International

AFP/APP Caracas: After months of threats and pressure tactics, the United States on Saturday bombed Venezuela and toppled authoritarian left-wing leader Nicolas Maduro, who was seized and flown to New York to face trial. How did it…

News Desk Caracas: Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Saturday ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of interim president following the detention of President Nicolás Maduro in an early-morning operation by US forces, a…

News Desk New York/Washington/Doral: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was being held in a New York jail on Saturday after US special forces seized him in a pre-dawn operation in Venezuela, an action that has drawn sharp international…

AFP/APP Crans-Montana: Investigators raced on Friday to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year’s celebration into one of the country’s worst tragedies. It…

News Desk  Swiss : A devastating fire swept through a crowded bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations at a Swiss ski resort, killing around 40 people and leaving at least 115 others seriously injured, Swiss authorities confirmed on…

AFP/APP Geneva: Several people were killed and others injured when an explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans Montana, Swiss police said early Thursday. "There has been an explosion of unknown…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald Trump upended global trade, and the brutal conflict in Ukraine…

AFP/APP New York: Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was readying on Wednesday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks strike midnight (0500…

News Desk  Islamabad: Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and one of the most influential and polarising figures in the country’s political history, passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.  Khaleda Zia was…

News Desk  Seoul: The United States has approved annual licences allowing Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ship chipmaking equipment to their manufacturing facilities in China through 2026, sources familiar with the matter said on…