05-02-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump pledged on Tuesday that the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and develop it economically, a move that would shatter decades of US policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump unveiled his surprise plan, without providing specifics, at a …

05-02-2025 KINSHASA: The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the group which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels cited “humanitarian reasons” for the ceasefire, after it has been capturing territory in eastern parts of the country. …

05-02-2025 ABUJA: Five men have been sentenced to death by hanging in Nigeria’s Kano state for the 2023 murder of a woman they accused of witchcraft. The convicted men attacked Dahare Abubakar, 67, as she was working on her farm, beating and stabbing her to death. Abubakar’s family went to …

05-02-2025 FIRA: Thousands of residents are fleeing the Greek island of Santorini amid a wave of seismic activity. Some 6,000 people have left the island by ferry since Sunday, according to local media, with emergency flights scheduled to leave on Tuesday. More than 300 earthquakes have been recorded in the …

04-02-2025 LONDON: The United Kingdom is set to become the first country to introduce laws against artificial intelligence tools used to generate sexualized images of children, in an attempt to curb a phenomenon that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said was increasing. The government announced on Saturday that it would make …

04-02-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has unveiled an annual budget focused on appealing to the country’s middle class and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing. Announcing the annual budget in parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said people earning up to …

04-02-2025 LONDON: The United Kingdom is set to become the first country to introduce laws against artificial intelligence tools used to generate sexualized images of children, in an attempt to curb a phenomenon that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said was increasing. The government announced on Saturday that it would make …

04-02-2025 KHARTOUM: Shelling at a busy market near Sudan’s capital has filled a mortuary with bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. MSF and the Sudanese authorities said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were responsible for Saturday’s attack in the city of Omdurman, which killed and injured more …

04-02-2025 WASHINGTON: Air traffic control staffing was “not normal” at the time of a mid-air collision between a military helicopter and passenger plane in Washington, DC that killed 67 people, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has acknowledged. US media reported that Reagan National Airport tower was understaffed during Wednesday’s crash, according …

04-02-2025 BERLIN: Sabrina Carpenter has won the first Grammy Award of 2025, taking home best pop solo performance for her percolating summer anthem, Espresso. British star Charli XCX also won a clutch of early prizes including best dance/pop album for her razor sharp club album Brat; and best dance/pop song …