Category: World

The European Union on Thursday urged Iran to respect the international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions, and added that the bloc aims to continue trading with the country despite US sanctions. The EU and major European powers — Britain, France and Germany — also said that they “note with great concern the statement […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a visit to Greenland to return to Washington amid an escalation of tensions with Iran. Pompeo had been due to wrap up a trip to Europe on Thursday with a stop in Greenland aimed at promoting the Trump administration’s Arctic policies. Those policies were criticised earlier this […]

Singapore reportedly has passed a law criminalising publication of fake news and allowing the government to block and order the removal of such content. The Strait Times reported the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill passed Wednesday night by a vote of 72-9 with three abstaining. The law bans falsehoods that are prejudicial to Singapore […]

The ride-hailing era ushered in by Uber and Lyft once promised to complement public transit, reduce car ownership and alleviate congestion. But a new study on San Francisco has found the opposite may in fact be true: far from reducing traffic, the companies increased delays by 40 per cent as commuters ditched buses or walking […]

KABUL: Afghan forces fought for hours against Taliban militants who killed at least four civilians and wounded dozens more when they stormed an aid organisation in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, security officials said. The assault began shortly before midday, when a car bomb exploded in the compound of the non-profit Counterpart International, in the […]

Red-faced bank bosses in Australia admitted to an embarrassing error on Thursday, revealing their state-of-the-art $50 note had a typo. The yellow and green note, which is worth around US$35, came into circulation last October. It has multiple security features — including microprint of a speech by Australia’s first female parliamentarian, Edith Cowan. But the […]

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday said that Pakistan would not support any aggression against Iran and called for strengthening ties with the neighbouring country. The seminar on ‘Pakistan-Iran Relation: Challenges and Prospects’ was organised by the Islamabad Policy Institute in the context of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent trip to Tehran. The situation arising out […]

PARIS: Almost two in three of Earth’s longest rivers have been severed by dams, reservoirs or other manmade constructions, severely damaging some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, researchers said on Wednesday. Using the latest satellite data and computer modelling software, the international team looked at the connectivity of 12 million kilometres of […]

WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted Russia report as a US House panel met to vote on holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over the document. The White House’s move escalated […]

ANKARA: Turkey’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it had formally requested the annulment of President Tayyip Erdogan’s mandate because the same flaws his AK Party alleged in the city’s March 31 mayoral vote occurred in last year’s national elections. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) also said votes for Istanbul officials and councils, submitted in […]