International

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has killed or wounded more than 400 Afghan security personnel over the past week, the interior ministry said, accusing the group of increasing attacks in the run-up to expected peace talks. Violence dropped across much of Afghanistan since …

By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Thousands of people have gathered at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Perth, as fewer numbers of people gathered for similar events in other cities, including for rallies not given permission to go ahead. Deputy Prime Minster Michael McCormack had one …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ CANBERRA: An Australian man has been sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling, the Australian government has confirmed. The man was named in Australian media as Karm or Cam Gilespie. He is believed to have been arrested at an airport …

14-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ATLANTA (GEORGIA)/ SAINT PAUL/ NEW YORK: Atlanta’s Police Chief has resigned after the fatal shooting of an African-American man who had fallen asleep in his car at a drive-through restaurant. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot by a police officer during a …

14-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LONDON/ PARIS/ ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING: India has announced 11,929 new confirmed cases of coronavirus – the highest one day infection total since the virus was first detected in the country in late January. China reported 57 new confirmed – and nine …

12-06-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD:  blast in a mosque during Friday prayers in the western part of capital Kabul has killed at least four people and wounded many more, Afghanistan’s interior ministry said. “Explosives placed inside the Sher Shah Suri Mosque exploded during Friday prayers,” …

12-06-2020 BAGHDAD/ WASHINGTON: US and Iraq officials have agreed to reduce the number of American troops in the Middle East country in the coming months but, following resumption of dialogue, fell short of providing a timeframe. The decision was announced on Thursday following the long-anticipated talks, the first strategic dialogue between the …

12-06-2020 SAINT PAUL/ WASHINGTON: State authorities in the north-western US state of Washington have hit back after President Donald Trump threatened to “take back” a police-free district controlled by protesters in Seattle. Governor Jay Inslee said Mr Trump should stay out of the state’s business, and Seattle’s mayor said any …

11-06-2020 OSLO: A Norwegian court has sentenced a gunman to 21 years in prison – with a minimum term of 14 years – for killing his teenage step-sister and opening fire at a mosque. Philip Manshaus, 22, opened fire at the al-Noor Islamic Centre in Baerum, west of the capital …

VIRGINIA/ WASHINGTON: Statues of Confederate leaders and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down in the US, as pressure grows on authorities to remove monuments connected to slavery and colonialism. A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was toppled in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday night. Statues of Columbus in …