International

10-02-2024 WASHINTON: US President Joe Biden has hit back angrily at an investigation that found he mishandled top secret files and struggled to recall key life events. “My memory is fine,” he insisted in a surprise news briefing. He gave an emotional response to a claim that he could not …

10-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ GAZA CITY: The US has warned Israel that staging a military offensive into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah without proper planning would be a “disaster”. Some 1.5 million Palestinians are surviving in the city bordering Egypt in dire humanitarian conditions. The White House said it would not support …

10-02-2024 KINSHASA: Civilians facing bombs, thousands forced to flee and lost children, aid organizations have again sounded the alarm over the impact of escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fresh fighting erupted on Thursday. Clashes between M23 rebels and pro-government forces that have gone on for more …

10-02-2024 GRINDAVIK, ICELAND: A third volcanic eruption occurred on Thursday on the southwestern peninsula of Reykjanes in Iceland, the Business Recorder reported. This is the third volcano eruption since December 2023 in the peninsula. On Thursday, the third volcanic explosion to strike the region since December began on the Reykjanes …

10-02-2024 DUBAI. CAIRO: The United Arab Emirates is in advanced talks to purchase and develop a large piece of land on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast in a deal that could bolster the troubled economy of the North African nation. An UAE consortium has been picked to work with Egyptian partners to …

10-02-2024 BAGHDAD: Repeated US strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the US-led coalition in the country, the prime minister’s military spokesperson said on Thursday. The US military said a strike on Wednesday killed a commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed …

10-02-2024 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that defeating Russia in Ukraine is “impossible by definition”, but insisted he does not seek to expand the war to neighboring countries such as Poland and Latvia. In a high-profile interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Putin repeated his claim …

09-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI/ PESHAWAR/ QUETTA: Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan had the edge on Friday in Pakistan’s election results from over 100 seats, local media said, after vote counts were hit by unusual delays that the government ascribed …

09-02-2024 LONDON: For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s climate service. World leaders promised in 2015 to try to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5C, which is seen as crucial to help avoid the most damaging impacts. This first …

09-02-2024 SAN FRANCISCO: More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe, Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked to a Beijing public relations firm, digital watchdog Citizen Lab has found. Spread over websites in 30 countries, the propaganda material is …