UK’s new Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. — Reporter LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has named Kashmiri and Pakistani-origin Shabana Mahmood as the new home secretary – this is for the first time in the UK’s history that anyone from a Pakistani and Muslim background has risen to the powerful position of the head of the Home Office. The announcement …
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Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday humanitarian projects for Syria including the removal of wartime rubble around Damascus, weeks after inking investment deals worth billions to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure. The oil-rich Gulf kingdom has been a major backer of the new Syrian government, which came to power after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. …
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On the night of his election victory, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined his vision to boost the country’s economy in response to President Donald Trump’s challenges. “Build, baby, build!” Carney told a cheering crowd of Liberal Party supporters in April. In the first weeks of his term, Carney’s plans have started to take shape, highlighted by the launch of …
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Brigadier General Shariful M Khan. — US Air Force DUBAI: In a historic first, Brigadier General Shariful M Khan, a Bangladeshi-born Muslim officer, has been appointed Director of Staff for the Golden Dome initiative at the Pentagon — a top-secret, high-tech missile defence program often called America’s version of the Iron Dome. In this critical role, Brig Gen Khan will …
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Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul arrives at parliament in Bangkok on September 5, 2025. — AFP Magnate becomes the kingdom’s third leader in two years. Tycoon ousts long-dominant Shinawatra dynasty. Coalition backs Anutin on condition of early elections. BANGKOK: Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, with the cannabis-championing conservative ousting the nation’s dominant political dynasty …
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 7, 2025. — Reuters Rising living costs stoke voter backlash. Financial markets shaken by political uncertainty. Fiscal dove Takaichi among possible successors. TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at …
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Workers install a tapestry on the facade of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican depicting an image of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint in a ceremony led by Pope Leo, as seen from Rome, Italy, September 4, 2025. Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected at the …
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A pyrocumulus cloud forms as smoke rises from a wildfire as seen from a cemetery in the village of Vilarmel, Lugo area, Galicia region, Spain, August 16, 2025. — Reuters LISBON: Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal and Spain are battling fresh wildfires after a summer already scarred by devastating blazes, civil protection authorities said. Strong winds have fanned the flames in several …
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Demonstrators attend the “We Are All DC” march to protest against the National Guard troops, in Washington, DC, US, September 6, 2025. — Reuters Justice dept data shows violent crime at 30-year low in DC. DC AG files lawsuit against troop deployment. Protesters chant slogans denouncing Trump. WASHINGTON: Several thousand Washington DC residents on Saturday marched to demand US President …
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A ship sails between wind turbines in the Taiwan strait off the coast of Pingtan Island, Fujian province, China, April 10, 2023. — Reuters China on Saturday said that its military monitored the passage of Australian and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, criticising their presence in the sensitive waterway as “causing trouble”. Beijing views Taiwan as part of its …
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