International

India lifts non-basmati white rice export ban, cuts duty on parboiled rice export

Indian rice exporters welcomed the decision, terming it as a “game-changer” for the sector Int’l Desk: After more than two years, India on Friday lifted the ban on the export

‘Broken’ news industry faces uncertain future

BSS/AFP, PARIS: From disinformation campaigns to soaring scepticism, plummeting trust and economic slumps, the global media landscape has been hit with blow after blow. World News Day, taking place on

Indonesia gold mine collapses after landslide, killing 15

Small-scale and illegal mining has often caused accidents in Indonesia, where mineral resources are located in remote areas in conditions difficult for authorities to regulate Int’l Desk: At least 15

7-year-old Indian boy killed in ritual sacrifice

Int’l Desk: Five people were arrested in India for the killing of a seven-year-old boy in an alleged ritual sacrifice aimed at bringing good fortune to a public school, police

Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law

Activists hailed a “monumental step” as Thailand becomes only the third place in Asia where same-sex couples can tie the knot, after Taiwan and Nepal AFP, Thailand: Thailand’s King Maha

182 killed, 727 wounded in a day in Israeli attacks on Lebanon

On Monday, Israel said it had hit more than 300 Hezbollah sites with dozens of strikes, while Hezbollah said it had targeted three sites in northern Israel AFP, Lebaon: Israeli