International

19-03-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Once more, Israeli troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital early on Monday in an operation that Palestinian health authorities said caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. The Israeli military said soldiers had conducted a “precise …

19-03-2024 SYDNEY BEIJING: Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, a prominent supporter of China who has criticized Australia’s AUKUS nuclear submarine deal with the US, said he would meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week in a bid to improve bilateral ties. Keating said in a statement e-mailed to …

19-03-2024 By SJA Jafri KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Eight people, including five women and three children, have been killed in two airstrikes carried out by Pakistan Army in the border region of Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said. Retaliating the attack, Afghanistan security forces have launched heavy weapons at the Pakistani military. …

19-03-2024 OXNARD: Most US recreational vehicles those behemoths of the roadway often resembling box cars that accidentally wandered off the rails roll out of gritty factories in the gray environs of Elkhart, Indiana, and aim to satisfy the wanderlust of largely middle-income customers. Then there’s the Bowlus, a very expensive …

19-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: A powerful Haitian gang leader has rejected attempts by foreign nations for an electoral road map and a path to peace as the country plunges deeper into violent chaos and armed groups control most of the capital following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Regional leaders of …

19-03-2024 BRUSSELS/ CAIRO: The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8.06bn) aid package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a new deal to stem migrant flows to Europe that has been criticized by rights groups. The deal is scheduled to be signed during a visit on Sunday …

19-03-2024 NEW YORK/ GAZA CITY: Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in Gaza since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Thousands more have been injured or we can’t even determine …

19-03-2024 GULF OF ADEN/ NEW DELHI: Indian naval forces including special commandos have seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members, a spokesperson for the navy said. In a post on the social media platform X on Saturday, the navy said that …

18-03-2024 MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin reelection in Russia’s presidential election, extending his rule by six years, has gathered strong reactions from global leaders, media reported. The VTsIOM poll run by the Russian authority announced Putin’s victory just as the time closed in the country’s westernmost area of Kaliningrad at 17:00 GMT. …

18-03-2024 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took jabs on Saturday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his election opponent during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the 1880s. Biden’s appearance at the dinner, in which politicians and …