- World
Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
Washington: Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries. The…
- World
Brent crude oil tops USD 100 a barrel
Bangkok: The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, topped $100 a barrel early Thursday, March 12, just days after it spiked near $120 in the latest jolts…
- World
Iran targets busiest international airports of Gulf neighbours
Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as US and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic…
- Middle East
2 more from Iranian women’s football team granted asylum in Australia
Two more members of the Iranian women’s football team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed the country, Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Wednesday. It brings to…
- Business
Aramco reports 2025 profit of USD 104 billion, down from 2024
Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco reported 2025 profits of USD 104 billion, down from the year before as the Iran war has seen its fields and facilities targeted. Aramco released its…
- News
Asian shares surge as oil prices sank back to about USD 90
Tokyo: Asian shares have rebounded from their sharp declines a day before after a rally on Wall Street as global investors wagered that the war with Iran may not last too long.…
- World
Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada
Vancouver: The parents of a girl critically wounded in a school shooting in Canada alleged in a civil lawsuit on Monday, March 9, that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI knew the shooter was planning a…
- World
Australia grants asylum to five Iranian women’s footballers
Wellington: Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony…
- World
United States accuses Afghanistan of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
Washington: The State Department on Monday, March 9, designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the US ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in…
- World
US struck Iranian school that killed 165, further investigation suggests
Jerusalem: The investigative group Bellingcat says the newly released video “appears to contradict” US President Donald Trump‘s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed over…
- World
Crude oil prices spike near USD 120 a barrel as Iran war impedes production, shipping
Chicago: Oil prices spiked near USD 120 per barrel before falling back on Monday, March 9, as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummelling financial…
- Middle East
Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei: Will he bring change or more suppression?
The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during the holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most consequential turning points in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His…
- World
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closes down 5.2 pc; South Korea’s Kospi falls 6 pc
Bangkok: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 5% and other Asian markets also tumbled Monday, March 9, after oil prices soared to nearly $120 a barrel, casting a shadow over…
- World
Trump downplays reports of Russia helping Iran target US forces
Doral (US): President Donald Trump said on Saturday. March 7, that it was inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target US military personnel and assets in the…
- World
US interior secretary in Venezuela to discuss critical minerals
Caracas: US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Wednesday, March 4, met in Venezuela with acting President Delcy Rodríguez in the latest sign of the Trump administration’s intent to exercise control…
