International

Mannheim (Germany): Police in the western German city of Mannheim have asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and keep inside their homes. Mannheim is a city of about 300,000 people located south of Frankfurt. Police would not disclose what prompted the...

Beijing: US President Donald Trump's tariff threats, along with firm policies to contain China and the economic slowdown, are expected to dominate the annual session of the Chinese parliament beginning here on Tuesday. Over 5,000 delegates from the National People's Congress (NPC) and the advisory...

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain will allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) of British export finance to purchase more than 5,000 air defence missiles. "This will be vital for protecting critical infrastructure and strengthening Ukraine," Starmer told a...

New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday expressed gratitude to the US for the support it has extended during the ongoing war against Russia. In a video message posted on X, Zelensky acknowledged the "importance" of the US in Ukraine's fight, stating, "Of course, we...

Los Angeles: After a topsy-turvy Oscar season in which frontrunners were constantly shuffled, old tweets hobbled a top contender and space was held for “Wicked,” the 97th Academy Awards get underway Sunday. Sunday's Academy Awards, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, will bring to...

London: Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday before a summit with European leaders to discuss ending the war. The meeting has been overshadowed by the extraordinary...

Tel Aviv: Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn't accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire. Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the existing ceasefire agreement and...

Cape Canaveral (US): A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbour ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost...

Boston: Across the US, protests erupted outside Tesla dealerships, targeting CEO Elon Musk in response to his controversial actions and his close alignment with President Donald Trump. Demonstrators voiced their opposition to Musk's push for slashing government spending and restructuring federal agencies, particularly under the...

Jerusalem: Hamas released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped October 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since. The video, authorised by Horn's family for release in Israeli media, shows Eitan, 38, parting ways with his elder...