International

11-11-2023 TEHRAN: Iran has warned the scale of civilian suffering caused by Israel’s war on Hamas will inevitably lead to an expansion of the conflict, as officials in Gaza report Israeli air strikes on or near several hospitals in the Palestinian enclave. The comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian …

11-11-2023 JERUSALEM: The Israeli diplomat Ofir Gendelman was flamed on Thursday after he tried to pass off behind-the-scenes footage from a Lebanese short film as proof that Palestinians were faking injuries sustained in Israel’s month-long barrage of airstrikes in Gaza. Gendelman, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, posted …

11-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s website states that secularism in India has become “minority appeasement … at the cost of majority”. Some analysts say the party has politicized fault-lines between Hindus and Muslims to such an extent that Modi’s cabinet doesn’t have a …

11-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The White House says Israel has agreed to suspend fighting for four hours on a daily basis to allow for Palestinian civilians to flee from northern Gaza. Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in Gaza City attacked twice on Thursday, according to the director, forcing the hospital to almost fully …

10-11-2023 GAZA CITY: Al-Qassam Brigades says it is confronting Israeli forces as they try to advance deeper into Gaza City. Dozens of Palestinians were killed in intense overnight Israeli bombardments in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north and Sabra in western Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians walking long distances to …

10-11-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India’s capital has shut down schools for an extended period while neighboring Pakistan has declared a four-day school holiday as the two nations see pollution levels rising to an alarming level. The New Delhi government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all schools for …

10-11-2023 WASHINGTON: The Washington Post took down an editorial cartoon Wednesday that depicted a Hamas leader using civilians as human shields, after the drawing was criticized as racist and dehumanizing toward Palestinians. In a note to readers, David Shipley, editorial page editor of The Post, said the cartoon was initially …

10-11-2023 BRUSSELS: Scientists at the European Union (EU) revealed Wednesday that 2023 is set to be the world’s hottest year on record in 125,000 years after data showed last month was the hottest October by a massive margin. According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Deputy Director Samantha …

10-11-2023 UNITED NATIONS: UN human rights chief Volker Turk says Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face a “living nightmare”, and urges a ceasefire. Israel’s Netanyahu again rejects the prospect of a ceasefire without the release of captives in Gaza as the Israeli military claims Hamas is “losing control” of the …

10-11-2023 MOSCOW: Russia has officially withdrawn from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty) at midnight on November 7, 2023, the country’s foreign ministry said, citing NATO’s expansion and the failure of the United States to ratify an adaptation of the treaty as reasons for its withdrawal. …