SYDNEY: The Australian city of Darwin’s international airport remained shuttered on Sunday (Nov 23) after a tropical cyclone brought destructive winds to the Northern Territory capital overnight. Fina, a category three cyclone, was on Sunday clocking wind gusts of up to 205kmh as it moved away from Northern Territory capital […]
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SEOUL: A South Korea court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former spy agency chief Cho Tae-yong who is under a probe into ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in 2024, Yonhap News Agency reported today. The Seoul Central District Court gave the warrant due to concerns […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s defence force operations to protect its sea trade routes, including through the South China Sea, are becoming more risky as Beijing undertakes the “biggest military build-up in the world today”, Australia’s defence minister said on Tuesday (Nov 4). Open sea lanes, including trade routes that go through the […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday (Oct 23) that he was immediately ending all trade talks with Canada, accusing it of misquoting former president Ronald Reagan in an advertising campaign against tariffs. “Based on their egregious behaviour , ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump said on […]
ROME: Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the territory. The police in Rome said some 250,000 turned out for a fourth day […]
DOHA: Qatar’s prime minister urged the international community yesterday to reject “double standards” and hold Israel accountable, speaking on the eve of an emergency summit called in response to an unprecedented Israeli strike on Hamas members in Doha. The deadly attack—carried out by one US ally on the territory of […]
WASHINGTON: Days after Israel attacked Qatar in an airstrike targeting Hamas leaders, US President Donald Trump made careful remarks yesterday as Washington’s two powerful Middle Eastern allies face a worsening rift. “Qatar has been a very great ally. Israel and everyone else, we have to be careful. When we attack […]
BEIJING: When Russian President Vladimir Putin walked shoulder to shoulder with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (Sep 3), a hot mic caught them discussing organ transplants and the possibility that humans could live to 150 years old. The moment came as Putin and Xi walked with North Korea’s Kim […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Sep 3) the US might have to “unwind” trade deals it reached with the European Union, Japan and South Korea, among others, if it loses a Supreme Court tariffs case, and warned that a loss would cause the US “to suffer so greatly”. […]
KABUL: Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan’s rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday (Sep 1), as rescuers combed the rubble of homes in a hunt for survivors. Early reports showed 30 dead in a single village, the health […]