- Middle East
Israelis scarred by Oct 7 struggle to see Gaza beyond a threat
Sderot (Israel): One by one, Israelis peered through the tourist-style binoculars at the shattered Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, a distance of several football fields away, where buildings tilted in the rubble…
- World
What the next UN chief must do to revive the world body
United Nations: On January 1, the next United Nations secretary-general will take over an aging organisation still controlled by World War II powers. What will the world need from that person? Once…
- World
2 killed, dozens injured in Georgia homecoming party shooting
Vienna: Law enforcement officials are still working to determine just what happened when a chaotic homecoming party spanning a four-block radius of a southern Georgia town erupted in gunfire early Sunday, October…
- Middle East
Egypt arrests six journalists in crackdown on independent media
Cairo: Egyptian authorities swept up the entire editorial team of one of the country’s few independent media, accusing them on Thursday, October 1, of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. The arrest…
- World
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach
Washington: Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party’s chances…
- Business
Asian shares mostly rise amid market optimism about AI
Tokyo: Asian shares mostly rose in early trading on Thursday, October 1, amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.4…
- Middle East
Trump calls Iraq war a ‘quagmire’ as US troops leave country
Washington: The US military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting President Donald Trump…
- Middle East
US troops leave last Iraq air base as 12-year mission ends
Baghdad: The US military announced on Wednesday, September 30, that it has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group. Pentagon spokesperson…
- World
Trump says top tech firms sign accord to ‘self-police’ AI
Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday, September 29, said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external…
- World
News groups ask court to halt White House access ban enforcement
Washington: Three news outlets that President Donald Trump abruptly banished from White House grounds this month asked a federal court to block the action until the case is resolved, saying the administration…
- News
OpenAI unveils ‘always-on’ Dots AI agent amid safety concerns
San Francisco: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, September 29, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced…
- Middle East
Iran’s medicine prices triple as US blockade strains supplies
Tehran: Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a US blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country’s pharmaceuticals…
- Middle East
Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
Islamabad: Pakistan will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the country’s defence minister said Tuesday, September 29, one of Islamabad’s clearest indications yet that it…
- Middle East
Hamas, Islamic Jihad, ex-Fatah official to form electoral alliance
Istanbul: Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s…
- Sports
Alonso commits to Aston Martin for 2027, ends F1 future doubts
Silverstone: Veteran Fernando Alonso took his time before deciding that his Formula 1 career will continue next year. The 45-year-old driver and his teammate Lance Stroll both extended their long-term contracts, Aston…
