15-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ BEIJING: The Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government. Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional …

15-10-2023 GAZA: As Israeli air strikes intensify, grieving families in Gaza are facing difficulties burying their loved ones with many resorting to informal graveyards dug in empty lots because major cemeteries in the region have become dangerous to reach. The escalating siege is pushing the enclave toward a humanitarian catastrophe. …

15-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognize Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country’s efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples. Australians had to vote “Yes” or “No” in the referendum, the first in almost a quarter …

15-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS: Tens of thousands of Palestinians were estimated to have headed south from northern Gaza following the Israeli order, according to the United Nations (UN), which said more than 400,000 Palestinians had been internally displaced due to hostilities prior to the directive. Many others, however, said they would …

15-10-2023 RIYADH/ WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia has decided to pause US-supported plans to normalize relations with Israel, indicating a swift reassessment of its foreign policy priorities as the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas intensifies, media reported citing two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking, The ongoing war has also …

14-10-2023 Bureau Report AHMEDABAD: India demolished Pakistan as the most eagerly awaited contest of the World Cup so far turned into a one-sided anti-climax in Ahmedabad. Pakistan have never beaten India in a men’s 50-over World Cup, but looked to be laying a platform to challenge the hosts when they …

Hyderabad’Oct 13 (PMI) During Ganesh Festival, 2023 total 488 persons were caught red handed by SHE Team at different places and crowded areas. One of the aims and objectives of She teams is to correct the misguided youth.   Counseling sessions are conducted for the respondents and their parents with help of …

14-10-2023 BAGHDAD/ ISLAMABAD/ KUALA LUMPUR: Tens of thousands rally around the world against Israel’s Gaza bombardment Tens of thousands of people have poured onto the streets around the world in support of the Palestinians as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. Protesters denounced Israel’s heavy …

14-10-2023 PARIS/ ARRAS: A teacher has been killed and two people have been seriously injured in a knife attack at a school in France, officials say. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the attack happened at the Gambetta high school in the northern city of Arras at about 11:00 local time. …

14-10-2023 TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, has issued a warning, saying that the possibility of opening a “new front” in the Israel-Hamas conflict hinges on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Iran, a supporter of Hamas and other Middle East armed groups, emphasizes that continued crimes against Palestinians will bring forth …