International

Moscow: Russia said Monday it was expelling two British diplomats based at the embassy in Moscow over spying allegations. Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, said in a statement quoted by the state news agency RIA Novosti that the two diplomats had provided false personal...

Ottawa: Former central banker Mark Carney, who is set to become Canada's next Prime Minister, recently said he would rebuild his country's relationship with India if he takes charge. "What Canada will be looking to do is to diversify our trade relationship with like-minded countries,"...

Berlin: A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country's other main destinations, caused the cancelation of most flights Monday. The 24-hour walkout, which started at midnight, involved public-sector employees at the airports as well...

Seoul: South Korea's military says North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles off the North's west coast. The South's military said the launches were detected Monday but gave no further details about them. The launches came hours after the South Korean and US militaries began...

Tehran: Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarisation of its nuclear programme. In a statement posted on X, the country's UN mission said: “If the objective of negotiations is to address...

Port Vila: In a dramatic turn of events, Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat has ordered the immediate cancellation of fugitive businessman Lalit Modi’s Vanuatu passport, accusing him of using the island nation's citizenship to dodge extradition. The move comes just days after Modi, the controversial...

Toronto: Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada's next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with US President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms. Carney, 59, replaces Prime...

Damascus: An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days. The attack Thursday near the port city of Latakia reopened the wounds...

Jerusalem: Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Sunday's announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods...

Deir al-Balah: Israel said that it would send a delegation to Qatar Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” around the ceasefire in Gaza, while Hamas reported “positive signals” in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on starting negotiations on the truce's delayed second...