International

20-01-2024 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Bruneian royal’s wedding to his bride Anisha Rosnah came to a close on 16 January after a glittering ten-day event saw the couple tie the knot in front of thousands of esteemed guests from across the globe. A ten-day long royal wedding extravaganza undeniably calls …

19-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ SANA’A/ DUBAI: The United States military says its forces launched strikes on 14 Houthi missiles “that were loaded to be fired” from Yemen in the fourth day of direct attacks on the Iran-aligned group in less than a week. The missiles posed a threat to commercial ships and …

19-01-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA: Pakistan on Thursday morning struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, less than 48 hours after Iran violated its airspace. According to a statement issued by the military’s media affairs wing, “hideouts used by terrorist organizations namely Balochistan Liberation …

19-01-2024 BRISBANE/ SYDNEY: Fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm-ravaged Australia, aiding the spread of one of the world’s most invasive species. Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause major ecosystem changes and agricultural loss by feeding on native plants and animals. Their stings …

19-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Immediately after becoming the prime minister in 2014, Narendra Modi held backdoor negotiations with the Finance Commission of India to significantly cut funds allocated to the country’s states. However, the head of the commission, an independent constitutional body deciding states’ shares from central …

19-01-2024 CENTRAL GAZA SRTIP: Palestinians in Gaza’s smallest refugee camp have once again found themselves digging the bodies of their relatives out from under rubble, hours after Israeli forces announced their withdrawal from the area. Witnesses in the Maghazi refugee camp say many of the residents were shot at close …

19-01-2024 DUBAI: In a defiant response to the United States’ decision to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a “terrorist” entity once again, the Iran-backed group claimed responsibility for an attack on an American vessel. The move to reclassify the Houthis was aimed at increasing pressure on the group, but it appears …

19-01-2024 NEW YORK: A killer Arctic freeze has killed 27 across America as ice storms continue to pound the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast braces for more snow. Several of those deaths have been attributed to hypothermia and car accidents on frozen roads as arctic conditions grip the nation. Tens …

19-01-2024 TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) has appointed its first female president, marking a significant milestone in a nation grappling with a substantial gender gap in the workplace, CNN reported. Mitsuko Tottori, a seasoned executive who ascended from a cabin attendant role since joining JAL in 1985, is set to assume …

18-01-2024 BEIJING: China’s economy last year grew at one of its slowest rates in more than three decades, official figures showed Wednesday, as it was battered by a crippling property crisis, sluggish consumption and global turmoil. The figures were in line with expectations and even beat Beijing’s target but will …