29-04-2022 JERUSALEM: Hundreds of more Palestinians have been injured in a raid by Israeli police forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint site. The unrest came on the final Friday in the Muslim holy month …

29-04-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: Elon Musk’s $44bn bid to buy Twitter puts the world’s richest man in the crosshairs of censorship-prone governments such as China and India, raising questions about how the Tesla CEO might respond to demands to stifle dissent in countries where he does …

29-04-2022 KYIV: An operation is planned to evacuate civilians trapped in Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant on Friday, the Ukrainian president’s office has said, without providing further details. At least one person has been killed after two explosions hit the capital Kyiv during UN’s chief Antonio Guterres’ visit who was left …

28-04-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Tensions are high between Pakistan and Afghanistan over cross-border attacks, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of doing little to stop attacks that have increased since the Taliban came to power last August. Pakistan says its security forces are being targeted from across …

28-04-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI:  India is getting too hot too early, raising the risk of fires, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Wednesday, as New Delhi sweltered in extreme heat and a burning landfill on the outskirts of the capital spewed toxic smoke into the air. “Temperatures are rising …

28-04-2022 PARIS/ KYIV/ MOSCOW: Emmanuel Macron’s victory in securing a second term as France’s president will enable him to adopt a more aggressive approach on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, analysts say. In the run-up to the presidential election held earlier this month, Macron eschewed campaigning in favour of shuttle diplomacy, regularly …

28-04-2022 BEIJING: China has recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, but the risk of its spread among people is low, the health authority said. The variant was found in a four-year-old boy from the central province of Henan province who showed fever and other …

  27-04-2022 ISTANBUL/ NAYPYIDAW: A junta court in Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s incarcerated former leader, to five years in prison over alleged corruption. Suu Kyi, 76, was found guilty of receiving bribes of cash and gold from Yangon’s former Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein, …

27-04-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: To send a message of communal and interfaith harmony, a mosque and the biggest temple in Uttar Pradesh took down their loudspeakers after making the decision in meeting, Hindustan Times reported. Imam Hafiz Mohammad Taj Alam and priest Shanti Mohan Dass mutually decided to take …

27-04-2022 NEW YORK: Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world’s richest person. It is a seminal moment for the 16-year-old …