Newspaper - International - March 11, 2026

Greenpeace activists storm stage at France’s nuclear summit

France is hosting the second world nuclear energy summit on Tuesday, where world leaders will meet to discuss and promote nuclear power.

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:23am

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Troops guard Bangladesh depots after oil riots

India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:21am

Afghanistan designated ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

Afghan Taliban say US decision ‘regrettable’

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:22am

Russian strikes kill four, wound 16 in Ukraine

KYIV: Russian strikes killed four people and wounded more than a dozen others in the embattled eastern Ukrainian ...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:21am

China starts year with booming trade, despite drop in US exports

BEIJING: China’s trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of the year, official data showed on Tuesday,...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:21am

Musk worth $839bn in Forbes list

NEW YORK: Elon Musk is the wealthiest individual ever recorded, worth an estimated $839 billion, Forbes said on...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:20am

Back to the 1970s? Investors brace for return of stagflation

The epicentre of stagflation fears is the oil-price surge and the key question is how long those prices will remain elevated.

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:43am

Merz terms West Bank settlement project ‘big mistake’

BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said a new West Bank construction project being pushed by the...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:14am

Danish Supreme Court opens case on arms sales to Israel

Copenhagen says Scandinavian country’s position on export control is "in accordance with applicable EU and international law obligations".

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 08:34am

Latin American literary great Alfredo Echenique dies at 87

LIMA: Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a leading figure in Latin American literature, has died at the age of...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:11am

Probe launched into fireball that hit German home

PARIS: The European Space Agency said it is investigating a fireball that streaked across the skies of Europe on the...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:10am

Syria picks Kurdish military official as minister

DAMASCUS: Syria appointed a senior Kurdish military official as regional assistant defence minister on Tuesday,...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:10am

Austria claims dismantling people-smuggling network

VIENNA: Europe-wide investigations have led to the dismantling of a major network smuggling people from Turkey to...

Published 11 Mar, 2026 07:09am

Israel using white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRW

EU’s top diplomat urges ceasefire to save Lebanon from ‘chaos’

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:34am

Strategic oil reserves on the table as G7 meets

Europe insists no "imminent" shortage; Japan orders reserve to prepare for releases.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:16am

EU lawmakers set to greenlight ‘return hubs’ for migrants

BRUSSELS: A tightening of Europe’s immigration policy paving the way for so-called “return hubs” for failed...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:31am

Antarctic sea ice improves after years of extreme lows

PARIS: Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:31am

Small anti-war minority finds itself isolated in Israel

Even the opposition is convinced their role right now is not to ask any questions and to automatically support Netanyahu.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:36am

Shots fired at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s Beverly Hills home

Shots were reportedly fired at the home of singers Rihanna and A$AP Rocky in Beverly Hills on Sunday afternoon in a...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:29am

Istanbul’s jailed mayor goes on trial in graft case

Arrested on March 19 last year and jailed ever since, Imamoglu appeared at the Silivri court for the opening of a sweeping graft case.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:33am

Anthropic takes US govt to court over ‘security risk’ designation

OpenAI manager resigns to protest Pentagon deal.

Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:26am

Australia grants asylum to Iran’s women footballers

SYDNEY: Australia has granted asylum to five members of Iran’s visiting women’s football team over fears they...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:22am

Charles urged to cancel US visit

LONDON: A planned visit by King Charles to the United States should be cancelled after President Donald Trump...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:22am

Ukraine’s assets

BUDAPEST: Hun­gary’s ruling Fidesz party has proposed that authorities hold onto cash and gold seized last week...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:22am

Algerian parliament criminalises French rule

ALGIERS: Algeria’s parliament approved an amended law on Monday criminalising French colonial rule, removing...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:21am

Bangladesh tightens belt amid fuel crunch

DHAKA: Bangladesh has tightened security at filling stations, sent students home and scrapped light displays for...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:21am

12 soldiers killed in Nigeria’s northeast

MAIDUGURI: Anti-government fighters killed 12 soldiers and three civilians in coordinated attacks in northeast...

Published 10 Mar, 2026 07:20am

Speculation grows over US forces’ redeployment from S. Korea to ME

Recent military movements in South Korea are raising questions over whether some United States Forces Korea assets...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am

Nepal turns away from old to new political forces

THE fresh electoral mandate has dealt a heavy blow to the country’s long-dominant political parties, signalling a...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am

Global crises demand feminist lens on governance

OVER the past three years, a series of devastating conflicts — the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and by Israel in...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am

Jakartans return to bookstores, thanks to the Internet

I like reading books. I probably should read more than I do, but what I love even more is visiting bookstores. ...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am

Syria’s Kurds caution Iranian counterparts against aligning with US

Ahmed Barakat, head of the Kur­dish Progressive Democratic Party in Syria, says Iranian Kurdish forces should exercise “extreme caution”.

Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:02am

German state election deals blow to Merz: exit polls

Over 31 per cent of voters opt for the Greens led by Cem Ozdemir.

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am

Ukrainian drone experts in Mideast ‘next week’, says Zelensky

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kyiv’s drone experts will be “on site” in the...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am

Possible terror motive in US embassy blast: Norway

OSLO: Oslo police said on Sunday an explosion at the US embassy in Norway overnight may have been an act of terror,...

Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:06am