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BAGHDAD: Clashes between members of two local tribes in Iraq’s capital Baghdad have killed at least six people, including four policemen who intervened in the violence, the interior ministry said on Sunday. Iraqi security officials, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said that the clashes late Saturday erupted over increased fees for a private … Read more
MONZA: Max Verstappen slowed McLaren’s Formula One dominance on Sunday with a phenomenal display of driving on his way to victory at the Italian Grand Prix, the fastest ever race in the sports history. Starting from pole, reigning world champion Verstappen completed a magical weekend at Monza which included the fastest lap ever in F1 … Read more
LONDON: Millions in London are braced for a week of transport chaos as London Underground workers began a five-day strike Sunday, shutting stations and threatening to paralyse the system. Several lines on the network were already at a standstill by Sunday evening and Transport for London (TfL), which manages the system, said there would be … Read more
Japan, one of the world’s most stable democracies, is experiencing unusually rapid change. Shigeru Ishiba’s departure could herald a leadership crisis.
VIENNA: No dress code, no stiff atmosphere and no entry fees: Thousands flocked to a Viennese park Sunday as the Vienna State Opera opened its 2025-26 season with a star-studded open-air gala concert for the first time. The free, open-air concert was the state opera’s latest effort to “open the house to all – especially … Read more
SPAIN: Mads Pedersen sprinted to Vuelta stage 15 victory on Sunday as pro-Palestinian protestors again made an impact on the race. Spanish cyclist Javier Romo fell with 56 kilometres remaining amid a disturbance caused by a protestor who slipped on the side of the road as he ran towards a group of riders, with Romo … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering some tariff exemptions as soon as Monday to trading partners who strike deals on industrial exports such as nickel, gold and other metals, as well as pharmaceutical compounds and chemicals. Trump has spent his first seven months in office building up massive tariff increases to … Read more
Our correspondent found a sense of apprehension in the country after the 12-day war with Israel.
A vote of confidence scheduled for Monday appears set to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou and put more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.
[Middle-class Indians have been plowing their savings into the stock market, making it far less vulnerable to the shocks of a trade war.
