19-07-2024 BEIRUT: Hezbollah will hit new Israeli targets if Israel keeps targeting civilians in Lebanon, the group’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday, saying there had been a spike in the number of non-combatants killed in Lebanon in recent days. Five civilians, all Syrians and including three children, were …

19-07-2024 DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government’s job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured. Authorities also announced the indefinite closure of all public and private universities from Wednesday following …

19-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: The state government of Karnataka, home to India’s tech hub Bengaluru, has approved a bill mandating companies give 50%-70% of jobs to locals, a move that could make it harder for global firms operating there to attract talent. Bengaluru is home to …

19-07-2024 CAIRO: Hamas and at least four other Palestinian armed groups committed numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity against civilians during the 7 October attack on southern Israel, the campaign group Human Rights Watch says. A new report accuses the hundreds of gunmen who breached the Gaza border fence …

19-07-2024 SANA’A/ DUBAI: Yemeni Houthi rebels have released a video of an attack they claim to have carried out on an oil tanker in the Red Sea. The footage shows a small vessel approach, then collide with the left side of the ship, resulting in a large explosion. Media Verify …

19-07-2024 TOKYO: Fourteen high school students in Tokyo were admitted to hospital after eating “super spicy” potato crisps, police said. Around 30 students ate the fiery snacks after one of them brought them to school on Tuesday, Japanese local media reported. Soon, some of them started complaining of nausea and …

19-07-2024 NEW YORK: A New York grand jury has indicted a former US Central Intelligence Agency analyst on charges of acting as a spy for the South Korean government in exchange for cash, luxury goods, bags and fancy meals. Sue Mi Terry, who previously worked as a senior official for …

18-07-2024 WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has returned to the campaign trail for the first time since his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, narrowly avoided an assassination attempt over the weekend. Speaking on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, Biden addressed the shooting directly, which killed a bystander and …

18-07-2024 NAIROBI: At least one person was killed in renewed anti-government protests across Kenya on Tuesday, a journalist said, as police clashed with demonstrators demanding that President William Ruto step down. Youth-led protests that broke out a month ago against proposed tax hikes have continued even after Ruto withdrew the …

18-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: The Indian government remains committed to upholding pre-election borrowing and spending targets in the July 23 budget, despite the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing its majority in this year’s national vote, a poll found. While relying on some regional parties to …