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24-10-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India will resume issuing visas to Canadian citizens if it “sees progress” in the safety of its diplomats there, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said. India had stopped visa services in September, saying that “security threats” were disrupting work at its missions in Canada. The …

25-10-2023 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court has indicted Imran Khan for leaking state secrets, according to reports. The charge adds to the huge volume of legal turmoil that the former prime minister has met since his removal in April 2022. “He has been indicted today and the charge was …

24-10-2023 HARARE: Zimbabwe has been struggling to contain spread of cholera outbreak, with the government announcing measures amid fears of a repeat of its 2008 outbreak that sparked a “national emergency”. Cholera cases span all 10 of Zimbabwe’s provinces, with the most alarming spikes in the south-eastern provinces of Masvingo …

24-10-2023 GAZA CITY: At least 400 people have been reported killed across Gaza following nonstop Israeli air strikes in the last 24 hours, which Palestinian media described as the “heaviest bombardment” since the October 7 Hamas attack. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden held a meeting with …

24-10-2023 BEIJING: China is willing to do “whatever is conducive” to promote dialogue, secure a ceasefire and restore peace amid the deepening conflict in Gaza, China’s state media has reported, citing the country’s special envoy on the Middle East. Veteran diplomat Zhai Jun is currently on a tour of the …

24-10-2023 WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Washington is prepared to retaliate if US troops are targeted in the course of the Israel-Hamas war, as the possibility of the conflict spreading across the Middle East rises. Blinken, who was speaking during an interview on NBC’s …

23-10-2023 BEIJING: China’s leading intelligence agency announced on Sunday that a Chinese national employed by a defence institute in the country has been accused of spying for the United States. The case has been transferred to a court in Chengdu for trial, highlighting China’s growing focus on national security, the …

23-10-2023 TEHRAN: An Iranian teenage girl who lapsed into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with authorities regarding her violation of the country’s hijab law is reportedly in a “brain-dead” state, as reported by Iranian state media on Sunday. The situation was initially made public by human …

23-10-2023 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has called for an end to the Hamas-Israel conflict, expressing concerns about its potential escalation. During his customary Angelus prayer in Saint Peter’s Square, Rome, he emphasized the destructive nature of war and pleaded, “Stop, Stop! Brothers, stop.” The conflict began when Hamas attacked Israel …

23-10-2023 CAIRO: Arab leaders attending the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday condemned the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, while European nations emphasized the need to protect civilians amid relentless Israeli bombing. Notably, Israel and high-ranking US officials were absent from the meeting, and as a result, there was no consensus …