World Ceasefire should be ‘no-brainer’ for Hamas, Blinken says WASHINGTON: Accepting a ceasefire deal with Israel should be a “no-brainer” for Hamas, but the motivations of the... Updated 04 May, 2024 12:27pm
World Canada arrests three over murder of Sikh activist VANCOUVER: Canadian police on Friday arrested three men over the killing of a Sikh separatist in Vancouver last ... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
World States doing less to support press freedom: watchdog PARIS: Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders warned of declining government support for press freedom as it... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
World Spain scraps national bullfighting prize sparking debate MADRID: Spain’s left-wing government said on Friday it would scrap a national prize for bullfighting, a move which... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
World India payment dispute: Nepal faces widespread internet outages KATHMANDU: Internet providers in Nepal warned Friday the Himalayan republic was facing widespread outages because of... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Pakistan Pakistan extradites Oslo Pride shooting suspect to Norway OSLO: Pakistan has extradited to Norway a known suspected of masterminding an Oslo shooting on the eve of the 2022... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Life & Style Spain’s fashion and beauty group Puig poised for IPO MADRID: The iconic Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne and Jean-Paul Gaultier labels make their market debut Friday as Spanish... Published 03 May, 2024 11:43pm
World Food situation ‘slightly’ better in Gaza: WHO GENEVA: The availability of food in the Gaza Strip has very slightly improved, though the risk of famine in the... Published 03 May, 2024 10:25pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 34,622 GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Friday that at least 34,622 people have been killed in the... Published 03 May, 2024 06:54pm
Sports Bangladesh win toss, bowl in first Zimbabwe T20 CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bowl first Friday in the first of... Published 03 May, 2024 05:16pm
Sports Alcaraz out of Italian Open with continuing forearm pain MADRID: World number three Carlos Alcaraz on Friday withdrew from next week’s ATP Italian Open due to ongoing pain... Published 03 May, 2024 05:10pm
Life & Style Luxury brands lure Chinese shoppers despite slowdown SHANGHAI: Sipping champagne and nibbling fried dumplings, Shanghai’s rich and influential posed by Louis Vuitton... Published 03 May, 2024 05:00pm
Life & Style European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze in US museum STRASBOURG, France: Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and... Published 03 May, 2024 04:28pm
World Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches NAIROBI: The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry... Published 03 May, 2024 03:42pm
World Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in ‘positive spirit’ GAZA STRIP: Hamas says it is considering in a “positive spirit” a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding... Published 03 May, 2024 12:32pm
World Joe Biden says ‘order must prevail’ on US campuses amid protests WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden insisted Thursday that “order must prevail” on college campuses after weeks of... Updated 03 May, 2024 10:49pm
World China to launch first probe to return samples from Moon’s far side WENCHANG: China is set Friday to launch a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as... Published 03 May, 2024 12:21pm
World Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil’s ‘worst disaster’ CAPELA DE SANTANA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country’s south where... Published 03 May, 2024 12:10pm
Sports England’s Wallace fires 63 to grab CJ Cup Byron Nelson lead LOS ANGELES: England’s Matt Wallace birdied five of the first six holes on his way to grabbing the lead in... Published 03 May, 2024 12:08pm
Markets Hong Kong stocks rally at open HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rallied at the open of trade Friday, building on an eight-day surge, following a strong... Published 03 May, 2024 12:03pm