International

AFP/APP Ottawa: Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is expected to announce snap elections on Sunday, seeking a stronger mandate as his country fights off a trade war and annexation threats from Donald Trump’s United States. The…

AFP/APP Beijing: China’s number two leader told a gathering of business executives in Beijing on Sunday that the country would "adhere to the correct direction of economic globalisation" in the face of "fragmentation." The China…

AFP/APP New York: In just a few weeks, the US tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump's policy decisions, which have angered some foreign visitors and prompted fear of a surge in prices and a stronger…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The warning came…

News Desk Islamabad: President Donald Trump stated on Friday that Elon Musk should not have access to top-secret U.S. war plans, particularly regarding a potential conflict with China. This rare admission highlighted concerns over Musk's…

AFP/APP Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that 13 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian territory since midnight. Israel "carried out several air strikes... which resulted…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Donald Trump barreled towards a showdown with the courts Monday after his administration expelled alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under little-used, centuries-old wartime legislation. Trump,…

AFP/APP Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of effectively rejecting a US-backed ceasefire proposal, reporting a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure hours after Moscow agreed only to pause attacks on the energy…

AFP/APP Washington: After more than nine months aboard the International Space Station, a pair of astronauts are finally set to depart for Earth early Tuesday, ending a prolonged mission that has captivated global attention. Butch…

AFP/APP Palestinian Territories: Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting 220 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume…