NEW DELHI — India is getting hotter, faster.The grim present presages a grimmer future for the world’s most populous country, which is experiencing more frequent and severe heat wa…

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers will discuss next week a proposal for the bloc to take the lead in training 3,000 Palestinian police officers with the aim of later deplo…

BELEM, Brazil: Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN’s COP30 climate conference in…

An indigenous man attends a protest to call for climate justice and territorial protection during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil. — Reuters

Red-billed gulls are seen in their colony in Taiaroa Head at the northeastern tip of the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin. — AFP

BARKA: The Oman Equestrian Federation organised the National Day Horse Race yesterday at the Rahba Racecourse in the Wilayat of Barka, as part of the federation’s celebrations of t…

Mrs M came to her therapy session a little later than usual. She looked upset, and when asked, she told me that her supervisor had commented on her work, saying that the report she…

Have you ever lost your temper over something trivial — a delayed message, a noisy street, or someone overtaking you off in traffic? It happens to all of us. But if such moments ar…

MUSCAT: Cumulative investment in the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) reached approximately RO 7.8 billion by the end of the first half of 2025, marking a 2% ri…

MUSCAT: Oman’s infrastructure and project finance sector is powering forward with a strategic, large-scale capital investment programme designed to ensure long-term energy security…