International

GBDESK// Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, criticised the British media on Saturday over reports that letters exchanged with King Charles played a part behind her decision not to attend his coronation, her latest confrontation…

GBDESK// Inmates who have been held for years in the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility in Cuba are showing signs of "accelerated ageing", a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday. "We're…

GBDESK// When Sikh separatist preacher Amritpal Singh was finally apprehended outside a Guruwara in Rode village in north Indian state Punjab's Moga district this morning, the contrived symbolism of the place could not be lost sight of.…

GBDESK// Criticising China over Taiwan will have dangerous consequences, Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Friday, as he insisted Beijing is a "growing force for peace and justice". Two weeks ago, China launched three days of…

GBDESK// Bangladeshis are advised not to travel to Sudan as the country at this time is not safe, said the foreign ministry. Hundreds of civilians have been killed in armed conflicts in the African country since April 15. Food and…

GBDESK// The publishers of a German magazine that ran an 'interview' with Michael Schumacher generated by artificial intelligence have sacked the editor and apologised to the Formula One great's family. Seven-times world champion…

GBDESK// UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain's Conservatives. Raab's resignation gives Prime Minister…

GBDESK// Scientists have found coastal species of shellfish and anemones living and breeding on floating islands of garbage in the Pacific thousands of miles from home. Environmentalists have for years been eyeing what they call the…

GBDESK// Saudi Arabia has issued official confirmation that the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr will fall on April 21, Friday. On Thursday, the moon-sighting committee in the kingdom announced that April 20 would be the last day of the month…

GBDESK// Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age. Outside a factory he was visiting in…