International

News Desk  New York: The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) highlighted on Wednesday that the global trend of shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies may be temporarily influenced by technological innovations…

AFP/APP Madrid: Spain registered its hottest August in 2024 since records began, with an average temperature of 25°C (77°F), according to the national weather agency. Heat records have fallen or been tied in several places around the…

AA/APP Istanbul: At least 20 Burmese individuals are still missing after a boat capsized in Myanmar. The boat, carrying 40 passengers from Laos to Myanmar, encountered engine failure on the swollen Mekong River late Monday, according to…

Xinhua/APP Sydney:A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck 57 km south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at 06:13:34 local time (20:13:34 GMT on Sunday), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at a depth of 41.0 km,…

AFP/APP New Delhi: Four weeks after former premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh during a student-led revolution, analysts suggest she has become a significant diplomatic challenge for India. Hasina's 15-year tenure, marked by rights…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Israel's military announced the discovery of six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel on Sunday. The remains were found on Saturday in the Rafah area and have been identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin (a dual US-Israeli…

AFP/APP Moscow: Russia said Sunday that it had thwarted a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow. A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as was…

AFP/APP Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Saturday that her Republican rival Donald Trump "disrespected sacred ground" at a US military cemetery during a contentious pre-election visit. Trump's presence…

APP Islamabad: A first group of children received polio vaccinations in besieged Gaza on Saturday, ahead of the official start of a much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign set to begin Today (Sunday). Children at Nasser Hospital…

News Desk Beijing: The main structure of Asia’s largest underground transportation hub at Beijing Sub-centre Station in Tongzhou District has been completed on Friday. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2025. The hub is…