International

09-08-2024 Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus departed France Wednesday, heading to Bangladesh to lead the country’s interim government after mass protests ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Muhammad Yunus has been asked to head the interim government in the wake of the political crisis that saw Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flee the …

09-08-2024 RIYADH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blamed Israel for the attack that killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Iran, which has vowed to retaliate. A statement issued after an extraordinary meeting of the 57-member bloc on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia said it “holds Israel, …

09-08-2024 WOLLONGONG: A study of samples taken from inside the bodies of centuries-old coral has revealed the threat climate change now poses to the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers in Australia say temperatures in and around the vast coral reef over the past decade are the highest recorded in 400 years. …

09-08-2024 MOSCOW/ KYIV: A state of emergency has been declared in the Kursk region of Russia, as a rare cross-border attack by Ukrainian troops continued for a second day. The acting regional governor, Alexei Smirnov, said the move was necessary “to eliminate the consequences of enemy forces coming into the …

09-08-2024 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said he is not confident there will be a peaceful transition of power if Donald Trump loses the presidential election in November. In his first interview since he dramatically dropped out of the race last month, Biden told CBS News: “If Trump loses, …

09-08-2024 TEHRAN: Iran’s acting foreign minister has said the country will respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the “right time” in the “appropriate” manner, following a day of intense diplomacy in the Middle East. His comments came during an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic …

08-08-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: I ndia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved relaxing new property tax rules it proposed just two weeks ago, after criticism that the changes added to the financial strain on the middle class. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as part of the annual …

08-08-2024 WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris is toughening her position on illegal immigration, taking on hardliner Donald Trump on his signature issue in a series of campaign events and digital ads in coming weeks, according to campaign staff. The campaign plans to promote Harris’ support for a bipartisan border …

08-08-2024 NEW YORK: The United States has charged a Pakistani man, who it alleges has ties to Iran, with plotting to carry out political assassinations. Asif Merchant travelled to New York in June seeking to hire a hitman to kill a politician or a US government official in revenge for …

08-08-2024 LONDON: The United Kingdom is bracing for another day of unrest with more far-right race riots reportedly planned in several cities. Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain in the last week, with attacks by far-right groups on hotels housing asylum seekers and mosques. …