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 …

16-09-2024 WEST PARK, FLORIDA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe on Sunday after the FBI foiled what appeared to be an assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Secret Service agents spotted and fired on a gunman in bushes near the property …

16-09-2024 SANA’A/ JERUSALEM: A long-range ballistic missile fired from Yemen has hit central Israel, sparking fire, according to the Israeli military. The missile triggered air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel, including the Ben Gurion international airport, sending residents running for shelter. There were no reports of …

16-09-2024 BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s deputy leader has warned Israel that a full-scale war on Lebanon would cause “large losses on both sides” and displace hundreds of thousands of more Israelis in the country’s north. Naim Qassem’s comments on Saturday came as Israel’s Channel 13 reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

16-09-2024 NEW DELHI/ KILKATA: The former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the station house officer (SHO) who initially investigated the rape and murder of a trainee doctor have been arrested by the CBI for allegedly misleading investigators and trying to hide evidence. With their actions, …

16-09-2024 TEL AVIV/ GAZA STRIP: Displaced Palestinians describe returning to what is now just rubble in eastern Gaza City, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area. Israeli forces killed at least 26 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including five at another school-turned-shelter for war-displaced civilians in Gaza City. …