31-05-2024 CANBERRA: Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says it is working with Ticketmaster after hackers allegedly stole personal details of more than half a billion customers. The ShinyHunters hacking group is reportedly demanding a $500,000 (£400,000) ransom payment to prevent the information being sold to other parties. Australia said it …

31-05-2024 NEW YORK: Three black men have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that the carrier briefly removed them from a flight after a complaint about body odour. The men, who were not seated together and did not know each other, say that every black man was …

31-05-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel’s military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it now controls Gaza’s entire land border. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 20 tunnels used by Hamas …

31-05-2024 MADRID: Spain’s Congress has approved the government’s contentious Catalan amnesty law, which has now overcome its final parliamentary hurdle ahead of its implementation. The law seeks to withdraw pending legal action against Catalan nationalists for separatist activities, including a 2017 referendum and failed independence bid. The law received the …

30-05-2024 NEW YORK: Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday after receiving instructions from the judge on the law and the factors they may consider as they strive to reach a verdict in the first criminal case against a former American president. “It is …

30-05-2024 HOUSTON: Nearly 600,000 customers were without electricity in Texas after severe thunderstorms battered the north-east of the US state. The latest round of storms brought hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 77mph (123km/h) and golf ball-sized hail. Tuesday’s extreme weather follows several weekend storms that killed at least 24 …

30-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: An Indian lawmaker who fled the country after being accused of sexual assault is set to return this week, more than a month after thousands of USB sticks with videos of the alleged abuse were circulated in his home state. Prajwal Revanna, an …

30-05-2024 PYONGYANG/ SEOL: North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting authorities to warn its residents to stay indoors. South Korea’s military also cautioned the public against touching the white balloons and the plastic bags attached to them because they contain “filthy waste and …

30-05-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ RAFAH: The US does not believe Israel’s actions in Rafah amount to a “major ground operation” that could cross a red line for President Joe Biden and trigger a possible change in US policy, the White House has said. Spokesman John Kirby addressed reporters’ hours after Israeli …

30-05-2024 HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police arrested six people across the city on Tuesday under a new security law for alleged seditious intent, including a pro-democracy barrister already behind bars. Security Secretary Chris Tang told reporters the six were suspected of using a Facebook page to “advocate hatred” …