International

30-03-2023 Bureau Report + BBC Punjabi NEW DELHI: Rumours are circulating in India about the whereabouts of a controversial self-styled Sikh preacher, more than 10 days after he went on the run. A massive operation is under way to find Amritpal Singh, who is wanted in many cases including attempted …

30-03-2023 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. “They cannot continue down this road,” Joe Biden told reporters. Netanyahu later tweeted that Israel would make its own decisions, “not …

30-03-2023 KYIV: The UN atomic watchdog chief arrived Wednesday at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a rare visit to Europe’s largest atomic facility currently controlled by Russian forces. There are persistent fears over the safety of the nuclear plant in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, where there has been frequent …

30-03-2023 AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam has warned rowdy British sex and drug tourists to “stay away”. A digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35 in the UK is being pushed out by the Dutch city’s council. The initiative forms part of efforts to clean up Amsterdam’s raunchy reputation as Europe’s …

29-03-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: A US Federal Court in New York has summoned India Punjab’s Chief Minister and two other officials after a violent crackdown was launched against Sikhs including a total ban on the internet in the state. The New York Federal Court …

29-03-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE: An Australian man armed with a budget metal detector has hit the jackpot, finding a 4.6kg rock containing gold worth AU$240,000 (£130,000; $160,000). The man, who doesn’t want to be named, made the discovery in Victoria’s goldfields which were the heart of Australia’s gold …

29-03-2023 LISBON: Portuguese police have shot a man suspected of stabbing two people to death at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon. Police were called to the centre on Tuesday morning where they encountered a suspect “armed with a large knife”, a police statement said. Officers ordered him to surrender …

29-03-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A prominent Afghan campaigner for female education has been arrested by the Taliban, even as teenage girls and women remain barred from classrooms. Matiullah Wesa, 30, had often received threats, he has spent years travelling across Afghanistan trying to improve access …

29-03-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korea has revealed small nuclear warheads, which it says can be fitted on to short-range missiles. The North has long claimed it has tactical nuclear weapons, capable of hitting targets in South Korea but the photos published in its state newspaper on Tuesday are the first time …

29-03-2023 JERUSALEM: As Israelis wake up after a tumultuous night of protests and an evening speech by the prime minister, many of them are adamant that the protests will continue until they achieve their demands. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday night a pause on his controversial judicial reforms …