Category: Global News
Climate issues unresolved as recently flooded New Delhi hosts G20 summit
Climate ministers of G20 nations ended last meeting in July without resolving major disagreements on climate policies.
Sri Lanka to probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings
British TV report alleges a top Sri Lankan intelligence official hatched Easter Sunday bombings plot to influence polls.
UN announces ‘climate breakdown’ after record summer heat
Scientists blame ever warming human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League over X’s falling revenue
Billionaire owner of platform formerly known as Twitter says anti-Semitism accusations have hurt company's bottom line.
India’s manufacturers cash in as brands seek refuge from US-China tensions
Indian firms are capitalising on a push by leading brands to diversify their suppliers away from China.
Tens of thousands evacuated in southern China amid relentless rain
The rain has broken 12-year-old records in Fuzhou with warnings that 49 reservoirs have exceeded flood limits.
Can a divided G20 still set the global agenda?
It represents 85 percent of global GDP. But deep fissures and absent leaders raise questions about its future.
Home away from home: South Asian vendors in an ancient Omani market
South Asian vendors at Muttrah Souq, once Oman’s main commercial centre, have been working there for generations.
Russian drone raid kills 1 in Ukraine’s Odesa, Kyiv repels missile attack
The night-time attacks on Odesa’s Izmail district lasted three hours, the regional governor said.
Three sailors rescued from shark-bitten catamaran off Australia
Officials said sharks attacked the inflatable catamaran and tore off large chunks of the vessel's hull.