International

AFP : Global leaders are gathering in New York on Sunday for a “Summit of the Future” aimed at addressing 21st-century challenges ranging from conflict to climate, amid skepticism over whether the final pact...

Agency : Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across a fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual UN gathering are being challenged: Work together – not only on front-burner issues but on modernizing...

BBC : French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his new government almost three months after a snap general election delivered a hung parliament.The long-awaited new line up, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, marks...

AFP : Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a second debate against Kamala Harris before the November 5 election, saying it was “too late” with early voting already underway in some states.Earlier in the day,...

AFP : UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due on Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight...

AFP : Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli strike Saturday on a school-turned-shelter in the Palestinian territory’s largest city killed 21 people, while Israel’s military said it targeted Hamas members.“Civil Defence crews recovered...

Al Jazeera : Japanese authorities have told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the earthquake-hit region of Ishikawa as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and mudslides.The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Saturday issued its...

AFP : Iran unveiled a new ballistic missile and an upgraded one-way attack drone at a military parade on Saturday, state media said, amid soaring regional tensions and allegations of arming Russia.Iran stands accused...

Al Jazeera : The United States Secret Service has acknowledged a series of security failures it made during a July campaign rally where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at and wounded in...

BBC : Polls have closed in Sri Lanka’s election, where voters are choosing a new president for the first time since mass protests unseated the country’s leader in 2022.Saturday’s vote is widely regarded as...

AFP : The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign...