-year-old’s killing in Gaza, State Dept says—WASHINGTON: The US State Department will ask Israel for more information about the January death of 6-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab in Gaza, spokesp...
- + UN committee unable to agree on Palestinian bid for full membership—UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full UN member “was un...
- + Muslim school student loses UK court bid over prayer rituals ban—LONDON: A Muslim pupil lost a UK court challenge Tuesday against a top London school’s ban on prayer rituals, in a case about freedom of religion in s...
- + At least 66 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set off flash floods—KABUL: Extreme rainfall in Afghanistan and devastating flash floods have killed at least 66 people and damaged homes, infrastructure, and farmlands ac...
- + G7 ‘ready to take measures’ over destabilization by Iran—ROME: G7 leaders offered their full support for Israel on Sunday following an attack by Iran, and said they were ready to “take further measures” in r...
- + Biden in ‘very tough spot’ trying to stop Middle East escalation—WASHINGTON: Iran’s attack on Israel gives Joe Biden a familiar dilemma, but on steroids — how to balance support for a difficult ally while preventing...
- + France hosts Sudan conference a year into &#e2;Pbforgotten&#e2;Pc war—PARIS: France and its allies Monday sought to drum up hundreds of millions in aid for Sudan a year since its civil war erupted, sparking one of the wo...
- + World leaders urge Middle East tension de-escalation—LONDON:&#c2;&#a0;World leaders, including President Emmanuel Macron, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and the EU&#e2;Pcs f...
- + Philippines&#e2;Pc Marcos says will not hand former president Duterte to ICC over drug war—MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday he would not hand his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court, which...
- + Landslides hit Indonesia&#e2;Pcs Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people—TANA TORAJA, Indonesia: A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia&#e2;Pcs Sulawesi island and are still l...
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