28-06-2024 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Australia has recalled two mushroom gummies products that have left several people hospitalized with symptoms such as “disturbing hallucinations” and “persistent vomiting.” In a series of public health warnings, people were cautioned against eating Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies, due to reports of consumers “experiencing unexpected toxicity”. …

28-06-2024 BUKA: Bolivian police have arrested the leader of an apparent attempted coup, hours after the presidential palace in La Paz was stormed by soldiers. Hundreds of troops and armored vehicles had taken up position on Murillo Square where key government buildings are located. One armored vehicle smashed down the …

28-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A usually staid swearing-in procedure where Indian parliamentarians take their oath of office has exploded into a controversy after veteran opposition legislator Asaduddin Owaisi chanted “Jai Palestine” after reading out the pledge on Tuesday. In Sanskrit, the word “jai” literally translates to victory, …

28-06-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel’s warplanes, artillery strike densely-populated civilian areas in Gaza’s north, centre and south over previous 24 hours, killing dozens, with Israeli ground troops “systematically demolishing residential homes” in southern city of Rafah: Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza. “The bodies of thousands of the missing children remain …

28-06-2024 NAIROBI: Kenya’s President William Ruto says he will withdraw a finance bill containing controversial tax hikes after deadly protests which saw parliament set ablaze on Tuesday. In an address to the nation, he said it was clear that Kenyans “want nothing” to do with the bill. “I concede,” he …

28-06-2024 PARIS/ DAMASCUS: France’s top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued for alleged complicity in crimes and humanity and war crimes is valid, lawyers say. Last year, investigative judges sought the arrest of Assad and three others over a deadly chemical weapons …

Pakistan hits back at US Congress’ call for election probe 27-06-2024 WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly objected Wednesday to a US congressional resolution calling for an investigation into interference and fraud allegations related to Pakistan’s February 8 parliamentary elections. “We believe that the timing and context of this particular resolution does …

27-06-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KARACHI: As the temperatures rose in southern Pakistan, so did the body count. The Edhi ambulance service says it usually takes around 30 to 40 people to the Karachi city morgue daily but over the last six days, it has collected some 568 bodies, …

27-06-2024 CAIRO/ RAFAH: Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave. Residents said fighting intensified in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood in western Rafah, where tanks were also trying to force their way north amid …

27-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed the first big political test of his third term on Wednesday as a candidate from the ruling coalition was elected speaker of the lower house of parliament, defeating an opposition lawmaker. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …