Category: World

A herculean task to form a coalition

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, Germany’s conservative election winner, began coalition talks yesterday, warning that “the world isn’t waiting for us.” His CDU/CSU bloc secured over 28

Merz in, Scholz out

BERLIN: Germany’s centre-right CDU/CSU bloc has won the national election by a wide margin, securing Friedrich Merz’s path to the chancellery, according to the federal

Heavy snow threatens ski towns

TOKYO: Japan braces for more heavy snow after a two-week whiteout, with the weather agency warning of avalanches and icy roads. Regions along the Sea

ASEAN’s struggle to clear the air

PHNOM PENH: The return of hazardous haze looms over mainland Southeast Asia as sporadic forest fires in Thailand and Cambodia raise alarm.  With the dry

Germany must lead Europe again

MUNICH: Germany’s conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz vowed on Saturday to be a “strong voice in the EU” if elected, as Europe grapples with renewed US-EU

No live telecast of prayers

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia has barred the live broadcast of prayers, including Tarawih, on all media platforms during Ramadan. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs announced

Dounan Market’s 14 billion stem boom

KUNMING: The Dounan Flower Market, Asia’s largest freshcut flower trading hub, saw transactions rise 5 per cent to 14.18 billion stems in 2024, with a