Toxic haze blankets Kathmandu
Deutsche Welle : Nepal’s Kathmandu has been covered by a toxic haze of dust and smoke for multiple days, with the sun glowing an eerie...
International
Will trade war hasten US, China decoupling?
Deutsche Welle : The US-China trade war has reached new heights as Beijing raised its retaliatory tariffs on US goods to 125pc, hitting back against...
Iran-US begin high-stakes nuclear talks in Oman
Al Jazeera : Delegates from the United States and Iran have begun “indirect” nuclear negotiations in the Omani capital, Muscat, as US President Donald Trump...
3 rebels, one Indian soldier killed in Kashmir gun battles
Al Jazeera : At least three suspected rebel fighters and one Indian soldier have been killed in separate firefights in Indian-administered Kashmir less than a...
UN to cut humanitarian operations
AFP : The United Nations humanitarian body will reduce its staff of about 2,600 people by 20pc, its chief said in correspondence seen Friday, citing...
Hamas expects ‘real progress’ in Cairo talks to end Gaza war
AFP : Hamas expects “real progress” towards a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, an official said, as senior leaders from the Palestinian...
Pakistan expels thousands of Afghans in migrant crackdown
Deutsche Welle : Pakistan has expelled over 8,000 Afghan citizens in a single week as part of a new repatriation initiative, according to the UN...
China, EU must oppose tariff ‘bullying’
Reuters : President Xi Jinping told Spain’s prime minister on Friday that China and the European Union must join together in defending globalisation and opposing...
Gazans struggle to find water as clean sources become increasingly scarce
Reuters : Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents have lost their only source of clean water in the past week after supplies from Israel’s...
Senate confirms Dan Caine as top US general
Al Jazeera : The US Senate has confirmed Air Force General Dan Caine as chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff after his predecessor’s...
Court to rule on Danish arms sales to Israel case
AFP : A Copenhagen court is to rule Friday whether a lawsuit filed by four humanitarian organisations accusing Denmark of violating international law by exporting...
UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery
Al Jazeera : The United Nations rights office has denounced Myanmar’s governing military for breaching the temporary truce in the civil war that was declared...