- Pakistan
Saudi Arabia quietly rolls over USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has quietly rolled over its USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan as the country struggled to meet the tough conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a…
- Middle East
Syrian authorities seize rockets bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Damascus: Syrian authorities thwarted an attempted weapons smuggling on its border with Iraq, reportedly heading to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, state media said Thursday, July 16. The truck that…
- Middle East
United States strikes northern Iran, halts blockade ship
Dubai: The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, July 16, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its…
- Sports
Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England 2-1
Atlanta: Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 and reach the World Cup final. Trailing 1-0 going into the last five minutes of regulation time, Enzo Fernandez and substitute Lautaro Martinez…
- World
US: Over half of Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in major split
More than half the House Democrats have voted to strip USD 3.3 billion in US aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is…
- World
Trump govt screwed up communications around Epstein files: Vance
Vice President J D Vance says the Trump administration “absolutely” mishandled the communications surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. During a lengthy podcast interview with Joe Rogan released Wednesday, Vance pointed largely to…
- World
Hyderabadi Muslim man stabbed 15 times in US hate attack
A Utah man told police he repeatedly stabbed a Muslim man because of the man’s faith and intended to kill him, according to court records filed Monday, July 13. The Muslim man…
- Middle East
Trump welcomes Iraq’s new prime minister to the White House
Washington: President Donald Trump welcomed Iraq’s new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday, July 14 after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office. Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman…
- World
China’s exports surge 27 per cent from year earlier
Hong Kong: China’s exports accelerated in June, jumping 27 per cent from a year earlier, driven by strong demand due to the boom in artificial intelligence, the customs agency said Tuesday, July…
- World
Oil prices rise following the latest fighting in the Middle East
New York: Oil prices are climbing Monday, July 13, following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chipmakers and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom weigh…
- Middle East
Iran steps up arrests of Baha’is amid security crackdown
Tehran: Peyvand Naimi has spent more than six months in an Iranian prison, accused of killing state security agents during nationwide protests, although his family says no formal charges or evidence have…
- Middle East
US, Iran both claim control of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: The United States and Iran each asserted Monday, July 13, they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy…
- World
Indonesia truck accident kills 13 wedding guests
Jakarta: A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said Monday,…
- World
United States Republican Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71
Washington: US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died after a “brief and sudden” illness, according to his office. He was 71. Graham, a senator from South Carolina, died on Saturday, July 11,…
- Sports
Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 to enter World Cup semifinals
Kansas City: Julian Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina back to the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martinez with seconds…
