17-12-2023 HOUSTON: The number of people without permanent housing has reached an all-time high in the United States, according to a recent government report that details a disturbing rise in homelessness nationwide. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development released a study that found out that over 653,100 people …

17-12-2023 WASHINGTON/ PHILADELPHIA: A Jewish group demanding a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza held protests on Thursday in eight US cities on the eighth night of Hanukkah, blocking rush hour traffic on busy streets and bridges in Washington and Philadelphia. In Washington, the group Jewish Voice for Peace said …

17-12-2023 BEIJING: A cold wave extended its grip over China on Friday with temperatures plummeting to below freezing across most of the country, causing authorities to limit traffic flows on highways in several provinces after vehicles collided on icy patches. Temperatures will drop to below minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus …

17-12-2023 NEW YORK: Hundreds of Yazidi-Americans, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, filed a lawsuit against French cement maker Lafarge on Thursday, accusing it of conspiring to provide material support to a campaign of violence by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Represented by human rights lawyer …

17-12-2023 CAIRO/ GAZA: A US security envoy had talks with Israel about shifting its strategy in Gaza toward surgical operations against Hamas and away from a broad ground campaign, as Palestinians reported heavy attacks along the narrow coastal strip on Friday. Israeli tanks and planes intensified their bombardment of the …

17-12-2023 ZURICHBERG: FIFA President Gianni Infantino believes the global governing body’s policy of engagement with Iran over the treatment of women in football is bearing fruit after some were allowed into the Tehran derby on Thursday. Women’s rights campaigners Open Stadiums and another group of former Iranian athletes last year …

17-12-2023 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine even as it continues to fight Russia’s invasion, but they could not agree on a 50 billion euro package of financial aid for Kyiv due to opposition from Hungary. At a summit in Brussels, other leaders bypassed objections …

Hyderabad, Dec.16 (PMI): On Friday evening, sleuths of Special Operations Team (SOT), Balanagar Zone along with Jeedimetla police, apprehended two interstate drug peddlers identified as Bablu Khare alias Krishna and Govind Patidar of Madhya Pradesh for transporting ganja from Odisha to Maharashtra and seized 400 kg Ganja, a lorry and two …

16-12-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom reiterated its request to the Biden administration to designate India as a “country of particular concern” under the US Religious Freedom Act, citing its transnational repression against religious minorities. …

16-12-2023 PARIS: Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Friday. Demand for coal is seen rising 1.4% in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion metric tons for the …