GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence and hospitals said Israeli attacks yesterday killed 11 people across the territory, among them three children and their parents. A ceasefire remains in place between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, but it has not halted the violence in Gaza, and efforts to secure a […]
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MADRID: Spain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to climb above 40°C across large parts of the country, the national weather office said. The heatwave will be fuelled by a persistent area of high pressure that will trap hot, dry air […]
BANGKOK: Thousands of Thai civil servants face suspension over an exam cheating scandal, authorities said Thursday, as investigators widened a probe that has already led to three arrests. Corruption and bribery cases regularly make headlines in Thailand, but it is rare for so many public officials to be affected. The […]
NEW DELHI: Oil prices rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains because of renewed fears of supply disruptions from the key Middle East producing region after renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran this week curtailed shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent futures were up 19 cents, […]
MADRID: A wildfire that ripped through a hamlet in southern Spain killed 12 people, authorities said today, as a heatwave stifled swathes of the country. Some of the dead in Bedar in Almeria province were found in vehicles, the regional government said in a statement, revising an earlier toll of […]
WASHINGTON: Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, US media reported yesterday. The reports come as renewed US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war, and after Trump’s puzzling use of […]
BEIJING: At least eight people were killed after thunderstorms battered central China’s Hubei Province, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 7), as forecasters warned of more torrential rain across various parts of the country that are home to around 200 million people. Over four hours on Monday evening, winds of […]
TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday the government will respond appropriately on currency movements, reiterating her warnings as traders braced for possible intervention from the Japanese authorities. “Our stance has not changed. We will respond appropriately at any time as needed,” Katayama said at a regular press […]
Local media reported that there was no confirmation that Iran’s delegation would travel to Geneva. WASHINGTON: United States Vice President JD Vance pulled out of a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators in Switzerland on Friday (Jun 19) to begin complex talks on implementing the 14-point agreement struck between Tehran […]
WASHINGTON: A “largely negotiated” memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said yesterday, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim. Trump posted on social media that the emerging agreement would reopen the strait, the vital shipping passage […]