International

By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday referred petitions related to the abrogation of the special status for occupied Kashmir to a five-judge constitution bench for hearing in the first week of October. Notices were also issued to Indian federal government on the …

27 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: If the circumstance remain same or the situation betters a little bid in Strait of Hormuz, the American President may visit Iran in near future and if the situation is not changed, struggle for Trump’s visit to Iran will …

26 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that India’s decision to revoke Article 370 would prove to be a historic blunder by the Modi government in occupied Kashmir. “Time will prove that the Indian government has given an opportunity to the Kashmiri …

26 August, 2019 PARIS: US President Donald Trump on Monday met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in France and discussed the situation in occupied Kashmir. Trump has offered the mediate between Indian and Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir, however, his offer has been rejected …

26 August, 2019 VICTORIA CITY: A Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot during protests on Sunday, the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in June. Images show several other officers also pointed guns at protesters who charged at them with sticks and poles. …

25 August, 2019 DHAKA/ RANGOON: Refugees in Bangladesh camps demand rights and citizenship on second anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown. Thousands of Rohingya refugees have marked the second anniversary of their exodus into Bangladesh by rallying and praying as they demand Myanmar grant them citizenship and other rights before they agree …

Police use tear gas and water cannon on protesters 25 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ PARIS: French riot cops fired a water cannon and tear gas at crowds protesting against the G7 summit as violent clashes erupted. At least 68 demonstrators were arrested in chaotic scenes in …

25 August, 2019 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: The Israeli military attacked targets near Damascus late Saturday in what it said was a successful effort to thwart an imminent Iranian drone strike on Israel, stepping up an already heightened campaign against Iranian military activity in the region. The late-night airstrike, which triggered Syrian …

24 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) CANBERRA: Because of most suspicious winning in recent elections, worst previous performance, greedy cabinet, American influences, Chinese dictations, inhuman and discriminatory immigration policies, rise in extremism, increasing of terrorists and fanatic organizations, poor performance of Law Enforcing Agencies (LEAs), hike in racism, …

24 August, 2019 PYONGYANG: North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea’s military said, a day after it threatened to remain the United States’s biggest threat in protest of US-led sanctions on the country. North …