International

14-11-2023 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: A billionaire real estate tycoon in the United States is rallying support for a high-dollar media crusade to boost Israel’s image and demonize the Hamas armed group amid global pro-Palestinian solidarity protests. The media campaign called Facts for Peace is seeking million-dollar donations from dozens of …

14-11-2023 LAGOS: Nigeria’s ruling party has overwhelmingly won the governorship election in the south-eastern Imo state amid a boycott by some voters. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress won with more than 540,000 votes his closest rival had 71,500. Some Imo residents were seen queuing to buy water rather …

14-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The Director General of hospitals in Gaza warns the lives of hundreds of patients are at risk because of the catastrophic situation at al-Shifa Hospital. Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila says Israeli forces “are not evacuating people from hospitals; instead they are forcibly evicting the wounded …

13-11-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Residents of India’s capital, Delhi, woke up to smoky skies as air quality dropped after the festival of Diwali. People in the city burst crackers late into Sunday night despite a ban on fireworks due to high pollution levels. Delhi has been battling toxic air …

13-11-2023 LONDON: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minster Rishi Sunak has sacked the country’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman as he announced the reshuffling of his cabinet on Monday, media reported. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as home secretary”, Braverman said, according to The Guardian, after …

13-11-2023 NORMANDY, FRANCE: As the world commemorates wars and conflicts during a weekend of remembrance, World War Two (WWII) veterans mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. D-Day is a term used for the day when the Allied forces invaded Normandy, France to attack …

13-11-2023 LOS ANGELES: Law enforcement officials found four Los Angeles (L.A.) County Sheriff’s Department employees dead on Monday and Tuesday, in what officials described as unrelated suicides, according to multiple reports. The deaths include one retired LASD member and three current members over a 24-hour period, according to KTLA. The …

13-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ DOHA: India has filed an appeal with Qatar over death sentences handed to eight former Indian naval officers on unspecified charges. Reports say the men, who worked with a private company in Qatar, were arrested last year on suspicion of spying. Neither Qatar …

13-11-2023 LISBON/ VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has fired the Texan bishop Joseph Strickland, a fierce critic who has questioned the Pope’s leadership of the Catholic Church. The Vatican said the bishop would be “relieved” of his duties as a result of investigations at his Diocese of Tyler. Bishop Strickland is …

13-11-2023 PARIS: Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told media. In an exclusive interview at the Elysee Palace, he said there was “no justification” for the bombing, saying a ceasefire would benefit Israel. While recognizing Israel’s right to protect itself, “we do …