International

28-03-2023 WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris has said that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur economic growth as she began a week-long tour of the continent aimed at countering the influence of rivals Russia and China. China has invested heavily in Africa in recent decades, …

28-03-2023 TEHRAN/ RIYADH: Iran and Saudi Arabia’s top diplomats have agreed to meet before the end of the holy month of Ramadan to implement a landmark bilateral reconciliation deal that was brokered by China. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, made the decision …

28-03-2023 PYONGYANG:  North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, according to the South Korean military, after protesting joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said the missiles were fired from North Korea’s …

28-03-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel is set for one of the most pivotal days in its domestic history, with parts of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition debating whether to pause judicial changes that have set off civil unrest even as other lawmakers vowed to press on. Israelis were bracing Monday morning for …

28-03-2023 TRIPOLI/ ZAWIYA: 190 migrants including people from Pakistan were rescued from a wooden boat approximately 20 hours after they departed from Zawiya in Libya. Some 190 migrants were rescued by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) off the coast of Libya early on Friday (March 24). The migrants also included people …

28-03-2023 PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told media she would meet opposition leaders early next month and be open to talks with unions, after weeks of protests against pension’s reforms. She also said she would not make further use of the controversial mechanism that allowed her to force through …

28-03-2023 BEIJING: The Pakistan-China joint exhibition being held at the Palace Museum to showcase the cultural heritage of Gandhara has attracted a large number of visitors. The exhibition titled “Gandhara Heritage along the Silk Road” was jointly organized by the Palace Museum and the Department of Archaeology and Museums, National …

28-03-2023 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday strongly condemned the abhorrent act of the desecration of the Holy Quran during the holy month of Ramadan by an extremist group in Denmark in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom stresses …

27-03-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: In Zwigato, a new film, India’s best-known comedian Kapil Sharma spends a lot of time weaving in and out of traffic on his bike, trying to deliver enough food orders that will earn him a bonus at the end of the day. A …

27-03-2023 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined details of a proposed referendum to be held later this year aimed at giving recognition in the constitution to the nation’s Indigenous people. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent about 3.8 percent of Australia’s population, …