Business & Commerce
Tech giant Apple said Monday it would increase spending on suppliers in Vietnam, a key production hub, as CEO Tim Cook arrived in the country for a two-day visit.The iPhone maker announced the news in a statement on its website but gave no details of how much it would spend or where the money would ...
World,Front Page
Tehran on Monday called on Western nations to "appreciate Iran's restraint" towards Israel after it attacked its regional foe in response to a deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus."Instead of making accusations against Iran, (Western) countries should blame themselve...
Israel is almost certain to retaliate at some stage against Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack, but the question is how and when, say security analysts.World leaders have urged calm and the United States, Israel's top ally, called on Israel to refrain from a military response, at ...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran's weekend attack on Israel."Neither the region nor the world can afford more war," Guterres said....
The World Trade Organization said Wednesday that global trade should rebound this year from an unexpected slump in 2023, but warned that regional conflicts, geopolitical tensions and economic policy uncertainty risked darkening the picture.In its annual trade forecast, the WTO disclosed that world t...
The IMF executive board confirmed Friday that it had reappointed Kristalina Georgieva to serve for a second five-year term at the helm of the international financial institution.It means that Georgieva, who was the sole candidate in the running to lead the International Monetary Fund, will continue ...
World
Iran said Monday that the Israel-linked ship it seized on the weekend had violated international maritime law and was undergoing "necessary investigations".Iranian authorities had previously offered little information about why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ship MSC Arie...
Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy."The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the ...
At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents across Pakistan since Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, officials said on Monday.Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of landslides and flash floods because more rain is expected in coming days.Punjab,...
Sports,Football
The spectere of another disappointing exit from the Champions League hangs over Paris Saint-Germain after a 3-2 first-leg defeat at home left them with a fight to turn around their quarter-final tie against Barcelona in Tuesday's return.At first, nobody realistically expected this PSG side, in t...
Liverpool's Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday.A first home league defeat in 29 games for the Reds leaves Jurgen Klopp's men two points behind Manchester City and level with Arsenal, who can go top with victory over...
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine will lose its war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve a major military aid package, as Russian forces heighten their pressure on a frontline city.The Ukraine military acknowledged that the fighting around the frontline city of Chas...
World,Back Page
The death toll from the sinking of a makeshift ferry boat off the north coast of Mozambique has risen to 96, local authorities said Monday.The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble on Sunday as it was trying to reach an island off Nampula province, officials said.&ldquo...
Nicaragua hit out at Germany at the UN’s top court Monday over its support to Israel, saying it was “pathetic” to give weapons to the Israeli government while simultaneously providing aid in Gaza.“It is indeed a pathetic excuse to the Palestinian children, women and men to pr...
At least 20 people were killed in clashes Sunday in Syria's Daraa province a day after an explosion killed a group of children, a rights monitor said.Daraa was the cradle of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad but it returned to government control in 2018 under a ceasefire deal b...
South Korea will vote Wednesday in key legislative elections that will determine control of the country's parliament -- and whether President Yoon Suk Yeol can advance his socially conservative agenda.The April 10 election, in which voters will choose members of the 300-seat National Assembly, i...
China conducted military “combat patrols” Sunday in the disputed South China Sea, its army said, the same day as joint drills by the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia.The announcement comes one day after defence chiefs from four countries including the Philippines &mdas...
Jude Bellingham is aiming to give Real Madrid the edge they badly lacked last season in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester City on Tuesday, as he continues a remarkable first season in Spain.England star Bellingham will lead Madrid's attack alongside Vinicius Junior ...
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane returns to north London to face old foes Arsenal in today’s Champions League quarter-final and finds himself nursing a familiar problem.Once again, Kane will step onto the Emirates Stadium pitch as a shining light in a struggling team seemingly on course for a ...
Liverpool were held to a damaging 2-2 draw by Manchester United as they handed the initiative to Arsenal in the Premier League title race, while Tottenham moved into fourth place with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side would have gone top with a victory against ...
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