International

30-09-2023 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: In the dark after midnight, it was like rush hour in the northern Gaza Strip. Thousands of Palestinian workers had heard that Israel was to open its side of the Erez crossing at dawn after 12 days of closure in response to renewed violent protests by the …

30-09-2023 STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help curb a surge in gang killings. The two men and the country’s police chief will meet on Friday to discuss what role the military could play. It comes after a bloody 12 hours that saw …

30-09-2023 WASHINGTON: The US has offered a $5m (£4.1m) reward for details leading to the arrest of the “masterminds” who orchestrated the assassination of an Ecuadorean presidential candidate. Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned against corruption, was shot dead at a rally in August. Organized crime was behind the killing, Ecuador’s president …

30-09-2023 PARIS: Four of six women rescued from the back of a lorry in France on Wednesday must leave the country within 30 days, a French public prosecutor said. The four Vietnamese and two Iraqi women were found by police after getting into the lorry, which they believed was heading …

29-09-2023 By SJA Jafri QUETTA/ KARACH: Over 52 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan, police say. The blast happened near a mosque in the south-western Balochistan province on Friday as people gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Officials …

29-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A video showing a young girl walking around seeking help after being raped has sparked anger in India. Many people expressed outrage after CCTV footage showed a man appearing to wave the girl away when she approaches him but police told local media …

29-09-2023 TASHKENT: A huge explosion has rocked Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan in the early hours of Thursday. The blast, which occurred near the airport, has been reported to have originated from a customs storage facility in Tashkent. Although the specifics surrounding the explosion remain limited, it has raised …

29-09-2023 BERN: Switzerland has witnessed a staggering loss of 10% of its glaciers within a span of just two years due to a combination of factors, including low snowfall and soaring temperatures, causing unprecedented melting. In 2023 alone, Swiss glaciers lost 4% of their total volume, following the record-breaking 6% …

29-09-2023 NEW YORK: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk advocated for a significant expansion of the country’s legal immigration system. Speaking from Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday, Musk shared his belief that the United States should welcome hardworking and honest individuals who can contribute positively to the nation. However, he also voiced …

29-09-2023 After the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June this year outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia, the FBI agents visited several Sikh people in California this summer with an alarming message: Their lives were also at risk, according to a report by The Intercept. Pritpal …