Month: October 2024

Rice battle heats up as India, Pakistan lift export curbs Exporters fear a pricing war as the South Asian rivals lift restrictions on global sales of rice. Pakistan is the…

Risk of long-feared regional war rises as Israel and Iran swap threats Israel pledges to respond to Iran’s barrage of missiles; Tehran threatens repeated attack ‘with multiplied intensity’. An Israeli…

Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan captain for the second time Babar’s second stint at the captaincy saw Pakistan lose seven matches and has coincided with a poor run of…

Vance versus Walz: Five takeaways from the US vice presidential debate The Republican and Democratic candidates for vice president confronted one another in New York at a televised debate. Republican…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual misconduct by 120 people, says lawyer The hip-hop performer has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy in a New…

In Pictures The Hyunmoo, surface-to-surface missile, seen for the first time in Seongnam (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool via AP Photo]Published On 2 Oct 20242 Oct 2024 South Korea has shown off its…

For China, war in Gaza a chance to flex diplomatic muscle at little risk Beijing’s efforts to play greater role in Middle East still largely symbolic but could expand in…

EXPLAINERNews Repeat of 2006? Why Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon won’t be easy The failures of the past loom large as Israel launches a new military foray into southern Lebanon.…

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Krathon bears down on island’s southwest The storm is expected to hit southwestern city of Khaosiung, home to 2.7 million people, early on Thursday. Typhoon…

Australia’s PM warns against pro-Palestinian rally as police seek ban Palestine Action Group condemns bid to ban vigil on October 7 as an ‘attack on fundamental democratic rights’. Australian Prime…