International

AFP/APP WASHINGTON: The United States will not send any top officials to the COP30 climate talks in Brazil later this month, a White House official said Saturday, as President Donald Trump focuses on boosting fossil fuels instead of…

AFP Beijing: China launched a new crew of three astronauts — including its youngest-ever spacefarer — and four laboratory mice to the Tiangong space station early Saturday, marking another milestone in the country’s ambitious space…

AFP/APP Washington: A year after Donald Trump swept to power, Republicans face their first major test at the polls, with voters in two of the most populous US states set to deliver their verdict on the president's return to the White…

AFP/APP Santiago de Cuba, Cuba: The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to…

AFP/APP London: King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday — the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued…

AFP/APP SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent Alphabet reported its first-ever $100 billion quarterly revenue on Wednesday, powered by strong growth across its core search business and rapidly expanding cloud division buoyed by artificial…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing to match China and Russia—just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi…

AFP/APP Melbourne: A promising 17-year-old Australian cricketer has died after being struck by a ball, with his family saying they are “utterly devastated.” Ben Austin was practising in the nets with a helmet on before a Twenty20 game…

APP/Reuters Busan: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he had agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese imports to 47% from 57%, following a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Busan.…

Fareena Abbas  Islamabad: When the Taliban returned to power in 2021, they promised reform — respect for women’s rights, opportunities for education, and no return to the past. But within months, those promises unraveled. Schools and…