07-09-2022 MOGADISHU/ ADDIS ABABA: The Horn of Africa region is on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations and several aid organizations have said. Millions of people are facing food insecurity, as scientists and aid groups warned that Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia could be experiencing their worst …

07-09-2022 WASHINGTON: Former Pentagon chiefs warned Tuesday that the deep divisions in US politics are putting unwanted pressure on the armed forces and expressed concern that civilian political interference in the military could worsen. Eight former defence secretaries and five ex-joint chiefs chairmen signed a statement on 16 “Best Practices …

07-09-2022 DUBAI/ RIYADH: Gulf Arab states have demanded that US streaming giant Netflix remove content deemed offensive to “Islamic and societal values” in the region, according to Saudi Arabia’s media regulator. It did not specify the content but mentioned that it included content aimed at children. Saudi state-run Al Ekhbariya …

07-09-2022 TEHRAN: The Iranian government plans to use facial recognition technology to record women not complying with the law of wearing hijab, reported The Guardian. The regime continues a crackdown on women’s dressing. The secretary of Iran’s Headquarters for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice, Mohammad Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani, said that …

07-09-2022 WASHINGTON: A document describing a foreign government’s military defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was found in the FBI’s search last month of former US President Donald Trump’s Florida home, according to a report in the Washington Post. The US newspaper, which cited people familiar with the matter, did not …

Hyderabad Sep 6 (PMI):  Sri S. Narender Kumar Advocate said that he came across a video viral on Social Media action of  Hyderabadi Olama, khutaba, wherein it is seen that Hyderabadi’s Olama, Khutaba and Zakireen lodge a complaint against Jaffar Husain to The Deputy Commissioner of police, South Zone Hyderabad …

06-09-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ DHAKA: India will start talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, aiming to finalize it when the South Asian nation graduates to become a developing country by 2026. Bangladesh is India’s largest …

06-09-2022 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: The Israeli government and military narrative on the May 11 killing of Al Jazeera’s veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has shifted numerous times over the past few months. Witnesses, including Al Jazeera journalists, immediately said Israeli forces had carried out the shooting in Jenin, a claim …

06-09-2022 Bureau Report CANBERRA: The Solomon Islands has rejected an offer by Australia to finance the country’s upcoming election, saying the timing of the public release of the overture was “inappropriate” and accused Canberra of meddling in domestic affairs. The Pacific island’s government said in a statement on Tuesday that …

06-09-2022 BEIJING/ MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended large-scale military exercises involving Chinese forces and the militaries of several other Russia-friendly countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told local news agencies. The Vostok-2022 (East 2022) joint military exercises began on September 1 and are being held amid Russia’s war in …