09-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must not be pressured into leaving Gaza, and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow. Blinken condemned statements by some Israeli ministers, who called for the resettlement of Palestinians elsewhere. The US official was in …
Read More »‘Ethiopia’s controversial quest for the sea’
09-01-2024 ADDIS ABABA: Many centuries ago, chroniclers conjured what was in antiquity called Ethiopia as a realm at the heart of global trade. The treasures of Rome and India all flowed through its ports along the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Merchants and pilgrims made their way to …
Read More »Over 200 more martyred & wounded in Israeli attacks in a day
09-01-2024 GAZA CITY/ RAMALLAH/ BERLIN: Seventy-three Palestinians killed and 99 wounded in attacks by Israel in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry says. The whereabouts of 600 patients and health workers from Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is “unknown”, WHO says. Speaking from Qatar, US Secretary of State …
Read More »90yo women pulled alive from rubble 5 days after Japan earthquake
09-01-2024 TOKYO: An elderly woman in her 90s has been rescued from under the rubble of a two-story house more than five days after a powerful earthquake struck Japan. Rescuers found the woman in Suzu City in Ishikawa prefecture on Saturday evening 124 hours after the quake struck and took …
Read More »Indian SC overturns remission given to Bilkis Bano’s rapists
09-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has struck down the remission granted to 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case of 2002. The court has ruled that the Gujarat government’s decision to remit their sentences and set them free was illegal. “Gujarat government had …
Read More »NASA sends human remains on first-ever American moon lander
09-01-2024 CAPE CANAVERAL: The first US lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers. Astrobotic Technology’s lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. The Vulcan …
Read More »SFJ blocks Indian consulate in San Francisco with Indira Gandhi float
08-01-2024 SAN FRANCISCO: Pro-Khalistan Sikh for Justice (SFJ) blocked and besieged the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, challenging India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) team visiting the US, with a float depicting the assassination of Indira Gandhi by Satwant Singh and Beant Singh. Hundreds of SFJ activists took part in the …
Read More »Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing over blowout
08-01-2024 PARIS: Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations after major US airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets after a mid-flight blowout over Oregon. The US aviation regulator said 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s must be grounded for checks after part of an Alaska Airlines plane’s fuselage fell off on Friday. …
Read More »Putin praises ‘defenders’ as Ukraine deflects another barrage
08-01-2024 MOSCOW: Celebrating Orthodox Christmas, President Vladimir Putin has pledged to support soldiers defending Russia as his army sent another barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight. Speaking on the eve of Sunday’s Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin chief promised military families that his government would offer increased backing to …
Read More »China sanctions US arms makers over Taiwan weapons sales
08-01-2024 BEIJING: China has announced sanctions against five US arms manufacturers over weapons sales to Taiwan. Beijing claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its goals, while the United States is required by law to provide Taiwan …
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