05-05-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. The picture, which was shared by official White House social media accounts, comes as Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, and prepare …
Read More »Sudan’s RSF carries out drone attack near Port: Army
04-05-2025 KHARTOUM: The Sudanese army says the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a military airbase and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan airport. A spokesman for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Nabil Abdullah, said in a statement on Sunday that the RSF “targeted Osman Digna Air Base, …
Read More »Over 2 million attend free Lady Gaga concert in Brazil
04-05-2025 BRASILIA: More than two million people have attended a free Lady Gaga concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, city officials say. The pop star’s biggest ever concert was paid for by the city in an attempt to revitalize Rio’s economy. They expect it could bring in $100m …
Read More »Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile amid India tensions
04-05-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile as tensions with neighboring India over a deadly shooting attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month remain high. The surface-to-surface missile, named the Abdali Weapon System, with a range of 450km (280 miles), was successfully tested as …
Read More »Israeli blockade starved 57 Palestinians to death in Gaza
04-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: A baby girl identified as Janan Saleh al-Sakafi has died of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City, more than two months after the start of Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to a media team on the ground. Meanwhile, Israeli attacks …
Read More »Australian PM Anthony Albanese wins re-election
04-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australian PM Anthony Albanese wins re-election but it is unclear yet if he has a majority, local networks say based on early vote counts. Early results suggest Albanese and his Australian Labor Party benefited from swings across the country away from Peter Dutton’s …
Read More »India and Pakistan are in crisis again
04-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Last week’s deadly militant attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which claimed 26 civilian lives, has reignited a grim sense of deja for India’s security forces and diplomats. This is familiar ground. In 2016, after 19 Indian soldiers were killed in Uri, …
Read More »Israel expands demolitions of West Bank refugee homes
04-05-2025 JERUSALEM/ WEST BANK: On the night Israeli forces entered Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and began ordering its 20,000 Palestinian residents to leave their homes, 66-year-old Jumaa Zawayda said he would refuse. “My family all left but I told them I had to stay, if Israeli …
Read More »Tunisia jails ex-Prime Minister on terrorism charges
04-05-2025 TUNIS: A court in Tunisia has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh to 34 years in prison on a raft of terrorism charges. He is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam “sham trials” in the country. The 69-year-old is a prominent opponent …
Read More »Australians vote in election shaped by housing concerns
03-05-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA: It’s Election Day in Australia where 18 million voters will determine who the next prime minister will be. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the left-leaning Australian Labor Party is seeking re-election and his challenger is Peter Dutton of the conservative Liberal-National coalition. Cost of …
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