International

01-09-2023 LONDON: Former energy minister Grant Shapps replaced Ben Wallace on Thursday as Britain’s Defence Minister, a surprise move that reaffirmed London’s support for Ukraine while raising questions over his lack of experience of the military. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s appointment of Grant Shapps was a mini-reshuffle with Claire …

01-09-2023 GEORGIA: Hurricane Idalia barreled into southern Georgia after hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast with life-threatening storm surges, leaving at least two people dead and hundreds of thousands without power. More than 275,000 people in Florida were without power as of late afternoon, according to PowerOutage.US. At least two people died …

01-09-2023 PYONGYANG: South Korean military said Wednesday that Kim Jong-un’s North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea sometime after the United States deployed B-1B bombers for allied military exercises, as the regional tensions rise with Washington assisting friends to prepare to face any possible aggression. According to …

01-09-2023 JOHANNESBURG: A massive fire in a tower block in Johannesburg has killed at least 73 people, including seven children, the youngest aged just one, emergency services in South Africa have said. Emergency Management Services said another 43 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out in the predawn …

31-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India says it has lodged a “strong protest” with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory. Indian media have reported that the map shows the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and the disputed Aksai Chin plateau as China’s territory. …

31-08-2023 ALLEN, TEXAS: Police in Allen, Texas said they have discovered four bodies including a child’s inside a home which seems to be a murder-suicide incident, after they received an emergency call about a home locked with no one answering. Allen police was quoted in local media as saying that …

31-08-2023 OTTAWA: Canada has issued a new travel warning to its LGBT citizens planning to visit the United States. Anti-LGBT protests in the US rose 30-fold last year compared with 2017, while legal moves to restrict LGBT rights are on the rise. Global Affairs Canada warned that some state laws …

31-08-2023 GEORGIA: Southern states in the path of Hurricane Idalia are taking action, declaring a state of emergency as the storm draws near. The Gulf Coast is the target of the storm being forecast as one of the highest-intensity hurricanes the US has ever seen. Storm Idalia advances at 15 …

31-08-2023 LIBREVILLE: Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba has solicited help, hours after he was put under house arrest by members of his presidential guard in an ongoing coup attempt on Wednesday. Bongo, who confirmed his arrest in a video circulating on social media and verified by media, called on …

31-08-2023 WASHINGTON: X, formerly known as Twitter, has reversed its stance on political advertising, permitting its return to the platform. The decision holds significance as it coincides with the commencement of the 2024 presidential election season in the United States. However, X’s priority remains deterring the spread of false information …