Israel war meant to ‘overthrow system’ in Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday that Israel’s attacks during last month’s 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic’s system and spark unrest to topple it.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Strong argument’ for video in airline cockpit: IATA chief

There is a “strong argument” for putting video cameras in airline cockpits to assist in accident investigations, the head of global aviation industry group IATA said yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel steps up Syria strikes

Powerful airstrikes shook Damascus yesterday, targeting the defence ministry as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia defies Trump’s warning over Ukraine

Russia fired hundreds of drones, artillery and a ballistic missile at Ukraine between late Tuesday and early yesterday, Ukraine said, defying calls by Donald Trump to reach a peace deal.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse on death row

Mahdi’s relatives insist on carrying out the death sentence, saying, “We insist on implementing God's Law in Qisas… nothing else”. 
16 July 2025, 05:07 AM

Top China trade official says world in 'turbulence and transformation'

Beijing is using this week's China International Supply Chain Expo as a forum to boost its image as the global defender of free trade
16 July 2025, 03:54 AM

US launches probe into Brazil's trade practices, digital payment services

"At President Trump’s direction, I am launching a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s attacks," he added in a statement.
16 July 2025, 03:46 AM

World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says

Some 22% of wetlands, both freshwater systems such as peat lands, rivers and lakes, and coastal marine systems including mangroves and coral reefs, have disappeared since 1970
16 July 2025, 03:40 AM

Trump says Indonesia to face 19% tariff under trade deal

This is significantly below the 32 percent level the president earlier threatened
16 July 2025, 03:23 AM

875 killed near Gaza aid sites in 6 weeks

The UN rights office said yesterday it had recorded at least 875 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and convoys run by other relief groups, including the United Nations.
15 July 2025, 19:28 PM

Trump makes Indonesia trade deal

US President Donald Trump yesterday announced a trade deal with Indonesia, the latest pact in a bid to cement better terms with trading partners and reduce a massive trade deficit, even as the European Union readied retaliatory measures should talks between Washington and its top trading partner fail.
15 July 2025, 18:29 PM

Pakistan court orders probe into online blasphemy spike

A Pakistan court yesterday ordered a government probe into allegations that young people are being entrapped in online blasphemy cases, following appeals from hundreds of families.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump voices disappointment with Putin

US President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, voicing disappointment on Monday just hours after threatening “severe tariffs” against Russia.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM

West Bank seeing largest displacement since 1967

The UN warned yesterday that mass displacement in the West Bank had hit levels not seen since the start of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory nearly 60 years ago.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM

UK launched secret scheme to relocate Afghans after data leak

Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of more than 33,000 people, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban, court documents showed yesterday.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Drone attack shuts Iraq oil field run by US company

A drone strike forced a US company to suspend operations at an oil field in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region yesterday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the region’s energy infrastructure.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli jets hit Hezbollah targets

Israel’s military said it was striking targets belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in eastern Lebanon yesterday, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.
15 July 2025, 18:00 PM

India orders airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jets

A preliminary report, issued Saturday by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, found that the switches had flipped from run position to cutoff shortly after takeoff.
15 July 2025, 07:16 AM

32 seconds to disaster: Final moments of Air India flight 171

From lift-off to impact: What happened on Air India flight 171 in the final seconds before its crash in western India
15 July 2025, 03:53 AM

Supreme Court allows Trump to resume Education Department dismantling

The three liberal justices on the nine-member panel dissented.
15 July 2025, 03:33 AM