24-09-2023 PARIS: Pope Francis has called on European nations to show greater tolerance towards migrants during a visit to the southern French city of Marseille. Speaking at a meeting of bishops and young people from Mediterranean countries, the pontiff said “those who risk their lives at sea do not invade”. …
Read More »Canada gave details linking India Government to Sikh’s murder
24-09-2023 OTTAWA/ NEW DELHI: Canadian officials shared evidence with India’s government, including communications and phone numbers that they believe link Indian agents with the murder of a Sikh activist, before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went public with the allegation, said people familiar with the matter. The information was exchanged via …
Read More »Tropical Storm Ophelia heads to North Carolina Coast
24-09-2023 CAROLINA: Tropical Storm Ophelia is rapidly gaining strength off the East Coast, warranting heightened concern and preparations across the region. With maximum sustained winds reaching 70 mph and gusts even higher, the storm is set to impact areas far beyond its center, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds in …
Read More »Marriage declines in China as young Chinese choose dating
24-09-2023 BEIJING: China’s equivalent of Valentine’s Day, known as the Qixi Festival, has traditionally been considered an auspicious time for Chinese couples to get married. Celebrated annually on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar, Qixi is a celebration of romantic love between the star-crossed …
Read More »US calls on India to cooperate with Canada in Hardeep murder probe
24-09-2023 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has openly urged India to assist Canada in its probe into the slaying of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canada has claimed that the Indian government and its operatives were involved in the assassination of Nijjar, who was assassinated in June close …
Read More »UK’s 250-year-old rose farm announces closure
24-09-2023 LONDON: The Cants of Colchester, one of the UK’s oldest rose farms, will be closing its doors for good at the end of this month, located on the old A134 between Colchester and Great Horkesley. The family-run rose-growing store which was established in 1765, has over 250 years of …
Read More »US backs Canada in Sikh leader Hardeep’s murder probe
23-09-2023 WASHINGTON/ VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLOMBIA: The White House has affirmed its unwavering support for Canada as allegations surfaced suggesting Indian involvement in the murder of Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver earlier this year. In a recent press briefing, Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, categorically rejected …
Read More »Canadian PM repeats allegation against India amid row
23-09-2023 OTTAWA/ NEW DELHI/ NEW YORK: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated that there are “credible reasons” to believe that Indian agents may have been behind the murder of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. He first made the allegation on Monday, which India has strongly rejected, calling them “absurd”. …
Read More »Indonesia Eco-City row grows as eviction deadline looms
23-09-2023 REMPANG: Eighty-year-old Halimah was born in Sembulang on the island of Rempang in Indonesia’s Riau Island province and spends her days pottering around the sleepy fishing district, cooking fresh seafood for her grandchildren and enjoying her retirement. It is important to her that she dies there, too. “I want …
Read More »No EU poll team to Bangladesh amid vote worries
23-09-2023 DHAKA/ BRUSSELS: The European Union will not deploy a full election observer team to Bangladesh, citing a lack of “necessary conditions”, prompting the opposition to declare that the polls would not be fair. Bangladesh is set to hold its general election by the first week of January, and several …
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