Many Palestinians say the ceasefire, which went into effect nearly four months ago, has brought little improvement to their daily lives. TEL AVIV: The second phase of United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was launched about two weeks ago, with a new “Board of Peace” established to oversee […]
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Jan 29) the US was decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50 per cent import tariffs on other aircraft made in Canada until the country’s regulator certified a number of planes produced by US rival Gulfstream. “If, for any reason, this […]
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province near a fog-covered mountain, but were still searching for the 11 people on board. The ATR 42-500 turboprop owned by aviation group Indonesia Air Transport lost contact […]
The White House said the organisations promote “radical climate policies, global governance, and ideological programmes that conflict with US sovereignty and economic strength”. WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jan 7) signed a proclamation withdrawing the US from 35 non-United Nations organisations and 31 UN entities that “operate […]
NEW DELHI: The United States could raise tariffs on India if New Delhi doesn’t meet Washington’s demand to curb purchases of Russian oil, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Modi is a good guy. He knew I was not happy, and it was important to make me […]
MOSCOW: Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a “scheduled” flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, prompting “fighter jets of foreign countries” to escort them, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday (Dec 25), according to Russian news agencies. Neither the date of the Tu-95 flights nor the countries that deployed monitoring aircraft […]
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 […]
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 […]