SEOUL: An arson incident aboard a Seoul subway train on Saturday caused estimated financial damage of over 300 million won (US$217,000), fire authorities said on
WARSAW: Poland’s 29 million voters are electing a new president in Sunday’s neck-and-neck race between liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki, German
LIMA: With an approval rating of just two per cent, Peru’s President Dina Boluarte may be the world’s most unpopular leader, according to pollsters. Protests greeted
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Singapore yesterday for a one-day working visit to participate in the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), the
NEW YORK: On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday launched a new publication and calls on governments to urgently ban all flavours in
ISTANBUL: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for closer cooperation between Europe and Asia to address rising global security challenges and safeguard international norms, reported
TOKYO: The Japanese government vowed to explore new overseas markets and provide support for more efficient production as part of efforts to increase rice exports in
HAMILTON (Canada): US President Donald Trump announced a major increase on Friday in tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, doubling the rate from 25 per
by Barbara WOJAZER KYIV, Ukraine: A wave of massive Russian aerial attacks has stretched Ukraine’s air defences, raising fears about Kyiv’s reliance on Western systems
PORT SUDAN: A cholera outbreak in Sudan’s capital has killed 70 people in two days, health officials said, as Khartoum battles a fast-spreading epidemic amid
