Category: World

MILAN: Fashion icon Giorgio Armani requested in his publicly revealed will that his foundation sell a 15% stake in his company to a major luxury group. The Italian designer, who passed away on September 4 at age 91, specifically named LVMH, L’Oreal, and EssilorLuxottica as preferred potential buyers in the document published by Italian media.… Continue reading Armani’s will requests 15% stake sale to luxury groups like LVMH

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates summoned Israel’s deputy ambassador on Friday in a formal rebuke of his country’s deadly attack against Hamas leaders in neighbouring Qatar. This diplomatic action represents the strongest condemnation yet from a Gulf nation that normalised ties with Israel in 2020. Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International… Continue reading UAE summons Israel envoy over Qatar attack amid Gulf tensions

SALT LAKE CITY: A suspect has been taken into custody for the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. US President Donald Trump announced the arrest during a Fox News interview, ending an intensive manhunt that followed what he described as a heinous assassination. Kirk’s killer had evaded police and federal… Continue reading Suspect in custody for Charlie Kirk murder at Utah university, Trump says

SUBIC: Philippine fishermen express concern that China’s proposed nature reserve in Scarborough Shoal could lead to increased harassment and further restrict their fishing operations. China has approved establishing a national nature reserve at the shoal, which lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone but has been under Chinese control since 2012. Filipino fishing boats frequently… Continue reading Philippine fishermen fear China nature reserve plan in Scarborough Shoal

NEW DELHI: India will have sufficient surplus sugar stocks to allow exports in the season beginning October 1, according to a senior government official. Ashwini Srivastava, joint secretary at the Department of Food and Public Distribution, confirmed the export potential during a global conference without specifying exact shipment volumes. Exports by India could pressure global… Continue reading India to export sugar in new season due to ample stocks

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s president and military leadership are negotiating to appoint an interim leader following violent anti-corruption protests that left 51 people dead and parliament in flames. The Himalayan nation descended into chaos this week after security forces attempted to suppress youth-led demonstrations against corruption and poor governance. This represents the worst violence since Nepal’s civil… Continue reading Nepal seeks interim leader after protest violence leaves 51 dead

DENPASAR: The death toll from severe flooding on two Indonesian islands has increased to 23 people, with five individuals still missing. Torrential rains that began late Tuesday caused widespread floods and landslides across Bali, a popular tourist destination. Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed four additional fatalities and two more missing persons on Friday.… Continue reading Indonesia flooding death toll rises to 23 with five missing

LONDON: The UK government has signed a £400 million contract with Google Cloud to enable secure sharing of classified information with the United States. The Ministry of Defence confirmed the agreement will strengthen communication links between the two nations ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming state visit. Defence intelligence and national security specialists will utilise… Continue reading UK signs £400 million Google Cloud deal for classified US data sharing

BRUSSELS: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has condemned a music festival’s decision to cancel a performance by the Munich Philharmonic due to its Israeli conductor. The Flanders Festival Ghent disinvited the orchestra because conductor Lahav Shani had not distanced himself from Israel’s government amid the Gaza conflict. De Wever described the move as “reckless… Continue reading Belgian PM condemns festival for cancelling Israeli conductor

MILAN: The will of late fashion designer Giorgio Armani instructs heirs to sell a 15% stake in the Italian fashion house within 18 months and later transfer an additional 30% to 54.9% to the same buyer between three and five years after his death, according to a copy of the will reviewed by Reuters. In… Continue reading Giorgio Armani’s will instructs to gradually sell fashion brand or seek IPO

DENPASAR: Two people were still missing on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, officials said on Friday, as waters began receding after flooding killed at least 16 people this week, most of them swept away when rivers burst their banks. Torrential rains on Tuesday and Wednesday caused the fast-rising floods in Denpasar and six of Bali’s… Continue reading Waters recede in Bali after floods kill 16 people, with two still missing

LONDON: The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the U.S. President as few others can. Once head of the largest empire in history, the British monarch’s main diplomatic job now is to schmooze and dazzle world leaders like Trump at grand state occasions… Continue reading UK turns to King Charles and royals to mollify Trump like no others can

OSLO: Donald Trump’s obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch — the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insisted to AFP that it cannot be swayed. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has made it clear he wants the prestigious accolade, which his… Continue reading Trump’s push for peace prize won’t sway us, says Nobel committee

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday said it downed 221 Ukrainian drones, one of the highest tallies in the war, as Moscow and key ally Belarus began major military drills, rattling the West. Moscow’s defence ministry said its alert systems had “intercepted and destroyed” the drones overnight, over half of which flew over the regions of Bryansk… Continue reading Russia says downed 221 Ukrainian drones overnight

KATHMANDU: At least 51 people were killed during violent anti-corruption protests in Nepal this week, police said Friday in an updated toll, as the full scale of chaos that toppled the government emerges. Talks continue between the president, protest representatives, key potential figures who may lead an interim administration and the army — which has… Continue reading Death toll from Nepal protest violence rises to 51: police

OREM: Investigators searching for the man who killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appealed for the public’s help Thursday, with no one in custody more than a day after a murder that has rocked America’s fractious politics. Kirk, a 31-year-old superstar on the Republican right who harnessed surging youth support for US President Donald Trump, was… Continue reading Investigators plead for public’s help in Charlie Kirk killing

SACRAMENTO: United States (US) investigators on Thursday offered a reward of US$100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk, as they widened the search for the gunman, reported Xinhua. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released two images of the “person of interest.” Kirk,… Continue reading FBI offers US$100,000 reward for tips in Charlie Kirk shooting

SEOUL: Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory. South Korean workers accounted for most of the 475 people arrested last week at the Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Georgia, prompting tense… Continue reading South Korea workers head home after US immigration raid

