International

AFP/APP Manila: The Philippines said it had grounded the passenger fleet of a local shipping line on Tuesday pending an investigation, as rescuers scoured the ocean for survivors of a ferry sinking that killed at least 18 people. The…

AFP/APP Washington: The price of safe-haven asset gold surpassed $5,000 on Sunday, hitting a record amid rising global uncertainty and turmoil set off by US President Donald Trump's policies. Gold reached $5,026 an ounce in trading…

AFP/APP Washington: A life-threatening winter storm brought hazardous conditions to a wide swath of the United States on Sunday, stretching from Texas to New England, prompting warnings to stay off roads, mass flight cancellations and…

AFP/APP Manila: A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank early Monday in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 people dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said. The MV Trisha Kerstin 3 issued a distress signal at…

AFP/APP Kabul: Snowfall and heavy rain have killed at least 61 people across Afghanistan over the past three days, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Saturday. According to ANDMA, the fatalities…

AFP Washington: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a large US naval force is moving towards the Gulf, signalling continued military pressure on Iran even as he downplayed the likelihood of immediate military action and left the…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: President Donald Trump has launched a new international body, controversially dubbed the “Board of Peace.” What has drawn the most attention is not so much who has joined the initiative, but rather who has…

AZERTAC/APP Baku: Extreme day-to-day temperature swings have intensified markedly in recent decades, particularly in low- and mid-latitude regions where most of the world’s population lives, a study published in Nature has found, Anadolu…

News Desk  The United States is poised to formally withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, a move that has sparked warnings of legal violations at home and heightened risks for global health cooperation abroad.…

AFP/APP New York: A powerful winter storm bringing extreme cold and heavy snowfall is set to batter a vast stretch of the United States this week, putting more than 175 million people at risk of severe weather, power outages and major…