International

21-01-2024 PARIS: Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence and the other two received three-month sentences. Theo Luhaka was left disabled with irreversible anal injuries from a …

21-01-2024 JERUSALEM: A key member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the country’s military goals in Gaza. Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state and insisted the offensive would continue “until complete victory” but Gadi …

21-01-2024 TOKYO: A Japanese robot has successfully touched down on the Moon but problems with its solar power system mean the mission may live for just a few hours. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) put itself gently on the lunar surface near an equatorial crater. The feat made …

20-01-2024 TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday that it successfully carried out an air defence drill using drones designed to intercept hostile targets in an area stretching from its southwestern to southeastern coasts, amid heightened tensions in the region. On Thursday, Pakistan launched strikes on terrorists’ hideouts inside Iran in a …

20-01-2024 LONDON/ WASHINGTON/ DAVOS: Houthis have once again targeted a US ship, intensifying the ongoing maritime conflict in a worrisome escalation of tensions in the Red Sea. The attack, claimed by the Yemeni group on Friday, follows recent retaliatory strikes by the United States against Houthi positions in response to …

20-01-2024 ROME: A leading pro-Khalistan activist in Italy has claimed that he has received a direct threat to kill from the Indian state agents asking him to stop his political activities for Khalistan or face consequences. Gurpal Singh, who is Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) coordinator in Italy and a close …

20-01-2024 BRUSSELS: NATO will launch its largest exercise since the Cold War next week with about 90,000 personnel set to take part in the months-long wargames, the alliance’s top commander General Chris Cavoli has said. Cavoli said on Thursday that the drills would rehearse NATO’s execution of its regional plans, …

20-01-2024 AMMAN/ DAMASCUS: Dozens of civilians have been killed in air strikes targeting the neighboring towns of Arman and Malh in the southeast Syrian province of Sweida, according to local media. Jordanian forces are believed to be behind Thursday’s attacks, though its government has yet to confirm any involvement. Sweida …

20-01-2024 DUBAI/ MEDITERRANEAN SEA: In the pitch-black hours of early Thursday morning, the Humanity 1 rescue ship approached a sky-blue wooden boat in distress in the central Mediterranean Sea. On board were at least 126 people who were suffering from hypothermia, dehydration and exhaustion from clinging to the boat for …

20-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: US State Department says “support for Israel remains ironclad” despite Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting US’s stance on establishment of Palestinian state. Netanyahu is “saying the quiet part out loud”, says US Senator Elizabeth Warren, after Netanyahu once again rejects a two-state solution. Conditions in …