Hawaii announces $4 bn settlement in wildfire lawsuits

The settlement was reached after four months of mediation, but must be approved by a judge to become final.
3 August 2024, 07:13 AM

Gazprom to send 42.4 mcm of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday

Russia will send 42.4 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday
3 August 2024, 07:09 AM

Trump says agrees with Fox News to debate Harris on Sept 4

Trump's post came hours after Harris secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination as party standard bearer in November's election.
3 August 2024, 06:58 AM

US to deploy more warships, fighter jets to Mideast

The United States will bolster its military presence in the Middle East, deploying additional warships and fighter jets to protect US personnel and defend Israel amid soaring tensions in the region, the Pentagon said Friday
3 August 2024, 03:30 AM

Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise

The Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint exercise yesterday in the South China Sea, as the two US allies boost security ties in the face of China’s growing pressure.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Heat claims over 175,000 lives a yr in Europe: WHO

Heat kills over 175,000 people a year in Europe, where temperatures are rising quicker than the rest of the globe, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch said Thursday.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Venezuela opposition calls mass protests

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called Thursday for protests “in every city” in the nation today to denounce the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Turkey blocks access to Instagram platform but gives no reason

Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform's mobile app inaccessible
2 August 2024, 05:37 AM

F-16s delivered to Ukraine ‘will be shot down’

The Kremlin said yesterday that any F-16s delivered to Ukraine would be shot down and have little impact on the battlefield, in response to reports that the first fighter jets have arrived.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Hundreds rescued from Himalayas in north India

Emergency workers rescued nearly 1,000 people who were stranded in different parts of the Himalayas following torrential rainfall in northern India, which caused widespread damage and left at least 12 people dead, officials said yesterday.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran, allies plan joint retaliation against Israel

Iran and armed groups backed by it are preparing coordinated action meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

India govt summons Sri Lanka envoy

India summoned the Sri Lankan envoy yesterday to protest following a collision between one of its fishing boats and a Sri Lankan naval vessel that killed a fisherman, with a second missing, authorities said.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

WSJ journo among 26 freed in Russia prisoner deal

Jailed US Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners from the United States, Russia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus being freed in a major east-west exchange yesterday, Turkey’s presidency said.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump attacks Harris’s racial identity

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country’s largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Destruction of water wells deepens misery

Israel’s military blew up more than 30 water wells in Gaza this month, a municipality official and residents said, adding to the trauma of airstrikes that have turned much of the Palestinian enclave into a wasteland ravaged by a humanitarian crisis.
1 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

Israel has assassinated or attempted to kill leaders of Hamas and key operatives since the group was founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
1 August 2024, 10:38 AM

Japan store pulls 'lazy dad' kid clothes after backlash

A line of kids' clothes featuring slogans about lazy, uninvolved fathers have been pulled from shelves in Japan after the designs sparked an online backlash
1 August 2024, 06:01 AM

Haniyeh was seen as more moderate face of Hamas

Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in Iran, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian group’s international diplomacy as the offensive raged back in Gaza, where three of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Death toll in Kerala landslides rises to 167

Soldiers and rescuers worked through slush and rocks under steady rain, looking for survivors and searching for bodies in the hills of India’s Kerala state yesterday, a day after more than 165 people were killed in monsoon landslides.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Ukraine downs 89 Russian drones

Ukraine’s air force said yesterday it repelled one of Russia’s largest long-range drone attacks of the war overnight, shooting down all 89 drones launched at Kyiv, the surrounding region and other areas.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM