International

18-04-2023 PORT MORESBY: At least one Indonesian soldier has been killed in a rebel attack while searching for a kidnapped New Zealand pilot in the Papua region, officials say. Rebels later claimed nine soldiers were shot dead in the clash, while the Associated Press cited military sources that put the …

18-04-2023 HOUSTON: An attempt to launch the most powerful rocket ever into space has been postponed for at least 48 hours. The vehicle, known as Starship, has been built by US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX Company. The un-crewed mission on Monday was called off minutes before the planned launch from …

18-04-2023 LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog over a possible failure to declare an interest. Sunak is being investigated over whether a declaration of interest was “open and frank”, under rules set out by the commissioner for standards. Media understands the probe relates to …

18-04-2023 DAMASCUS: Nearly 26 people searching for valuable truffles in the Syrian Desert have been killed by the Islamic State (Daesh) group, state media and activists say. Civilians and pro-government fighters were among the victims of the attack on Sunday in Hama province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. …

18-04-2023 TEHRAN: Signaling a thaw in years of hostility with Saudi Arabia, Iran has sent an official invite to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said Monday. “Iranian President (Ebrahim Raisi) has sent an invitation to the Saudi king in return for an invitation by …

18-04-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Around 50 climate activists have been arrested in Australia after halting a train carrying coal to protest against the exports of the fossil fuel. The train was brought to a halt near Newcastle, a major coal export terminal in New South Wales, on Sunday morning by …

17-04-2023 KHARTOUM: Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raged for a third day. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday joined regional efforts to pressure the warring sides to end the fighting and …

17-04-2023 SEOL: After spotting a North Korean vessel temporarily crossing the disputed western sea boundary, South Korea’s military said it fired warning shots to repel their potential obtrusion. The North Korean patrol vessel, which crossed the North Limit Line at around 11am on Saturday, was moving in the waters while …

17-04-2023 TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a day after narrowly escaping an attack, pledged to assure the security of Group of Seven dignitaries visiting Japan, starting with tighter protection for climate ministers assembling in Sapporo. Japan’s environment minister Akihiro Nishimura said Sunday: “My security has become even heavier this …

17-04-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI/ JALABSAR: Twenty five years ago, a teenage boy in India was wrongly sentenced to death as an adult for murder. In March, the Supreme Court freed him after confirming that he was a juvenile at the time of the incident. The BBC’s Soutik …