Category: World

BOSTON: A federal judge is set to consider on Monday whether to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs during a hearing in Boston will weigh whether to issue an injunction barring Trump’s administration from… Continue reading Harvard to urge judge to bar Trump from closing doors for international students

CUPERTINO: Racing legend Lewis Hamilton, a producer on an upcoming movie starring Brad Pitt as a fictional Formula 1 driver, wanted the film to show the reality of what it looks, feels and sounds like to speed around a track at 200 miles per hour. To avoid having Apple’s “F1 The Movie” seem “faked” by… Continue reading How Lewis Hamilton and Apple brought F1 racing to the movie screen

LE BOURGET: France shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for refusing to remove offensive weapons from display, in a move condemned by Israel and highlighting tensions between the traditional allies. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that the instruction came from French authorities after Israeli… Continue reading Israel furious as France shuts four weapons stands at Paris Airshow

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military on Monday said it had destroyed one third of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers, as strikes between the two arch foes raged for a fourth day. Since the start of Israeli operations against Iran on Friday, “more than 120 missile launchers — constituting one third of the Iranian regime’s total launchers — have… Continue reading Israel army says destroyed ‘one third’ of Iran missile sites

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s influential former leader Hun Sen Monday issued an ultimatum to Thailand to lift border crossing restrictions or his country will ban all Thai fruit and vegetable imports in the latest round of the border spat between the two countries. One Cambodian soldier was killed on May 28 as troops exchanged fire in… Continue reading Cambodia threatens to ban Thai fruit and veg over border row

NEW DELHI: New Delhi said Monday its diplomats were helping some Indian students relocate out of harm’s way in Iran, which has come under days of deadly Israeli bombardment. Tehran has hit back with strikes against Israel since it unleashed waves of attacks against Iran on Friday, sparking global alarm that the conflict could erupt… Continue reading India relocates students in Iran as Israel strikes

JERUSALEM: Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said five people were killed and 92 wounded Monday in Iran’s latest missile strikes on the country, raising a previous toll of four deaths. The casualties were from strikes on four sites in central Israel, the MDA said in a statement, adding those killed included “two women and… Continue reading Israeli rescuers say latest Iran strikes kill five, wound 92

JERUSALEM: Iran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. AFP images showed gutted residential buildings in Tel Aviv and fires smouldering outside the coastal city of Haifa, after Israel’s army warned people to take cover from incoming… Continue reading Iran hits Tel Aviv after overnight Israeli strikes on Tehran

KANANASKIS: Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar for Trump,… Continue reading G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis as Trump dominates summit

AHMEDABAD: Indian health officials have begun handing relatives the bodies of their loved ones after one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades, but most families were still waiting Monday for results of DNA testing. While mourners have held funerals for some of the 279 people killed when the Air India jet crashed in… Continue reading Relatives wait for remains after Air India crash

AHMEDABAD: Investigators in India on Sunday recovered the second black box from the London-bound Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in the city of Ahmedabad, killing at least 279 people, authorities announced. The cockpit voice recorder has been found, PK Mishra, a senior aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said in a statement. The flight… Continue reading Second black box recovered from India crash site: official

KANANASKIS: Europe and the United States should focus on how the bloc takes more responsibility for its defence rather than creating economic uncertainty through trade tensions, European Union President Antonio Costa said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of a gathering of G7 leaders in the Canadian… Continue reading Not the time to mess with EU-US trade, EU’s Costa says

NEW DELHI: Oil prices were volatile on Monday, after surging 7% on Friday, as renewed strikes by Israel and Iran over the weekend increased concerns that the battle could widen across the region and significantly disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose 64 cents, or 0.86%, to $74.87 a barrel by… Continue reading Oil prices volatile as Israel-Iran conflict ramps up

WASHINGTON: Sri Lanka has made substantial progress on an IMF-supported economic reform program, but more work is needed to reduce the Asian country’s 24.5% poverty rate, tackle corruption and reduce domestic debt, the global lender’s No. 2 official said Monday. In remarks prepared for a conference in Colombo, Gita Gopinath, first deputy managing director of… Continue reading Sri Lanka has ‘no room for policy errors’ in economic reforms, IMF says

