International

09-09-2023 PYONGYANG:  North Korea revealed Thursday its new “tactical nuclear attack submarine” in a ceremony presided over by the leader Kim Jong Un as part of strengthening the country’s deterrence and defence capabilities, according to state media KCNA. During the ceremony, Kim Jong Un presided said Wednesday the new sub …

09-09-2023 NEW YORK: American teenager Coco Gauff shrugged off a disruption from climate protesters to reach the US Open final after beating the Czech Republic’s 10th seed Karolina Muchova. The semifinal match was delayed by 49 minutes because of a disruption by four environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium …

09-09-2023 REYKJAVIK: Just a week after the government announced the resumption of commercial whaling in Iceland, hunters killed their first two fin whales and are expected to come back to the port Friday, according to local media Thursday. Hvalur is the company still hunting for whales in Iceland with each …

09-09-2023 LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing another by-election challenge after a lawmaker who was suspended for groping two men resigned. Chris Pincher, who now sits as an independent, announced on Thursday that he would leave the House of Commons. He was suspended from the Conservative Party in …

09-09-2023 WASHINGTON: A Federal Jury in Washington convicted Thursday former US President Donald Trump’s ex-advisor on trade Peter Navarro of contempt of Congress as he refused to appear before the House committee to testify on the January 6 Capitol Hill attack. The economist is the second close ally of Donald …

08-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has shared the first images sent by the country’s solar observation mission as it makes its way towards the Sun. Aditya-L1 lifted off on Saturday and is on a journey that will take it 1.5 million km …

08-09-2023 JERUSALEM/ RIYADH: A cash boost of hundreds of millions of dollars and more control of land in the occupied West Bank are among Palestinian demands in the event of a three-way deal involving the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel, the BBC has learned. Officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) …

08-09-2023 DHAKA: Hundreds of articles praising Bangladeshi government policies apparently by independent experts have appeared in national and international media but the authors have questionable credentials, fake photos, and may not even exist, an investigation by the AFP news agency has found. Commentators say it is evidence of a sustained …

08-09-2023 LONDON: A manhunt has been launched for a British soldier awaiting trial on “terrorism”-related charges who escaped from a prison in southwest London, according to the United Kingdom’s Counter Terrorism Policing force. Daniel Abed Khalife, who is accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and of violating …

08-09-2023 BEIJING: In a move to reduce reliance on foreign technologies and promote domestic alternatives, China has barred officials at central government agencies from using Apple’s iPhones or other foreign-branded gadgets for work. The ban was reportedly implemented in recent weeks, but it is not clear how widely it is …