06-04-2024 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet the Saudi crown prince during a two-day visit to Riyadh that starts on Saturday, the foreign ministry said. The visit will be Sharif’s first foreign trip since forming a coalition government in February. The two are longtime allies, with …

06-04-2024 RIO DE JANEIRO: Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living closer to illegal gold mining sites presenting higher levels of contamination, a study released on Thursday found. The study by Brazil’s state-run Fiocruz institute collected hair samples …

06-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s top court put on hold a lower court’s order that effectively banned Islamic schools in the country’s most populous state, lawyers involved in the case said on Friday, giving a breather to thousands of students and teachers in the system. The directive …

06-04-2024 HARARE: Zimbabwe’s central bank launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilize the country’s long-floundering economy. The ZiG short for Zimbabwe Gold will replace the Zimbabwean dollar which has tumbled in value over the past year, pushing inflation …

06-04-2024 LONDON: Senior doctors in England have voted to accept an improved offer from the government on pay and conditions, easing some of the pressure on Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) after months of disruptive strike action. The British Medical Association (BMA) trade union said on Friday about 83% of …

06-04-2024 JERUSALEM: The Israeli military dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure, the military said. The inquiry found Israeli forces mistakenly believed they were …

06-04-2024 KYIV: Ukraine said it destroyed at least six Russian fighter jets and damaged eight more in what could be one of the biggest drone attacks of the war, according to reports by multiple outlets. The assault took place at the Morozovsk military airbase in Rostov in the early hours …

05-04-2024 WASHINGTON: In a recent update, American Airlines has eased its pet policy which will now allow pet owners to bring their furry friends with their full-size carry-on bag inside the cabin! Till now, travelers with pets had to pay a fee of $150 (INR 12,507) to carry them into …

05-04-2024 DOHA/ CAIRO: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said that his Palestinian Islamist movement at war with Israel was sticking to its conditions for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli military withdrawal. Israeli officials visited Egypt earlier this week in a renewed effort to secure a deal, but …

05-04-2024 HARARE: President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in aid to feed millions facing hunger. Mnangagwa’s statement follows similar announcements by Zambia in late February and Malawi in March, as drought induced by the El Nino …