International

AFP/APP Washington: US President Donald Trump said Australia would receive coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines and signed a deal on rare earth minerals with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday. The…

AFP/APP Washington: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced plans to invite new bids for its Moon mission contract amid delays by SpaceX, the Elon Musk-led company currently leading the program. NASA…

AFP/APP Gaza City): US President Donald Trump said Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza remains in effect, despite deadly Israeli strikes on the territory over alleged truce violations by Hamas. The strikes targeted Hamas positions in…

AFP/APP/News Desk  London/Islamabad: In a significant development within the British royal family, Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III, has formally renounced his title of Duke of York following renewed scrutiny over…

AFP/APP JERUSALEM: Hamas handed over to Israel the remains of one more hostage on Friday night, reaffirming its commitment to returning all deceased captives still unaccounted for under Gaza's ruins after two years of war. “Israel…

AFP Istanbul: A new study has warned that even if countries fully meet their Paris Agreement pledges, the planet is still on track to warm by 2.6°C (4.7°F) by the year 2100 — a rise that could bring 57 additional extremely hot days every…

AFP/APP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he would meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Hungary after a “very productive” call on Thursday and questioned Kyiv’s push for Tomahawk missiles — just a day before hosting Ukraine’s leader…

AFP/APP United Nations: Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest population — about 900 million people — are directly exposed to climate hazards intensified by global warming, bearing what the United Nations has described as a “double…

AFP/APP Jakarta: A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, and no tsunami warning was…

K.M. Arshad Dhaka: Across South and Southeast Asia, a new wave of Gen-Z-led uprisings is rewriting the region’s political landscape. From Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya movement and Bangladesh’s 2024 July uprising to Nepal’s Gen-Z revolution…