International

03-11-2023 BERLIN: The German president has expressed “shame” for the colonial atrocities his country inflicted on Tanzania. German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s, one of the bloodiest anti-colonial uprisings. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was speaking at a museum in Songea, where the …

03-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE: An Australian woman has been arrested over the suspected mushroom poisoning deaths of three people. The trio had fallen ill after attending a family lunch in the Victorian town of Leongatha in July. A fourth person was taken to hospital in a critical condition. …

03-11-2023 NEW YORK/ SINGAPORE CITY: Prosecutors have accused former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried of deceit as his US fraud trial draws to a close, claiming he repeatedly lied to customers, the public and the jury. Bankman-Fried is facing charges of fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say he precipitated the collapse …

03-11-2023 TOKYO: In a unique and theatrical display of civic responsibility, samurai-clad trash collectors roamed Tokyo’s streets following Halloween festivities, wielding garbage tongs and stylishly tossing litter into wicker baskets on their backs. This spirited group, known as “Gomihiroi Samurai” or “Trash-Picking Samurai,” has captured the imagination of many since …

03-11-2023 GAZA CITY: When Fady Abukhousa travelled to the Gaza Strip some weeks ago from Australia, he never imagined the nightmare scenario he would find himself in. He, his wife Amani, and their two young children, Mohammed and Yazan all of whom are Australian citizens were visiting family in the …

03-11-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korea has initiated the closure of approximately a dozen embassies across the world, including those in Spain, Hong Kong, and various African countries. Reports and analysts suggest that nearly a quarter of North Korea’s global diplomatic missions could be affected. The move is seen as a result …

02-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The ceiling collapsed on little Yusuf Musa as his house in a south Gaza neighborhood was hit directly by an Israeli missile. It was Yusuf’s father who identified his dead son in the hospital where he works as a doctor (he has not gone home in the …

02-11-2023 ZURICH/ RIYADH/ Saudi Arabia is set to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after FIFA confirmed it was the only bidder for the tournament. Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament hours before FIFA’s deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Morocco, Portugal and Spain are the only …

02-11-2023 GAZA STRIP: Many Palestinian women have resorted to taking menstruation-delaying pills due to the desperate, unsanitary circumstances they have been forced into as a result of the continuing Israeli offensive in Gaza. Facing displacement, overcrowded living conditions, and a lack of access to water and menstrual hygiene products such …

02-11-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA: Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan raced to the border on Tuesday ahead of a midnight deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Pakistan says 1.7 million such people must leave by 1 November or face arrest and deportation. Most …