International

27-10-2023 BEIJING: China’s youngest-ever crew of astronauts has taken off on a six-month mission to its space station, in a growing space program that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030. The crew of the Shenzhou-17 lifted off on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite …

27-10-2023 MOSCOW: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned that Israel’s war in Gaza could spread well beyond the Middle East, saying it was wrong that innocent women, children and old people in the Palestinian enclave are being punished for other people’s crimes. “Our task today, our main task, is to …

27-10-2023 NEW YORK: More than 114 million people are estimated to be displaced worldwide, a record number that speaks to the “international community’s failure to solve conflicts,” the United Nations has said. “The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have …

27-10-2023 DOHA: Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday that negotiations the Gulf Arab state is leading to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are progressing and he is hopeful there will soon be a breakthrough. Qatar’s foreign ministry urged de-escalation and warned that an Israeli ground …

27-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The United Nations issued a stark warning Thursday that “nowhere is safe” in Gaza amid stepped up Israeli air raids in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive. “People are left with nothing but impossible choices. Nowhere is safe in Gaza,” Lynne Hastings, U.N. humanitarian …

26-10-2023 LEWISTON, MAINE: Dozens people have been reportedly killed and as many as 60 wounded after a gunman went on a shooting spree in the northeastern state of Maine in the United States. The carnage in Lewiston, Maine, began at about 7pm (00:00GMT) when the first of at least three …

26-10-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday decided to resume visa services for Canadian citizens, marking a potential de-escalation in the ongoing dispute triggered by the murder of Sikh pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. Tensions flared when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly linked Indian intelligence …

26-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel has rejected calls from the UN secretary-general, Palestinians and a number of countries for a cease-fire. At the UN Security Council meeting, earlier remarks by UN chief Antonio Guterres on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel drew a furious Israeli response. The rival …

26-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM: Israel will refuse visas to United Nations officials, its ambassador to the UN has said, as the country’s spat with the international organization deepens. Gilad Erdan made the statement on Wednesday, according to Israeli media, as the fallout from the UN chief’s speech at the Security …

26-10-2023 MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Otis, an “extremely dangerous” category five storm, has made landfall in southern Mexico, US meteorologists say. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Otis touched down near the popular Acapulco resort just after midnight on Wednesday (06:25 GMT). The storm’s winds are forecast to reach 165mph …