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South Korea Sends First Container Ship Through Arctic Route

  Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Seoul: South Korea flagged off its first trial container vessel through the Arctic to Europe on Saturday as global shipping face severe disruptions from the ongoing Middle East war. The vessel PanStar Acr...

US Plans $725 Million Payment Towards Its Large UN Debt

  Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Washington DC: The Trump administration has notified Congress of its intent to allocate $725 million to the United Nations regular budget, moving to address a portion of its outstanding dues. The plann...

US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Washington DC: The failure to strike a deal triggered new 50-percent duties on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian exports. Affected goods range from steel and timber to everyday consumer items like hockey sticks and cement. In response, Can...

Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of US Military Newspaper

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Washington DC: The Department of Defence has fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of Stars and Stripes, a historic newspaper that has covered the US military since the Civil War. Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and publisher Max Leder...

Myanmar Airstrike on Monastery Kills 14

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Yangon, Myanmar: A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians gathered for a meditation retreat killed 14 people on Friday in the Sagaing region. The attack struck a hall around 9:00 am in Myaung township, killing 11 men and three wom...

Rapper Yung Filly to be retried after jury fails to reach verdict

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Perth: Yung Filly, a British rapper and social media star, will face a second trial in Australia after a jury failed to return a decision on three rape charges following an event in Perth in September 2024. The 30 years old entertainer, whose real n...

US plans to sell refueling planes to Qatar

TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com The United States yesterday approved a potential $4.5-billion sale of refueling aircraft to Qatar, which has acted as a mediator in Washington’s war with ...

China, Indonesia Expand Defence Partnership Amid Regional Tensions

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Jakarta: China and Indonesia held significant talks on Friday, focussing on security, military, and political cooperation, as Jakarta attempts to maintain balanced relations with both Beijing and Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defe...

Pacific Nations Detain Chinese, Indonesian Boats Over Illegal Fishing

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Sydney: Pacific island authorities seized four fishing vessels, including Chinese and Indonesian vessels, as part of a regional campaign on illegal fishing, officials said Friday. Operation Island Chief 2026 lasted from August 3 to 14 and encompasse...

Charter plane crashes near Alaska radar station, killing all eight aboard

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Alaska: A civilian-contracted charter aircraft crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all eight people on board, the US military said. The plane crashed at the airstrip serving the remote radar si...

Bali Jails Swiss Tourist for Insulting Sacred Day of Silence

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Denpasar: A Bali court convicted Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, to one year in prison for insulting Nyepi, the Balinese cultural ‘Day of Silence,’ on social media. Zgraggen posted footage of himself leaving his lodging and wal...

Death Toll From South China Floods Rises to 159

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Beijing: The death toll from last month's devastating floods in southern China has increased to 159, with ten people still missing, Chinese official media said today. The floods were caused by Typhoon Maysak, which brought torrential rains and sever...

6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Peru

Email: online@newsofbahrain.com Lima: A massive 6.7-magnitude earthquake slammed Peru's southern Andes on Thursday, causing panic and evacuations in numerous locations, according to the USGS. The earthquake struck around 1 p.m. local time, with its epicentre 38 kilometres northwes...