International

27-06-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister has derided comments by former US President Barack Obama that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government should protect the rights of minority Muslims, accusing him of being hypocritical. During Modi’s state visit to the United States last week, Obama told CNN …

27-06-2023 UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations expert has called on the United States to apologize for the torture of Guantanamo Bay prison inmates, to ensure accountability for abuses, and to close down the infamous US-run detention facility in Cuba. In a report released on Monday, UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ni …

27-06-2023 MOSCOW: Amid growing tensions between Russia and the West, Kremlin on Monday claimed that it had scrambled two fighter jets as British warplanes approached its border above the Black Sea. According to a statement issued from defence ministry, “As the Russian fighter jets approached, the foreign warplanes turned around …

26-06-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Tributes are pouring in for Indian advertising guru Sylvester daCunha who created the iconic Amul girl advert. He died on Tuesday night in the western Indian city of Mumbai but Amul announced his death on Wednesday. He is credited with designing the Amul …

26-06-2023 MOSCOW: For one long June night and a day, Russia’s notorious mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an apparent insurrection, sending an armoured convoy towards Moscow and raising questions about Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. The Russian president even accused his former ally of treason, embarking on an armed rebellion …

26-06-2023 ATHENS: Greeks are voting for a second time in little more than a month to elect a new parliament, with voters expected to give former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s conservative party a second term in office. Polling stations across the country opened at 7am (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and …

26-06-2023 In an astounding feat, a Spanish man broke the world record for running the fastest 100 metres in high heels, Guinness World Records has announced. A serial record-breaker, Christian Roberto López Rodriguez managed to run 100 metres in 12.82 seconds, the world-renowned record keeper wrote taking to Instagram. The …

26-06-2023 WASHINGTON: Days after the mercenary group Wagner’s putsch to seize power in Russia misfired, former US president Donald Trump Saturday warned the coup-mongers that if President Vladimir Putin is overthrown from power, “unintended consequences” would follow. While writing on his social media platform Truth Social, 77-year-old Trump wrote: “A …

25-06-2023 QAIRO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to the United States and landed in Egypt for a two-day visit, carrying significant importance as it marks the first visit to Egypt by an Indian Prime Minister in 26 years. PM Modi’s Egypt visit holds a special place as …

25-06-2023 (Courtesy BBC) ATHENS: Greece did not respond to an offer to send a plane to monitor a migrant boat that later sank with huge loss of life, EU border officials say. At least 82 people are known to have died in the incident last week, but the UN says …