Newspaper - International - June 12, 2026

Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades

Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia has recovered a rare dinosaur skeleton and a trove of fossils illegally exported two decades...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

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Carbon dioxide removal slow to take off, alarming scientists

MILAN: Carbon dioxide removal experts have sounded the alarm in Milan this week over a shortfall in research and...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

Thailand sentences Uighurs to death in shrine bombing case

BANGKOK: Two Chinese Uighur men were sentenced to death on Thurs­day for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

British defence minister quits, says Starmer not spending enough

John Healey's shock resignation weakens British premier’s authority further at a precarious moment for the embattled Labour leader.

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:09am

Pope says history will condemn leaders who ignore migrant deaths

The pontiff meets boat captain who saved some 20,000 migrants

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

No option but to talk to Taliban about migration, says EU official

BRUSSELS: Europe has no other option than to talk to the Taliban government about returning failed asylum-seekers to...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

World’s first gig work treaty heads towards ILO approval

The agreement will extend labour protections to hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work through digital platforms, in areas like food delivery, car services and dog walking.

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:20am

Greenland’s glaciers releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago: study

COPENHAGEN: Greenland’s glaciers are releasing four times more icebergs than 25 years ago as a result of climate...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

‘Racist thuggery’ slammed after second night of Northern Ireland unrest

Dozens of masked agitators clashed with riot police, setting fire to a car and boarded up property.

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:28am

Man convicted in France after pit bull killed pregnant girlfriend

Christophe Ellul found his girlfriend dead in a forest outside the town, her body covered with 50 bites.

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:34am

Israeli strikes wound 10 hospital workers

TYRE: A strike wounded 10 staff members of a hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday, the facility’s...

Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:43am

False alarm at Pentagon triggers lockdown

Many employees outside the areas of concern were told to leave the building as a precaution, officials say.

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:39am

US judge sentences ex-Taliban commander to 42 years in jail

Haji Najibullah, 50, was accused of kidnapping a New York Times journalist David Rohde, and two Afghan civilians.

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:27am

Six hostages found dead in Manipur

NEW DELHI: Indian police said they recovered on Wednesday the bodies of six people believed to be among a group of...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:07am

UN describes UK violence against immigrants as ‘shocking’

Online reaction to Belfast event by Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson blamed for riots.

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:36am

Sri Lanka’s spy chief accused of ‘directing’ Easter bombings

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s public security minister told parliament on Wednesday the nation’s ex-intelligence chief ...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:07am

IAEA asks Iran to ‘declare enriched uranium stocks’

Tehran accuses UN watchdog of "whitewashing" US attacks on its N-sites.

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:18am

World’s largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub

PARIS: The world’s largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:07am

Erdogan calls Israel’s attacks on Lebanon a threat to Turkiye

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel’s attacks on Syria and Lebanon had reached ...

Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:07am

UN to send mission to Lebanon for collecting abuse evidence

“Accountability cannot be overstated. Prompt and independent investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law must be conducted,” UN official says.

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:43am

Amnesty accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin

The campaign is aimed at accelerating the annexation of the Palestinian territory, the report says.

Updated 11 Jun, 2026 09:54am

Over 1,000 migrants rescued off Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT: More than 1,000 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mauritania over 10 days, its coastguard said...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Appeals for calm after Belfast stabbing spurs protest calls

BELFAST: Northern Ireland police appealed for calm on Tuesday after a stabbing in Belfast by a Sudanese suspect,...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Nordic-Baltic leaders back Ukraine’s Nato membership

TALLINN: Nordic and Baltic countries on Tue­sday declared their support for Ukraine’s “irreversible path” to...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Pentagon accuses BYD, Baidu, Alibaba of aiding China’s military

Beijing says move is "discriminatory" and "unreasonably suppresses" Chinese companies.

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin freed after royal pardon

BANGKOK: Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is officially a free man, less than a week after...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

After Anthropic, OpenAI files for IPO as AI giants head to market

OpenAI does not disclose size or terms of the offering; says a timeline has not yet been determined.

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:42am

Hundreds evacuated as waves batter New Zealand capital

WELLINGTON: Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from their seaside homes in New Zealand’s capital on Tuesday...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Turkiye’s main opposition party in doldrums as rival leaders hold rallies

Republican People’s Party strife can boost Erdogan’s prospects of extending his rule beyond two decades.

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:02am

Velociraptor cousin had a taste for birds

WASHINGTON: About 120 million years ago in what is now northwestern China, many kinds of birds flocked to a lakeside...

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Palestinian factions discuss Gaza disarmament

Source says they discuss details of weapons handover to a new entity with representation from various Palestinian political currents.

Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:30am

COP31 host unveils ‘electrification’ priority for climate talks

Boosting electrification can help insulate economies from fossil fuel price shocks, incoming summit president says.

Published 10 Jun, 2026 06:37am

Ex-UN HR chief becomes Canada’s head of state

OTTAWA: Former international war crimes prosecutor and UN human rights chief Louise Arbour was sworn in Monday as...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Pope urges action on ‘tragic drama’ of migration

Calls for “safe and legal pathways” for immigration and for mig­rants to be given “a respectful welcome and real opportunities for integration”.

Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:31am

Starmer tells tech firms to stop circulating nude images

LONDON: Big tech firms operating in Britain must stop children circulating nude images on their phones or they will...

Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:31am