International

07-10-2024 TAIPEI: It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island’s President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday. Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a “separatist”. He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying that the …

07-10-2024 NAYPYIDAW: Earlier this year, artillery fire crashed through U Khup Thang’s home in Paletwa, in western Myanmar’s Chin State, killing his son. “It felt like a nightmare. I still struggle to find the words to describe it,” said U Khup Thang, an ethnic Chin farmer and laborer. Like others …

07-10-2024 BRASILIA: The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has attempted to pay fines owed to the Brazilian government in a bid to resume services in the country but the media reported on Friday that Brazil’s Supreme Court has yet to lift the site’s suspension, saying the fees …

07-10-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his call to halt arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza. Macron told France Inter radio that “the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in …

06-10-2024 KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will present Kyiv’s “victory plan” during an upcoming meeting of Western allies in Germany. “We will present the victory plan, clear, specific steps for a just end to the war,” Zelenskiy wrote on October 5, referring to the all-out war with Russia that began …

06-10-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court on Friday directed an investigation team to probe allegations that a sacred offering at one of the most visited Hindu temples was adulterated with animal fat that is considered sacrilege, the Bar and Bench legal website reported. The allegation that …

06-10-2024 BUTLER. PENNSYLVANIA: Donald Trump appeared to be well on his way to the White House after he was shot nearly three months ago. He was coming off a dominating debate performance against Joe Biden, was leading in national polls and arrived at his nominating convention in Milwaukee a near-martyr. …

06-10-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: At least 70 people including children have been killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti. Sixteen people were seriously injured, according to the UN, as Gran Grif gang members rampaged through Pont-Sondé in the central Artibonite region about 71km (44 miles) north-west of the …

06-10-2024 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has said he is unsure whether Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding off on agreeing a Gaza ceasefire deal in order to influence next month’s US election. He was asked the question during a surprise appearance at a White House press briefing on Friday, …

06-10-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: Israel and Hezbollah report more fighting in southern Lebanon, as Israel’s ground offensive continues. Hezbollah claims it repelled an Israeli offensive overnight, with fighting “ongoing” on Saturday, while Israel says it’s carrying out “targeted” raids. More Israeli air strikes hit Beirut after the Israeli military warned people …