Category: World

Philippine rebels declare holiday truce

MANILA: Maoist rebels in the Philippines declared a ceasefire yesterday for the Christmas and New Year holidays, but the government said it would not be

16 bodies found after attack in Papua

WAMENA (Indonesia): Indonesian security forces have retrieved the bodies of 16 people in the aftermath of a massacre by suspected separatist rebels in restive Papua

NZ military braces for climate change battle

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Defence Force identified climate change as one of its biggest security challenges yesterday, warning that responding to global warming will increasingly

Manhunt for suspects in alleged mass killing

WAMENA, Indonesia: Indonesian soldiers hunted Wednesday for rebels suspected of killing a group of construction workers in restive Papua province, as an eyewitness account supplied

Talks best chance to end Yemen war

DUBAI: The first Yemen peace talks since 2016 are the best chance yet to end the war, analysts say, as the international community throws its