15-11-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as Lebanon waited to hear Washington’s latest ceasefire proposals after a US official expressed hope a truce could be reached. More than seven weeks since Israel went on the offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah, …

15-11-2024 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his anti-poverty policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown. A little over 17 million Sri Lankans are eligible …

15-11-2024 PARIS/ VIENNA: European powers are pushing for a new resolution against Iran by the UN atomic watchdog’s board next week to pressure Tehran over its poor cooperation, as the world awaits the return of US President-elect Donald Trump, diplomats say. Such resolutions risk further diplomatic tension with Iran. It …

15-11-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: The rescue workers had just left when we arrived at the scene of an Israeli air strike on a building in Aramoun, south-west of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. It was supposed to have been cleared. They had found eight bodies including three children and three women – and …

15-11-2024 BEIJING: A car attack that killed 35 people in China has sparked questions about a recent spate of public violence, as officials continue to censor discussion on the incident. On social media, many are discussing the social phenomenon of “taking revenge on society”, where individuals act on personal grievances …

15-11-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI; India’s Supreme Court has said that authorities cannot demolish homes merely because a person has been accused of a crime and has laid down strict guidelines for any such action. The ruling comes in response to a number of petitions seeking action against authorities using …

15-11-2024 PARIS: Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at Thursday’s France-Israel football international, a week after violence in Amsterdam in which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans came under attack. Paris police Chief Laurent Nunez said that 4,000 officers would be on patrol, 2,500 at the Stade …

15-11-2024 WASHINGTON: A US government official has been charged for allegedly leaking classified documents appearing to show Israeli plans for a retaliatory attack on Iran. Israel carried out air strikes on Iran in October, targeting military sites in several regions, in response to the barrage of missiles launched by Tehran …

14-11-2024 BAKU: Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday. The Global Carbon Budget report, published during the UN’s COP29 climate summit in …

14-11-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s federal power minister on Tuesday asked the states that are away from coal resources to consider setting up nuclear-based power plants, besides identifying and listing of the power utilities to meet investments to support growing power demand. The Indian government in its federal budget …