International

28-12-2023 BEIJING: The Chinese government on Wednesday threatened to place further trade sanctions on Taiwan if the ruling party “stubbornly” adheres to supporting independence, in a further escalation of the war of words as Taiwanese elections approach next month. Taiwan’s Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary elections are taking place as …

28-12-2023 VILLA COMALTITLAN: Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers moved slowly north across the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Tuesday in a caravan hoping to reach the US border, one day before top US officials planned to visit Mexico to discuss migration. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

28-12-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel’s government agreed to give Intel (INTC.O) a $3.2 billion grant for a new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday, in what is the largest investment ever by a company in Israel. The news comes as Israel remains …

28-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Nine people were killed in Australia after severe thunderstorms battered the country’s east over the Christmas holidays, authorities said on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of properties still without power. Wild weather lashed the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland on Dec. …

27-12-2023 PARIS: Police in France on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of murdering his wife and four children in a knife attack early on Christmas Day, a public prosecutor said. Their bodies were found on Monday night in a bloodied apartment in the town of Meaux, 40 km (25 miles) …

27-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian navy will deploy guided missile destroyer ships in the Arabian Sea as a deterrent after an Israel-affiliated merchant vessel was struck off the Indian coast over the weekend. The navy was investigating the nature of the attack on the vessel, MV …

27-12-2023 BAGHDAD/ DAMASCUS: The US military has attacked Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq, hours after US personnel were injured in a drone strike on a US airbase there. The US defence chief said three sites used by Kataib Hezbollah and other groups were hit in response to attacks on US …

27-12-2023 WASHINGTON: Police in Colorado are investigating threats made against judges who ruled Donald Trump cannot be listed on the state’s presidential primary ballot. Denver Police said they was providing extra patrols around the homes of justices in the city. The Denver FBI office said it was assisting local police. …

27-12-2023 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 241 people were killed in the past 24 hours, as Israel’s military operation continues in the territory. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called the war a “grave crime” against his people. Israel’s army chief Herzi Halevi said the conflict …

26-12-2023 TEHRAN/ DAMASCUS: An Israeli airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, three security sources and Iranian state media said. The sources told media that the adviser, known as Sayyed Razi Mousavi, was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between Syria …