PARIS: Only 11% of Europeans across 15 countries view the United States as an ally, a historic low and down from 16% half a year ago and 22% in November 2024, according to a survey published by the European Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesda…

DAKAR: More than 1,300 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish coast in the first five months of 2026, according to an advocacy group that tracks crossings from Africa along perilous routes through the Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterrane…

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee navigated competing impulses to end little changed on Wednesday, with traders pointing to volatility in oil prices, elevated dollar demand due to maturing non-deliverable forward contracts and likely central bank intervent…

Copper sank to its lowest in three weeks on Wednesday as hostilities in the Middle East and concerns about the implications for global economic growth outweighed the market impact of reduced inventories. Benchmark three-month copper on the London …

All personnel aboard a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter were martyred after the aircraft crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the he…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session, driven by stronger export demand and a decline in May output. The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Der…

MUMBAI: Short-term Indian government bond yields fell to their lowest in three months on Wednesday, steepening the yield curve to a one-year high on expectations that banks will invest funds raised under the RBI’s dollar inflow measures in this se…

NEW DELHI: India does not have surplus manufacturing capacity in textiles and steel as alleged in the U.S. Trade Representative’s Section 301 investigation, trade official Amitabh Kumar said on Wednesday. Washington has cited structural excess cap…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast dust storms, gusty winds, rain and thunderstorms across large parts of the country from June 11 to 13, warning of possible urban flooding, landslides and damage to vulnerable infra…

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said at least 26 Indian-sponsored terrorists have been killed in precise and calibrated strikes carried out on hideouts and safe havens of masterminds and planners belonging to…