International

10 July, 2019 NEW YORK/ JEDDAH: A human rights organization had called on the singer to pull out of Jeddah World Fest and “refuse the regime’s money”. Singer Nicki Minaj has pulled out of a music festival in Saudi Arabia to show her support for women’s rights, Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-‘Questioning’ (LGBTQ) community …

09 July, 2019 “Int’l students are being cheated in Australia” By SJA Jafri + Sydney Morning Herald (Courtesy Messenger) SYDNEY: International Students and migrants especially Indian and Pakistani are being cheated in Australia by some ‘individuals and groups and these criminal activities have become the routine of ‘Local Aussies’ and …

09 July, 2019 JERUSALEM: An ancient 3,500-year-old city linked to King David has been discovered in Israel in a groundbreaking discovery. Archaeologists have claimed to have found the ancient Israeli city of Ziklag, an important Biblical site. Following that discovery, a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the …

09 July, 2019 WASHINGTON: D.C. was hit by a historic flash flood Monday morning, drenching the city with nearly 3.5 inches of rainfall in just two hours. The inundation stranded drivers, poured into Metro stations and soaked basements, including the White House’s. Water gushed into the press workspace in the …

09 July, 2019 PARIS: Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Paris yesterday to raise awareness and demand tougher action on femicides in France. Yelling “Enough” and carrying signs reading “Stop femicides” or “The planet needs women alive”, the crowd took to the Place de la Republique square as part of …

08 July, 2019 NEW DELHI: At least 29 people have been killed after a bus they were travelling in went off an expressway in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The crash happened early on Monday near the city of Agra, 336km (208 miles) from the state capital, Lucknow. …

08 July, 2019 LONDON/MELBOURNE: The UK’s data privacy watchdog has fined British Airways more than £183 million (AUD 328,160,600) after computer hackers last year stole bank details from hundreds of thousands of passengers, the pair said on Monday. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had issued a notice …

08 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies VALLETTA/TRIPOLI: Malta has allowed a group of 65 migrants rescued off Libya to disembark on its territory after picking them up from a rescue ship. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said after talks with the European Commission and German government that all 65 …

08 July, 2019 NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday morning (local time) facing new sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the early 2000s. Epstein, a former hedge fund manager who once counted former …

08 July, 2019 WASHINGTON/ LONDON: American President Trump lobbed a strong warning to Iran on Sunday after the rogue nation announced it had ratcheted up its uranium enrichment beyond the limit allowed by the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. “Iran better be careful. … Iran is doing a lot of bad …