International

20-10-2024 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore, prompting health concerns. Officials say tests found the balls to be formed from chemicals similar to those in cosmetics and …

20-10-2024 BERLIN: US President Joe Biden’s state visit to Germany on Friday was extremely brief but the US president used every minute in Berlin to try to make clear that he still has big ambitions on the world stage, these last weeks before he leaves office in January. Especially in …

20-10-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT/ GAZA STRIP: Israeli PM’s office says Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, north of Tel Aviv, hit by a Hezbollah drone. At least 44 Palestinians killed and more than 80 wounded in Israeli strike on northern Gaza’s Jabalia and Maghazi refugee camps. Israeli forces target al-Awda and Kamal Adwan …

19-10-2024 SEOUL: North Korea has started sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency has said as Seoul warned of a “grave security threat”. The allegation comes a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed 10,000 North Korean soldiers could join the war, based …

19-10-2024 NEW YORK: The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer for allegedly directing a foiled plot to assassinate an American citizen who advocates for Khalistan, an independent Sikh state carved out of India. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said on Thursday …

19-10-2024 BANGKOK: Wanitcha Amkham rotates her roti stall between the Thai capital’s food markets throughout the week, hawking pan-fried dough that has been perfected in recipes passed down generations. Amkham is a Muslim and her roti, stuffed with fillings such as banana, cheese, chicken and onions, are all halal. Over …

19-10-2024 KYIV: The Kremlin has claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan” for the defence of his country might lead to direct conflict between Russia and NATO. The comments were released on Thursday by the Russian state news agency TASS, and came after Zelenskyy travelled to European Union …

19-10-2024 WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service has “deep flaws” that need to be resolved urgently or more assassination attempts like the one at Donald Trump’s rally will happen again, a damning report says. An independent panel tasked with investigating the 13 July shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, released its findings on …

19-10-2024 ABUJA: On a normal day a visitor might pass Igbo-Ora with little more than a double take, wondering why so many pairs of residents wear matching clothes but this weekend left nobody doubting what makes the town in southwest Nigeria special. With fanfare, pageantry, talent shows and even a …

19-10-2024 SHIMLA: Farhan Khan says he still feels a chill down his spine when he recalls the day an anti-Muslim rally was held in his sleepy town in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state. On September 17, the 26-year-old tailor opened his shop in Solan as usual at about 11:30am when …