International

03-09-2024 MOSCOW: Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying 22 people most of them tourists. The aircraft went missing on Saturday after taking off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula. Officials said on …

03-09-2024 VICTORIA/ ABUJA: After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen of a totally different country. Ms Adetshina cried tears of joy as she was named Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday. “This crown is …

03-09-2024 LONDON: It was the image that made Titanic’s wreck instantly recognizable, the ship’s bow looming out of the darkness of the Atlantic depths but a new expedition has revealed the effects of slow decay, with a large section of railing now on the sea floor. The loss of the …

03-09-2024 JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Israel after the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were recovered by soldiers, causing national outrage. Protesters – many clad in Israeli flags – descended on Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities, accusing PM Benjamin …

03-09-2024 BERLIN: Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a “historic success”, with the far-right party on course for a big victory in the eastern state of Thuringia. The AfD is set to win almost a third of the vote, according to a projection for public broadcaster ARD, nine …

02-09-2024 CAIRO/ GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign. The United Nations is due to start …

02-09-2024 JAKARTA: When Pope Francis visits Indonesia next week, he will stop by a mosque in Jakarta that has an unusual feature, a tunnel connecting it to the city’s Catholic cathedral, as part of a push for interfaith harmony on his 12-day Asia-Pacific tour. The 28.3-metre “Tunnel of Friendship”, connecting …

02-09-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India collected 1.75 trillion rupees ($20.87 billion) in goods and services tax (GST) in July, a rise of 10% from the same period last year, according to a government statement on Saturday. The Indian government collected 1.59 trillion rupees as GST in …

02-09-2024 BEIJING: China and the Philippines have accused each other of ramming coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the South China Sea. The Philippines has claimed a Chinese ship “directly and intentionally rammed” into its vessel, while Beijing has accused the Philippines of “deliberately” crashing into a Chinese …

02-09-2024 BERLIN: Voters in Germany’s two eastern states are due to cast their ballots in elections in which the far right is expected to perform strongly. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been polling top in Thuringia ahead of Sunday’s vote, while the party has been running neck-and-neck for first …