Sunday, 25 August, 2019
PORTO VELHO: President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorised the deployment of Brazil’s armed forces to help combat fires raging in the Amazon rainforest, as a growing global outcry over the blazes…
Trump, EU clash over trade at G7 opening
BIARRITZ: US President Donald Trump and EU leaders exchanged trade war threats on Saturday as they arrived…
Tourism hotspot Barcelona alarmed by crime surge
BARCELONA: A surge in muggings and burglaries in Barcelona, mainly targeting tourists, has sparked alarm…
Flights suspended at Libya airport
after rocket fire
TRIPOLI: Flights were temporarily suspended Saturday at the Libyan capital’s sole functioning…
Russia test fires missiles from submarines in the Barents Sea
MOSCOW: Russia test-fired Sineva and Bulava ballistic missiles from two submarines from the polar region…
Johnson promises ‘outward-looking’ Britain after Brexit
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday promised to build an “international, outward-looking”…
Bashir defence asks Sudan court for bail release
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir appeared in court Saturday for the second…
News of the day
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will head to East Asia on Sunday, his office said,…