- World
Police were probing teens in San Diego mosque shooting before killings
San Diego: Before the first shot rang out at a San Diego mosque in a deadly shooting that would leave three men dead, police were already scrambling to find two teenagers who…
- World
Gun wielding teens attack San Diego’s largest mosque, kill 3
Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said. The attack at the Islamic Centre of…
- World
Congo opens more treatment centres after rare Ebola strain kills 120
Kinshasa: Congo will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organisation is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a…
- News
At least 3 people killed in largest Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow in months
Kyiv: At least three people died in what appears to be the largest Ukrainian drone strike in months on Moscow and the surrounding areas, according to reports by Russian authorities. A woman…
- World
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Abuja: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, May 17, after more than 300 suspected cases…
- Middle East
Netanyahu publicises Israel-UAE ties while Gulf ally stays guarded
Jerusalem: The tight relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is typically managed discreetly. But this week, it was thrust into the open, illuminating tensions underlying the alliance as the Iran…
- World
ISIS leader killed in joint US-Nigerian mission, says Donald Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said US and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, May 15. Trump announced the joint operation…
- Middle East
Palestinians mark 78th Nakba anniversary amid Gaza devastation
Deir al-Balah: Blink and you might miss the few stone walls that are all that’s left of the village that Yusuf Abu Hamam’s family was forced to flee when he was an…
- World
US: Texas man executed for murder in 600th execution since 1982
A man, who experts for both prosecutors and defence attorneys had said was intellectually disabled, became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death for the killing of a…
- World
US: Outlaw biker gang ‘Punjabi Devils’ sentenced for gun trafficking
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man, who founded an outlaw motorcycle gang called ‘Punjabi Devils’, has been sentenced to over five years in prison on charges of unlawful dealing of firearms and possession of…
- World
Trump declines to say if he and Xi discussed Taiwan
Beijing: US President Donald Trump said, “great,” when reporters asked how the talks with Xi went. But that’s about all he said. Follow-up questions about whether they discussed Taiwan were asked. Also…
- Middle East
Hegseth faces bipartisan grilling about weapons drawdown during Iran war
Washington: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the cost of the conflict and its impact…
- Middle East
Israel approves death penalty, public trials for October 7 prisoners
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday, May 11, setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in…
- Business
Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street rally despite Iran war worries
Tokyo: Asian shares traded mixed early Tuesday, May 12, as optimism encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street clashed with anxiety about surging oil prices and a possible AI bubble. Japan‘s…
- World
Sri Lanka: 173 Indians among foreigners arrested in latest cyber crime crackdown
Colombo: As many as 173 Indians are among nearly 200 foreigners arrested in Sri Lanka as part of the latest drive in an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime operations, police said on Tuesday,…
