05-09-2024 GEORGIA: A 14-year-old boy will be charged with murder after four people were killed and nine injured in a shooting at a Georgia high school. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said two pupils and two teachers died in Wednesday’s attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County. Colt …

05-09-2024 CAIRO/ GAZA CITY: The main United Nations agency for Palestinians said on Wednesday it was making good progress in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza, but called for a permanent ceasefire in the 11-month war to ease humanitarian suffering. UNRWA said that three days into the …

05-09-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said India supports a “policy of development, and not expansionism”, a remark that appeared directed at China as he wrapped up a bilateral visit to Brunei, where the two countries also reiterated their commitment to …

05-09-2024 ABUJA: Dozens of people have been killed after suspected fighters from the Boko Haram hardline group attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria, setting fire to shops and homes. The attack took place on Sunday afternoon. “Around 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) attacked …

05-09-2024 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Health Ministry says 42 Palestinians were killed and 107 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period. Palestinian children are being vaccinated in Deir el-Balah amid loud explosions in Bureij and Maghazi refugee camps, which were excluded from a humanitarian pause in fighting and the vaccination campaign. …

05-09-2024 NEW YORK: Telegram has apologized to South Korean authorities for its handling of deepfake pornographic material shared via its messaging app, amid a digital sex crime epidemic in the country. It comes days after South Korean police said they had launched an investigation into Telegram, accusing it of “abetting” …

05-09-2024 WASHINGTON: The US has charged Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and several other prominent figures in the Palestinian group in connection with its deadly attack in Israel on 7 October last year. The justice department said it was indicting six Hamas members with seven charges, including the murder of dozens …

05-09-2024 LONDON/ NEW YORK: UK shares dropped on Wednesday morning following falls in Asian and US markets as concerns grow about the world’s largest economy. Data showed US manufacturing activity remains subdued, with investors now focused now on US jobs figures due on Friday. American chip giant Nvidia was hit …

05-09-2024 JAKARTA/ MANILA/ BEIJINH: A former Philippine mayor who was on the run for weeks after being accused of spying for China has been arrested in Indonesia. Philippine authorities have been pursuing Alice Guo across four countries since she disappeared in July following an investigation into her alleged criminal activities. …

04-09-2024 DEIR EL-BALAH, GAZA CITY: Maha Abu Shamas, 27, has been getting her four children, all under the age of 10, ready to get their polio vaccines since the early hours of the morning. Maha, a mother of five, has been living in a classroom in Deir el-Balah’s central Gaza …