International

Former Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi dies at 85

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who promised reforms after taking...

Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in...

Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

KATHMANDU: More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a...

Peru extends state of emergency over extortion gangs

LIMA: Peru extended its state of emergency on Sunday by 30 days over a...

Maldives to phase out smoking with generational ban

MALE, Maldives: The Maldives will attempt to stamp out smoking across the South Asian...

Pakistan expels over 850 Afghan families in single day

KABUL: Pakistan expelled a total of 852 Afghan families with 4,567 members on Sunday,...

Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

LIMA: Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday at...

Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro surgery ends ‘with success’

BRASILIA: Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a successful intestinal surgery in Brasilia on Sunday,...

Over 250 former Israeli intelligence officials urge end to Gaza war, return of hostages: media

JERUSALEM: More than 250 former officials of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have signed a...

Southeast Asia water festivals begin, but earthquake recovery blunts Myanmar’s celebrations

BANGKOK: Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday,...