04-02-2024 SANTIAGO: Chile has declared a state of emergency as it battles spreading forest fires in the centre of the country that have so far killed at least 10 people. “All forces are deployed in the fight against the forest fires,” President Gabriel Boric posted on X as he announced …

04-02-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ RAFAH: More than one million hungry, cold, and sick displaced Palestinians await Israel’s planned attack on Rafah city with children roaming the streets “looking for scraps of food”. US Central Command says it hit 85 Kataib Hezbollah targets in Syria and Iraq in retaliation against “Iran-affiliated” …

03-02-2024 NAIROBI: At least three people were killed and nearly 300 injured after a lorry carrying gas exploded in south-east Nairobi in Kenya. A government spokesperson said that a lorry exploded at around 11.30pm local time in Embakasi district, Nairobi “igniting a huge ball of fire”. The explosion resulted in …

03-02-2024 NEW YORK: Elon Musk announced in 2020 that he had decided to “sell almost all physical possessions” to concentrate on developing electric vehicles, creating rockets, and overseeing his other businesses, The Cool Down reported. Subsequently, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX liquidated all of his properties and relocated to …

03-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: First, the fundamentals: In Pakistan, the election cycle is not the only process to be watched when determining the future political direction of the country; the cycle of the appointments of, and extensions granted to, the army chief …

03-02-2024 ANKARA: Police in Turkey have arrested seven people on suspicion of selling information to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency related to tracking and monitoring local targets. The suspects were taken into custody in a joint operation of police and Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) following raids in Istanbul and the …

03-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ VARANASI: Hindu worshippers have begun praying inside a 17th-century mosque in the Indian city of Varanasi, hours after a court order gave them the go-ahead at the disputed site. The Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi is one of several Muslim places of worship that …

03-02-2024 UNITED NATIONS: The number of new cancer cases globally will reach 35 million in 2050, 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, according to predictions from the World Health Organization’s cancer agency. A survey conducted by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited tobacco, alcohol, …

03-01-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli officials dismiss concerns over settler violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank after US sanctions four Israeli settlers for their role in undermining ‘peace, security, and stability’. Qatar says Hamas has responded positively to receiving proposal to halt the war in Gaza, but that final deal is …

02-02-2024 BRUSSELS: Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to help them with taxes and rising costs. With anger against green regulations and cheap imports shared among farmers …