International

28-06-2020 LOUISVILLE (US STATE KENTUCKY): Authorities were investigating a fatal shooting on Saturday night at a park in the US state of Kentucky, where anti-racism demonstrators had gathered to protest against the death of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor. Reports that shots were fired at Jefferson Square Park came in …

27-06-2020 WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the administration of United States President Donald Trump in its transfer of $2.5bn from military construction projects to build sections of the US border wall with Maxico, ruling it illegally sidestepped Congress, which gets to decide how to use the …

27-06-2020 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials believed to be responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong. The move comes in advance of a meeting of China’s parliament next week that is expected to enact new …

27-06-2020 SAINT PAUL/ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for protesters who target monuments to be imprisoned. The measure says anyone who damages a public statue must be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of the law”. Trump’s order also calls for withholding federal funds from …

26-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: China has deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements, India’s foreign ministry has said, accusing Beijing of escalating tensions and triggering a deadly clash last week. “At …

26-06-2020 BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN: Iraqi security forces have raided a base belonging to a powerful Iran-backed armed group in southern Baghdad and detained at least 14 militia members, sources have told Al Jazeera. The raid late on Thursday was the most brazen action by Iraqi forces against a major Iran-backed group …

26-06-2020 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration can deport some people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge. The court’s 7-2 ruling applies to people who fail their initial asylum screenings, making them eligible for …

26-06-2020 Jharkhand JHARKHAND (BIHAR)/ NEW DELHI: More than 100 people in northern India have been killed by dozens of lightning strikes across two states in recent days, officials say. The disaster management team in Bihar state said 83 were killed there, while another 20 were in hospital with injuries. At …

26-06-2020 EHRAN: Iran’s Defense Ministry on Thursday delivered three domestically-manufactured fighter jets to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF). The Iranian-made “Kowsar” fighter jets were officially delivered to the Army during a ceremony attended by Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. …

25-06-2020 CAIRO/ JERUSALEM/ UNITED NATIONS: A “watershed moment” that will constitute a “most serious violation of international law” – that is how United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has described Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley. Addressing a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council yesterday, …