International

02-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: More than two years after the Taliban took control of Kabul following the fall of the Western-backed government, the Afghan embassy in India officially shut down on Sunday. Most foreign nations, including India, do not recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government as the …

02-10-2023 ANKARA: Two terrorists carried out a bomb attack on Sunday outside the ministry buildings in Ankara with one of them blowing himself up while the other was “neutralized” by authorities, the Turkish interior minister said. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two police officers were slightly injured during the …

01-10-2023 OTTAWA/ NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country is serious about building closer ties with India despite an ongoing diplomatic row. His latest remarks come at a time when ties between the two countries are at an all-time low. Tensions flared up when Trudeau on …

01-10-2023 VIENNA/ BERLIN/ PARIS/ European countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland, have experienced record-breaking temperatures in September, adding to the growing list of extreme weather events fueled by climate change. This alarming trend comes in a year that experts predict will be the warmest in human history as …

01-10-2023 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Israel does not offer major concessions to Palestinians in their bid for statehood, three regional …

01-10-2023 ALBERT, GLASGOW: Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and India over the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian envoy was denied entry to Gurdwara Albert in Glasgow on Friday. There has been a ban on Indian officials from visiting Gurdwaras in their official capacity after Canadian …

01-10-2023 KAZAN/ KABUL/ AFGHANISTAN: A consultative meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors and other regional states, including China and India, has asked the Taliban government to prevent the country from being “a terrorism and instability hotspot” an endorsement of concerns Pakistan has been raising. The demand came in the declaration issued after …

01-10-2023 NEW YORK: New York City experienced significant disruption on Friday as torrential downpours triggered flash flooding after a week of non-stop rainfall, and New Yorkers were not impressed by their mayor at all. New York Mayor Eric Adams was seriously criticized for his tardy response to Friday’s devastating floods …

30-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ OTTAWA: The deadly bombing of an Air India flight in 1985 is back in the news after relations between India and Canada hit a new low. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was investigating “credible allegations” that could link …

30-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Don’t run. Travel in groups. Carry an umbrella and wear sunglasses on the back of your head. These are some of the ominous warnings issued in Australia each spring, as magpies and humans begin their annual turf war. Streets and parks become a …