International

14-10-2024 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA: Millions of Floridians began a long and difficult recovery on Friday after the state’s second major hurricane in two weeks, restoring power, shoveling mud from flooded homes and clearing mountains of debris left by Milton and Helene. While some coastal cities such as Tampa were spared …

14-10-2024 BEIRUT/ CAIRO: Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in southern Lebanon, as a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Israeli strikes have shook the peacekeepers’ main base in southern Lebanon, prompting UN Secretary-General …

13-10-2024 MEIZHOU, CHINA: Over a thousand Taiwanese pilgrims flocked to southeast China’s Fujian province this week for a religious festival, a rare instance of cross-strait cultural exchanges that threatens to be overshadowed by political tensions. On Meizhou Island, home to a cluster of rural fishing villages, the deafening roar of …

13-10-2024 DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: Bangladesh is likely to set aside pricing concerns and retain a power purchase pact with India’s Adani Power, opens new tab, in the face of supply worries and gloomy prospects for a legal challenge, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The new government …

13-10-2024 LONDON: King Charles has confirmed that it is up to the Australian people to decide whether the country remains a constitutional monarchy or becomes a republic. Ahead of the King’s visit to Australia next week, the Australian Republic Movement exchanged letters with Buckingham Palace officials, writing on the King’s …

13-10-2024 GENOA, LIGURIA/ WASHINGTON: Liguria More than five centuries after he re-shaped history by opening up the New World to European exploration, scientists say they are ready to reveal the truth about the origins of Christopher Columbus. The explorer reached the Americas in 1492 with the support of the Spanish …

13-10-2024 VIRGINIA: Boeing will axe its workforce by a tenth cutting 17,000 jobs and delay production as the aeroplane maker deals with issues across its business. Chief executive Kelly Ortberg said in an email to staff that “executives, managers, and employees'” jobs are all at risk. The business also warned …

13-10-2024 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: While millions of people in Florida fled Hurricane Milton, Mike Smalls Jr ventured into the violent winds in Tampa, Florida, holding a blow-up mattress, an umbrella and a pack of ramen noodles. He went outside Wednesday evening as the storm pounded the US state and livestreamed on …

13-10-2024 GAZA STRIP/ JERUSALEM: Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says 30 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, according to media. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry estimates at least 42,175 people in Gaza have been killed since 7 October last year. …

12-10-2024 LONDON/ BEIRUT: The UK government says it is “appalled” by reports that Israel has deliberately fired at UN peacekeeping bases belonging to Unifil in southern Lebanon. Unifil says its headquarters in the town of Naqoura has been affected by explosions for the second time in 48 hours. The Lebanese …