Indian names new ambassador to Oman
Muscat: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has named Prashant Pise as the next ambassador of the country to the Sultanate of Oman.He is presently additional secretary in t…
Eight Underrepresented AAPI Performers You Should Know from Flower Drum Song
Calbee, crunched by Iran-related ink shortage, switches to monotone packaging
TOKYO – Japan’s top maker of snacks has landed on a creative solution to conserve oil-derived input materials: it will switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white…
Golfers ready for ‘crazy’ Aronimink greens at PGA
Newtown Square: Jim SLATER Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler and a host of world-class rivals took their first practice rounds on Monday at Aronimink ahead of the 10…
England’s sizzling Fitzpatricks seek major glory at PGA
Newtown Square: Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, English brothers and two of the world’s hottest golfers, are housemates this week as they chase a major title at the 108th PGA Champions…
Pressure mounts on Starmer to quit from Labour lawmakers
LONDON — Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign on Monday, effectively rejecting their leader’s efforts to quell a mutiny in the party ran…
Magnets: Why mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone
Paris: Isabelle Cortes Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes p…
US issues new sanctions over Iran’s oil shipments to China
WASHINGTON: The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for…
Strait of Hormuz standoff threatens food supply, says UN official
PARIS: Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, the head of a UN task force aimed at averting a…
Türkiye FM to visit Qatar for war talks
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday for talks on the Iran war, its impact on the Gulf and efforts to ensure navigational safety in the Strai…