Newspaper - International - May 1, 2026

Mamdani calls on Charles to return fabled ‘Koh-i-Noor’

NEW YORK: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called on King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

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Exit polls point to BJP gains in Indian state elections

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party appeared set for gains in crucial state elections in India,...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Berlin strikes defiant tone as Trump-Merz sparring continues

US president tells German chancellor to stop interfering with Iran, focus on Ukraine war.

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Israel’s air strikes kill nine in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed nine people including two children on Thursday, shortly after the...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Mass prison sentence cut trims Suu Kyi’s sentence

YANGON: Myanmar’s president cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth on Thursday, a blanket measure a source...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

PARIS: The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war has underscored the need for the world to accelerate the ...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

New London statue confirmed as Banksy’s work

LONDON: Elusive street artist Banksy on Thursday confirmed he was behind a new work drawing crowds in central ...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Spotify badge to distinguish human artists from AI

WASHINGTON: Spotify unveiled a new verification system on Thursday designed to help listeners distinguish human...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Israeli HR group asks high court to order release of Gaza doctors

JERUSALEM: An Israeli rights organisation petitioned the country’s top court on Thursday to demand the immediate...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Russian city faces toxic aftermath of refinery attack

MOSCOW: Residents of the Russian port city of Tuapse were ordered not to drink tap water and schools remained closed...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

UK police arrest 25 in probe against religious group

Group has faced scrutiny in several countries over its practices and internal structure.

Updated 01 May, 2026 10:14am

US resumes flights to Venezuela after seven years

First flight’s manifest dominated by officials and journalists, with senior officials from Washington flying to Caracas to meet government leaders.

Updated 01 May, 2026 10:24am

Global news outlets urge Israel to allow Gaza access

JERUSALEM: Leaders from more than two dozen global news organisations signed an open letter published on Thursday...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

China tells US Taiwan is ‘biggest risk’ in ties

BEIJING: China and the United States should prepare for “important high-level exchanges”, Chinese Foreign...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Israeli strikes kill four amid new truce push

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza Strip on Thursday, as Hamas leaders met mediators ...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Kyiv says ‘stolen grain’ ship won’t unload in Israel

TEL AVIV: A vessel carrying grain that Ukraine says was stolen from areas occupied by Russia will not unload in...

Published 01 May, 2026 07:15am

Indian opposition slams Nicobar megaport plan as ‘destruction’

NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday a proposed $9 billion megaport and city project on...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

In tit-for-tat move, Britain expels Russian diplomat

Moscow and London have each expelled multiple embassy staff over the last decade, trading accusations of espionage.

Updated 30 Apr, 2026 10:16am

Rains revive Iraq’s fabled ‘Mesopotamian marshes’

HUWAIZAH (Iraq): A fishing boat glides quietly across the waters of Iraq’s southern marshes, sending gentle ...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Russia will not showcase hardware at military parade

Defence ministry says several corps taking part in Ukraine operations won’t participate in parade.

Updated 30 Apr, 2026 10:14am

Iran officials leave before FIFA over airport ‘insult’

TEHRAN: Top Iranian football officials have left Canada before the start of the FIFA Congress due to the...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Resentment around AI spurs violence against tech figures

Commentators on platforms like TikTok have downplayed or justified the attacks

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Trump to put his picture on US passports

WASHINGTON: An image of Donald Trump will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday, shattering...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

EU asks Meta to block access to under-13s

EU tech enforcer says Meta did not do enough to enforce its age restrictions for Facebook and Instagram.

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Two stabbed in London; suspect arrested

LONDON: Two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday by an attacker in what police said was being ...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Departing US still owes money, says WHO chief

GENEVA: The United States has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organisation, the ...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Aoun says Israel must abide by truce as strikes kill 20 in Lebanon

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Wednesday that Israel must fully implement the ceasefire between the...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Palestinian issue is ‘root cause of instability’ in ME, Pakistan tells UNSC

Lebanon’s Ambassador Ahmad Arafa insists Beirut will not accept any infringement of its sovereignty.

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

US greets Iraq’s PM-designate after Maliki snub

BAGHDAD: The US embassy in Baghdad congratulated Iraq’s new prime minister-designate Ali al Zaidi on Wednesday,...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Measles outbreak kills 227 children in B’desh

DHAKA: Bangladesh has recorded 227 child deaths since March in one of its worst outbreaks of measles in decades, ...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

Man takes sister’s corpse to bank to prove she is dead

NEW DELHI: An Indian man dug up his sister’s body and carried it to a bank branch to prove she was dead after ...

Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am

US brings forward hearings to deport migrant children

WASHINGTON: The US administration is bringing forward immigration hearings for deportations of migrant children in...

Published 29 Apr, 2026 07:09am

Ghana pulls out of US aid talks over demands for personal data

LAGOS: Ghana ended talks for a multi-year aid deal with the United States on Monday after Washington demanded access...

Published 29 Apr, 2026 07:09am

Australia moves to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

The draft laws have been designed to stop the tech giants from simply stripping news from their platforms.

Published 29 Apr, 2026 07:09am

Former FBI director James Comey indicted again

The New York Times says indictment stems from a social media post by Com­ey but does not specify the exact charge.

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 10:31am