International

01-10-2024 BEIRUT: Hezbollah fighters are primed to confront any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon, the group’s deputy leader Naim Qassem said on Monday in his first public speech since Israeli airstrikes killed its veteran chief Hassan Nasrallah last week. Israel will not achieve its goals, he said. “We will face …

01-10-2024 KHARTOUM/ DUBAI: The Sudanese army on Monday denied accusations by the United Arab Emirates that its forces bombed the residence of the UAE ambassador in the capital, Khartoum. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday accused the Sudanese army of targeting and bombing the ambassador’s residence with aircraft. …

01-10-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI/ HANOI: Global rice prices fell on Monday after India, the world’s No.1 exporter of the grain, gave the go-ahead for exports to resume, boosting global supply and helping poor Asian and African buyers secure more affordable supplies, exporters said. India on Saturday …

01-10-2024 BERN/ ROME: Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers, caused by climate change. Part of the area affected will be beneath the Matterhorn, one of Europe’s tallest mountains, and close to a number of popular ski resorts. Large sections of …

01-10-2024 BRUSSELS: Marine Le Pen, long-time leader of France’s far-right National Rally and presidential hopeful, goes on trial in Paris on Monday accused of misusing European Union’s (EU) parliamentary funds. More than 20 other senior figures in the party are also facing the same charges. They are accused of hiring …

01-10-2024 BALTA, PERU: On an overcast afternoon in April, Nolasco Torres and Freddy Capitan navigate their canoe along a jungle-veiled ravine. Along the route, they scrutinize the creeping understory for footprints and broken branches telltale signs of the imminent return of isolated tribes in this cutoff region. After rounding a …

01-10-2024 WASHINGTON/ DAMASCUS: The United States military says it has killed dozens of fighters from ISIL (ISIS) and an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group in two separate attacks this month in Syria. In a statement released on Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that a “large-scale airstrike” on a remote ISIL …

01-10-2024 BEIRUT: Israel has bombed the Kola area of Beirut in its first attack on the Lebanese capital outside of the southern suburbs since the beginning of its expanded offensive. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed 105 people in the last 24 hours as army jets continue nonstop …

01-10-2024 SRINAGAR: Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Indian-administered Kashmir denouncing the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, with top pro-India politicians suspending their campaigning for the ongoing regional elections. Over the weekend hundreds of protesters took to the streets holding up pictures of the Lebanese leader and chanting …

30-09-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: Israel says it killed 20 other Hezbollah leaders of varying ranks when they killed Hassan Nasrallah at the group’s headquarters on Friday. As we’ve reported, the names include Ali Karaki, leader of its southern front. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also says it killed Ibrahim Hussein Jazini, …