International

15-11-2023 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday released its first ever set of ethics rules governing its nine justices. The nine-page “code of conduct” comes as the most powerful legal body in America is under increasing scrutiny following recent news reports of gifts and holiday arrangements lavished on several …

14-11-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ MEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Responding to a question that “who is Suella Braverman and why she is sacked again?” experts answered Press Media of India (PMI) that ‘Suella Braverman acted like a Jews bitch but she has been acting like an …

14-11-2023 CANBERRA: Australia has offered refuge to citizens of Tuvalu because of the catastrophic impacts of climate change, in a landmark new pact. Tuvalu, a series of low-lying atolls in the Pacific is among the nation most at risk from rising seas. It is home to 11,200 people and has …

14-11-2023 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had offered fuel to Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, which suspended operations after running out of fuel, but that the militants had refused to receive it. Netanyahu was asked by NBC News whether Israeli allegations that Hamas had a …

14-11-2023 SAN FRANCISCO/ BEIJING: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to meet next week in the San Francisco Bay area, two senior administration officials said. The encounter on 15 November will be only their second face-to-face meeting during the Biden presidency. It will be wide-ranging, US …

14-11-2023 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: A billionaire real estate tycoon in the United States is rallying support for a high-dollar media crusade to boost Israel’s image and demonize the Hamas armed group amid global pro-Palestinian solidarity protests. The media campaign called Facts for Peace is seeking million-dollar donations from dozens of …

14-11-2023 LAGOS: Nigeria’s ruling party has overwhelmingly won the governorship election in the south-eastern Imo state amid a boycott by some voters. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress won with more than 540,000 votes his closest rival had 71,500. Some Imo residents were seen queuing to buy water rather …

14-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The Director General of hospitals in Gaza warns the lives of hundreds of patients are at risk because of the catastrophic situation at al-Shifa Hospital. Palestinian Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila says Israeli forces “are not evacuating people from hospitals; instead they are forcibly evicting the wounded …

13-11-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Residents of India’s capital, Delhi, woke up to smoky skies as air quality dropped after the festival of Diwali. People in the city burst crackers late into Sunday night despite a ban on fireworks due to high pollution levels. Delhi has been battling toxic air …

13-11-2023 LONDON: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minster Rishi Sunak has sacked the country’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman as he announced the reshuffling of his cabinet on Monday, media reported. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as home secretary”, Braverman said, according to The Guardian, after …