Belgium urges NATO mission in Arctic north
. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken. Photo: Reuters (file) BRUSSELS: NATO should launch an operation in the Arctic to address…
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French Alps avalanches claim five lives in two days
Over 50 rescuers find man buried 2.5m under snow after an hour, but he could not be saved A skier…
Human remains found amid devastating bushfires in Australia
Sunday’s fire destroys properties, vineyards, and agricultural land in its path CFA firefighters conduct black-out operations at dusk as they…
US to cut Venezuelan aid to Cuba if no deal, Trump says
Trump suggests US Secretary of State Rubio could become president of communist Cuba Trump said that “Cuba lived, for many…
Trump’s might-makes-right policy hits Venezuela
PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 KARACHI: The early weeks of 2026 have revealed a United States that no longer seems guided…
A time of monsters
PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 KARACHI: Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci never intended his Prison Notebooks to be flattened into slogans…
India’s foreign policy, politics and economy to collide in 2026, analysts warn
US tariffs, strained ties and regional instability may test Modi government’s balancing act India is likely to face a year…
Who benefits from Trump’s Venezuela gamble?
PUBLISHED January 11, 2026 As the Trump administration openly courts oil executives in the aftermath of Washington’s aggression against Venezuela,…
Bushfires in Aus cause disaster
. Australia heatwave. Photo: AFP SYDNEY: Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and…
Deadly protests: Iran vows to strike Israel, US bases in region if attacked
Tehran issues warning as Trump pledges support for anti-government protesters; Israel on high alert Iranians gather while blocking a street…