Doha: Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces – a significant move in a country located along a key international trade route that threatens to bring new risks to the Persian Gulf region. The UAE later said it would …
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday said his country’s answer to an attack would be harsh, which appeared to be in response to a warning by U.S. President Donald Trump over reconstruction of Iran’s nuclear program. “Answer of Islamic Republic of Iran to any cruel aggression will be harsh and discouraging,” Pezeshkian said on …
Seoul: South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and bred for their gall bladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced Tuesday it will ban breeding and possession of bears and extraction of their bile …
New Delhi : Climate change fuelled extreme weather across the world in 2025, worsening heatwaves, droughts, storms and wildfires and pushing millions close to the "limits of adaptation", according to the World Weather Attribution's annual report. Scientists have called for a rapid reduction of fossil fuel consumption to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, …
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine had tried to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia and so Moscow's negotiating position would be reviewed, but Ukraine said it was a lie. Russia said Ukraine attacked the presidential residence in the Novgorod region overnight with 91 long-range drones, which were …
Baghdad: Iraq's parliament on Monday elected a new speaker following overnight talks to break a political deadlock. Haibet Al-Halbousi received 208 votes from the 309 legislators who attended. He is a member of the Takadum, or Progress, party led by ousted speaker and relative Mohammed al-Halbousi . Twenty legislators did not attend the session. Iraq …
Singapore: A coroner's inquiry into the death of popular Indian singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg will open in Singapore on January 14, according to court records.The hearing will be held at the State Courts, according to a Channel News Asia report on Monday. The police previously said that their findings will be submitted to State Coroner Adam …
Washington, DC [US]: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday stated that US President Donald Trump had informed him about a 20-point peace proposal for Ukraine that Trump had discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy made the remarks after meeting Trump at the US President's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, December 28, …
A major fire erupted at a Glasgow city centre hotel in Scotland. Local reports said that the blaze was quickly tackled by firefighters and the building was evacuated. The fire caught on the fourth floor of the Revolver Hotel on Virginia Street, according to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). No casualties or injuries …
London: An Indian man who accused his manager at a KFC franchise outlet in south-east London of wrongful dismissal and race discrimination has won nearly 67,000 pounds in compensation after a tribunal ruled in his favour. Madhesh Ravichandran, from Tamil Nadu, told an employment tribunal hearing that his Sri Lankan Tamil boss discriminated against him …
