25-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies PESHAWAR/ KURRAM/ KARACHI: Pakistani authorities say they have negotiated a seven-day ceasefire after more than 80 Shia Muslims were martyred in renewed sectarian violence in the north-west of the country during last 72 hours. Another 156 are said to have been wounded in three …

25-11-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation’s richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election. In Maharashtra, opens new tab home …

25-11-2024 NAYPYIDAW/ THAILAND BORDER: At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android phone alongside 10 fellow defectors from Myanmar’s military and police forces. The trainer, an ex-captain in the Myanmar army, guided the group through the …

25-11-2024 COLOMBO/ WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout but warned that the South Asian island nation’s economy remains vulnerable. The global lender said on Saturday that it would release about $333m, bringing total funding to $1.3bn, to the crisis-hit nation. …

25-11-2024 PARIS: Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that …

25-11-2024 BRIRUT/ GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces killed at least 38 people across Gaza on Saturday, including in attacks on the Kamal Adwan Hospital and the al-Faruq Mosque in Nuseirat. Rescuers are combing the rubble after an Israeli attack destroyed an eight-storey building in central Beirut, killing at least 20 people …

25-11-2024 WASHINGTON: As Donald Trump prepares for his return to the White House on January 20, immigrant rights groups are bracing in anticipation of a crackdown promised by the president-elect and his allies. With hardliners like Stephen Miller and Tom Homan selected for key positions related to immigration, humanitarian groups …

25-11-2024 JERUSALEM/ DUBAI: Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are investigating the disappearance of an Israeli-Moldovan dual national in the UAE. Zvi Kogan, an envoy of the Orthodox Jewish organization Chabad, has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister’s office said. Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad is conducting an …

25-11-2024 BAKU: Richer countries have pledged to give a record $300bn (£238bn) to the developing world to help them prepare for and prevent climate change. The talks at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan ran 33 hours late, and came within inches of collapse. The head of the UN …

Jeddah’24 Nov’2024:Former Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant sold to Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping Rs 27 crore, the highest ever bid in the history of the tournament in the IPL 2025 Auction here at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah on Sunday. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) wasted no …