HANOI: A large database in Vietnam containing data on creditors has been attacked by hackers, and the impact of the breach is still being assessed, according to the country’s cybersecurity agency as well as a document seen by Reuters. The incident involves Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC), a unit managed by the State Bank… Continue reading Vietnam investigates cyberattack on creditors data

LONDON: Prince Harry had tea with King Charles on Wednesday at their first meeting in 20 months, in what may prove a first step toward ending a much-publicised rift between father and son. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the king was undergoing… Continue reading Britain’s Prince Harry meets father King Charles for first time in 20 months

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump and other officials paid tribute to slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on Thursday as the country marked the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Kirk was a “giant of his generation,“ and a “champion of liberty,“ Trump said at the beginning of his remarks during a 9/11… Continue reading Trump, other officials mourn Charlie Kirk amid 9/11 tributes

YEMEN’S Houthi-run Health Ministry said on Thursday the number of casualties in Israel’s Wednesday attacks rose to 46 people killed and 165 wounded. Israel struck the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the northern province of al-Jawf, the latest in a series of attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, part of a… Continue reading Death toll rises to 46 in Israeli raids on Yemen

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said her government was not looking for a conflict with countries on which it plans to increase tariffs, including China. “We don’t want a conflict,“ Sheinbaum told a morning press conference, adding the measures were intended to boost Mexico’s economy and that her government was in talks… Continue reading Mexico not looking for conflict over tariff measures, president says

CALGARY: Canada’s government is in discussions with energy companies and Alberta about eliminating a federal cap on emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector if the industry and province reduce their carbon footprint in other ways, three sources with knowledge of the talks said. The sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about… Continue reading Canada may drop oil emissions cap as part of new climate plan, sources say

MICROSOFT and OpenAI said on Thursday they have signed a non-binding deal for new relationship terms that would allow OpenAI to proceed to restructure itself into a for-profit company, marking a new phase of the most high-profile partnerships to fund the ChatGPT frenzy. Details on the new commercial arrangements were not disclosed, but the companies… Continue reading Microsoft, OpenAI reach non-binding deal to allow OpenAI to restructure

A FEDERAL judge on Thursday issued a nationwide ruling preventing U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from barring children living in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in the federally funded preschool program Head Start. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez in Seattle at the request of Head Start associations in several states issued a nationwide injunction barring… Continue reading Trump policy barring migrants from Head Start blocked nationwide

PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE is preparing a bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, potentially bringing together two storied Hollywood studios and reshaping the entertainment industry. A bid for Warner Bros Discovery would be backed by the Ellison family, which includes Skydance head David Ellison and his father,… Continue reading Paramount Skydance preparing bid for Warner Bros Discovery, source says

WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would “respond accordingly to this witch hunt” after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. “The political persecutions by sanctioned human rights abuser Alexandre de Moraes continue, as he… Continue reading Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil’s Bolsonaro

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said he was surprised that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. Trump has previously called the case against Bolsonaro a “witch hunt” and slammed Brazil with tariff hikes, sanctions… Continue reading Trump says he was surprised about Bolsonaro’s conviction in Brazil

BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew US fury. The sentence could see the 70-year-old far-right leader spend the rest of his days in jail. Judges voted 4-1 to convict… Continue reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro given 27-year term for coup plotting

NEW YORK: New York marked the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and fundamentally changed the United States. Memorial ceremonies took place at Ground Zero in Manhattan where the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed in coordinated terrorist attacks. The attacks also included a jetliner crashing into the… Continue reading New York marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 attacks amid political tensions

VILNIUS: Belarus has released 52 political prisoners in a significant development involving international diplomatic efforts. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda confirmed the prisoners’ safe crossing into Lithuania on Thursday, acknowledging United States involvement in securing their release. The released individuals include six Lithuanian citizens alongside nationals from Latvia, Poland, Germany, France and Britain according to Belarusian… Continue reading Belarus releases 52 political prisoners following US diplomatic intervention

STRASBOURG: European Union lawmakers have called for sanctions against two Israeli ministers and trade restrictions over the Gaza conflict. The European Parliament endorsed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to sanction Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Lawmakers also backed suspending EU bilateral support to Israel and… Continue reading EU lawmakers back sanctions on Israeli ministers over Gaza conflict

BEIRUT: An Israeli drone strike has killed one person in southern Lebanon despite an existing ceasefire agreement with militant group Hezbollah. The Lebanese health ministry confirmed that an Israeli enemy drone targeted a motorcycle on the Ain Baal-Bazuriyeh road in south Lebanon’s Tyre district on Thursday. This marks the latest in a series of Israeli… Continue reading Israeli strike kills one in south Lebanon despite ceasefire agreement

KYIV: Finnish President Alexander Stubb has accused Hungary and Slovakia of funding Russia’s military operations through their continued purchase of Russian oil and gas. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Stubb delivered one of his strongest criticisms yet against fellow European Union members. Stubb stated that recent Russian drone incursions into Poland demonstrated… Continue reading Finland’s Stubb accuses Hungary and Slovakia of funding Russian war machine

COPENHAGEN: Two South Korean tourists and one Mexican tourist have gone missing within a day of each other near a waterfall in the Faroe Islands. Local police confirmed that extensive searches on both land and sea have failed to locate the missing individuals. South Korean nationals Soo Jung Park and Soo Yeon Park were last… Continue reading South Korean and Mexican tourists missing near Faroe Islands waterfall

BERLIN: German authorities have launched an investigation into far-right politician Maximilian Krah over suspected bribery from Chinese sources. The 48-year-old Alternative for Germany party member had his parliamentary immunity lifted on Thursday following corruption allegations. Krah strongly denied the accusations of money laundering and bribery, calling them politically motivated fabrications. He described the subsequent search… Continue reading German far-right MP investigated for alleged bribery from Chinese sources