SYDNEY: Increasing the number of nuclear powered submarines operated by Australia, Britain and the United States will make the Indo Pacific more secure and was in the United States’ interests, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday. Albanese will meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time on Tuesday in Calgary on the… Continue reading Australia’s Albanese says he will press AUKUS, Indo Pacific security in Trump meeting

TEL AVIV: Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week’s G7 meeting that the battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict. Israeli media reported that three people were killed in the country’s… Continue reading Iranian missiles hit Israel’s Tel Aviv, Haifa

KANANASKI: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that diplomacy was ultimately best on Iran, but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. Von der Leyen said that she agreed with Netanyahu in a telephone call that “Iran should not have a nuclear weapon,… Continue reading EU chief says told Netanyahu diplomacy ‘best’ on Iran

MINNEAPOLIS: Police arrested a man on Sunday who allegedly shot dead a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, according to ABC News, citing several sources. ABC News said the man was arrested near his farm near Green Isle, Minnesota, but Minnesota Department of Public Safety did not immediately respond… Continue reading Suspect in custody after shooting Minnesota lawmakers while posing as officer, ABC News says

KANANASKIS: More pressure must be exerted on Russia to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday, and urged the G7 nations to ramp up sanctions to achieve that goal. Leaders of the world’s largest industrial nations are meeting in Canada’s Rockies with European countries seeking to keep… Continue reading G7 needs to raise pressure on Russia, Ursula von der Leyen says

AHMEDABAD: Mourners covered white coffins with flowers in India on Sunday as funerals were held for some of the at least 279 people killed in one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades. Health officials have begun handing over the first passenger bodies identified through DNA testing, delivering them to grieving relatives in the… Continue reading Families hold funerals for Air India crash victim

DAMASCUS: A civilian woman was killed Sunday in Syria’s western Tartus province when a drone struck her home, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It marked the first reported casualty on Syrian soil since the latest escalation between Iran and Israel began. The Britain-based war monitor reported the death of “a woman after a… Continue reading Drone strike kills woman in western Syria: monitor

BAT YAM: Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to take precautions against further strikes. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he hoped a meeting of the Group of Seven leaders in Canada on… Continue reading Israel-Iran battle escalates, civilians urged to evacuate target areas

KANANASKIS: Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump began arriving Sunday in the Canadian Rockies for a summit where they will consider whether to take a common stance as violence intensifies between Israel and Iran. The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar of… Continue reading Trump due in Canada as G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

WASHINGTON: A man who was shot at a protest against President Donald Trump in Utah’s capital has died, police in the western US state said on Sunday. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was shot at the Salt Lake City “No Kings” protest on Saturday, one of hundreds of demonstrations held around the country, after a… Continue reading Man dies after shooting at Utah ‘No Kings’ protest

LONDON: British authorities said Sunday a nationwide police operation is being launched against “grooming gangs” suspected of sexually exploiting thousands of girls and young women over decades. The announcement came hours after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said a national inquiry was being started into the scandal, which has attracted the attention of billionaire Elon Musk.… Continue reading UK launches police operation against ‘grooming gangs’

LONDON: The UK government has appointed Blaise Metreweli as the first-ever woman to head its MI6 spy service as the country faces “threats on an unprecedented scale”, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday. The MI6 Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) achieved global fame through Ian Fleming’s fictional agent James Bond. Metreweli will be the 18th… Continue reading UK appoints Blaise Metreweli first woman head of MI6 spy service

STOCKHOLM: Most of the world’s nuclear-armed states continued to modernise their arsenals last year, setting the stage for a new nuclear arms race, researchers warned Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said nuclear powers including the United States and Russia — which account for around 90 percent of the world’s stockpile — had… Continue reading World faces new nuclear arms race, researchers warn

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Iran and Israel — who are locked in an exchange of military strikes — to “make a deal,“ but suggested they might need to “fight it out” first. “I think it’s time for a deal,“ Trump told reporters, as Israel and Iran exchanged a fresh barrage of… Continue reading Trump suggests Iran, Israel need ‘to fight it out’ to reach deal

LIMA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru Sunday, killing one person and triggering landslides, officials said. The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Callao, a port city next to the capital Lima, the National Seismological Center said. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6. Peru said… Continue reading One dead after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru