18-09-2024 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: The United States is amassing an arsenal of abundant and easily made anti-ship weapons as part of American efforts to deter China in the Indo-Pacific region and gear up US forces there. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed US thinking toward a new philosophy “affordable mass,” as …

Atishi to be new Chief Minister of India’s capital Delhi 17-09-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Atishi will take over as the new chief minister of India’s national capital territory after the resignation of incumbent Arvind Kejriwal, says the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The announcement was …

Netanyahu expands war goals amid ongoing Gaza onslaught 17-09-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Three Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza City, following a day of bombardment that killed at least 35 people across Gaza, the Palestinian Civil Defence says. Israeli PM Netanyahu has announced expanded war goals …

17-09-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal says he will resign as chief minister of the capital New Delhi’s regional government, a day after his release from prison on bail in a corruption case. “Today I have come to ask the public whether you consider …

17-09-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces pounded Gaza City’s Zeitoun and Sheikh Radwan neighborhoods, killing 10 Palestinians, including several children. The attacks followed a day of assaults that killed more than a dozen people across the enclave. The Israeli military, reversing months of denials, admitted there was a “high probability” that …

17-09-2024 VIENNA: A firefighter died during a flood rescue in Austria and one person drowned in Poland, as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continued to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe. In Romania, five people have died, while several remain unaccounted for in the Czech Republic. The Austrian …

17-09-2024 WASHINGTON: After decades without political violence directed at a presidential candidate from one of the major parties, the US has now experienced this twice in the space of two months with former president Donald Trump the target on both occasions. In mid-July, he narrowly avoided being shot in the …

17-09-2024 WASHINGTON: The United States has dismissed claims made by Venezuela that the CIA plotted to assassinate President Maduro and other top officials. Three US citizens, two Spaniards and one Czech national have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country, the Interior Minister said. Calling the detainees …

17-09-2024 TASMANIA: For months, an unusual monument sat in an oak-lined square at the heart of Tasmania’s capital: a pair of severed bronze feet. A statue of renowned surgeon-turned-premier William Crowther had loomed over the park in Hobart for more than a century but one evening in May, it was …

17-09-2024 NAYPYIDAW: More than 100 people have died in flooding and mudslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi in Myanmar. Spokesman for the nation’s ruling junta, Zaw Min Tun, said in a statement on Sunday that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with a further 64 missing though regional …