16-02-2024 BEIRUT: The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has warned that Israel will “pay the price” for air raids that killed at least 10 civilians and three Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. Five children were among those killed on Wednesday in the deadliest day for Lebanese civilians in four months of …

16-02-2024 ISTANBUL: Earthquake fever has gripped Istanbul since last year’s disaster in southern Turkey, as residents in Europe’s most populous city fear they could face similar devastation. The city lies near the North Anatolia fault line, a geological danger that has seen Istanbul hit by at least 34 strong earthquakes …

15-02-2024 WASHINGTON: Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos has sold more of his shares in Amazon, bringing the total value of sales in recent days to more than $4bn (£3.2bn). The technology giant, which Bezos founded in 1994, said he has sold 24 million Amazon shares this month. Bezos, who is the firm’s …

15-02-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: Israel has launched an “extensive wave of attacks” on Lebanon after a woman was killed and others injured in a rocket attack on northern Israel. Lebanese media reported that villages had been hit and buildings were on fire. Hezbollah, which is thought to have carried out the …

15-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ DUBAI: India and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed an agreement on a trade corridor that aims to connect Europe with India through parts of the Middle East by sea and rail, an ambitious plan backed by the US and the European …

15-02-2024 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA: Bisecting a wide sandy beach, the Huntington Beach pier beckons tourists and surfers alike, creating a break in the waves that helps gives the city its nickname; Surf City, USA. It is a scene as laidback as the name would suggest and a stark contrast to …

15-02-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by medics on Wednesday. Weeks of heavy fighting had isolated the medical facility and claimed the lives of several people inside it. The war between Israel and …

15-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies LOS ANGELES/ NEW DELHI: An Indian-origin family, including their 4-year-old twin boys, has been found dead at their home in California with the police investigating the case as a murder-suicide, the second such incident in less than two months that has shocked the community in …

15-02-2024 JAKARTA: Counting is under way in Indonesia after millions of people turned out to choose a successor to Joko Widodo, the hugely popular president known as Jokowi, who is barred from running for a third term under the constitution. The frontrunner is Prabowo Subianto, the only general ever to …

14-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Pakistanis still do not know which party will form their next government or who their next prime minister will be four days after the hotly-contested general elections. Despite former PM Imran Khan’s detention and the many hurdles thrown …