05-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the escape of around 4,000 inmates. Gang leaders say they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister …

05-03-2024 SINGAPORE CITY: Singapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals that companies can hire starting next year, the government announced on Monday. From January next year, foreigners must earn S$5,600 ($4,170) or more a month up from the current S$5,000 to qualify for the so-called employment …

HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met with Ramoji Group Chairman Ramoji Rao at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad on Monday. Reddy’s visit followed his return from Adilabad district, where he had a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The discussion between Reddy and Rao covered various topics, including the …

04-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SHAMBHU: Indian farmers plan to march to the capital New Delhi on Wednesday as they push their demands for higher crop prices, a protest leader said, after several rounds of failed talks. Farm union leaders are seeking guarantees of state support or a …

04-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: A former Australian politician “sold out” the country to a foreign spy network, the nation’s intelligence chief has alleged in a speech. Outlining the activities of the group dubbed the “A-Team”, Mike Burgess claimed the MP had offered it access to the then-prime minister’s …

04-03-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Mediators and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire, as Israel is reported to be demanding reassurances on the hostages’ fate before attending. An unnamed US official has said Israel has “more or less accepted” the deal but Israeli …

04-03-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s newly formed parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second term. He defeated a rival supported by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The move comes three weeks after an inconclusive general election that was marred …

04-03-2024 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A British cargo ship sank in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants, taking some 21,000 metric tons of fertilizer down with it, posing a significant environmental risk to one of the world’s busiest waterways and the home of many coral reefs. The Rubymar was …

04-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: Armed groups were closing in on Haiti’s largest prison on Saturday night, defying police forces who called for help after days of gunfire in parts of the capital as a major gang leader seeks to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Two of the Caribbean country’s main police unions …

04-03-2024 CAIRO/ RAFAH: A delegation from Hamas arrived in Cairo on Sunday for crunch talks on a Gaza ceasefire, billed as a potential final hurdle towards an agreement that would halt the fighting for six weeks. Washington said a ceasefire deal was already “on the table”, approved by Israel and …