24-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Thousands of tribals, mostly women, have staged a massive sit-in protest in India’s Manipur, demanding the arrest of those involved in the harrowing mob assaults on two women, as the opposition parties slammed the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for failing …

24-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has rejected a claim by Iran’s foreign minister that the leaders of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group had been sent to Afghanistan. “If Iran has any intelligence that Daesh members have been transferred to Afghanistan, we hope (they) share it …

24-07-2023 ATHENS: Greece’s capital is facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years with temperatures forecast to soar above 40C (104F) as the nation and others in southern Europe, such as Italy and Spain, swelter in another record-breaking heatwave. “We are expecting breaking records when it comes to temperatures over …

24-07-2023 TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Israelis have marched into Jerusalem and more protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. Protests have intensified in the days leading up to the debate …

23-07-2023 NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The death toll of the deadly landslide in the mountain hamlet of Irshalwadi in India’s Maharashtra state has risen to 26 Saturday while dozens more are feared to be still stuck under the debris and mud, officials said. The landslide, which hit about 60 km (37 …

23-07-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY/ WASHINGTON: The United States has commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, the first time a US Navy vessel joined active service at a foreign port, as the two close allies step up their military ties in response to China’s expanding regional reach. The Independence-class littoral combat …

23-07-2023 BAGHDAD: Hundreds of people in Baghdad have attempted to storm the city’s Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with a number of foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government. Nearly 1,000 protesters were dispersed by security forces early on Saturday, in reaction to reports of a Quran burning …

23-07-2023 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused NATO member Poland of harboring territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union. The Russian leader made the explosive statement during a meeting of his Security Council on Friday, warning that any aggression against Russia’s ally, Belarus, would be seen as an attack …

23-07-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden Friday named Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the country’s Navy’s, making her the first female in history to lead US Navy, and also the first to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “As our next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Lisa Franchetti …

23-07-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korea has launched several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea, further heightening tensions in the region. The latest missile launch comes as relations between North and South Korea are at a critical juncture. The South Korean military reported the incident, and both South Korea and the United …