International

09-07-2023 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: As a warming Earth simmered into worrisome new territory this week, scientists said the unofficial records being set for average planetary temperature were a clear sign of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment but the heat is also just one way the planet …

09-07-2023 TEHRAN: Iran has publicly executed two people over a deadly attack on a shrine in southern Shiraz last year that was claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) armed group. The two men, identified as Mohammed Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hashem Qatali, were hanged in the early hours of Saturday after …

09-07-2023 BERLIN: A refugee from war-torn Syria has made history after he was sworn in as mayor of a German town. Ryyan Alshebl took the oath as mayor of Ostelsheim, a town 30km (18.6 miles) from the city of Stuttgart, in a solemn municipal council meeting on Friday evening. The …

09-07-2023 ANKARA: In a significant diplomatic move, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan aims to make progress in resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Turkey in August. Erdogan seeks to capitalize on the visit to address key issues, including extending the Black Sea grain …

09-07-2023 LONDON: A BBC radio host has taken to social media to defend himself in the wake of reports that a BBC presenter allegedly paid a teen more than £35,000 for explicit photos. Rylan Clark, a BBC Radio 2 broadcaster, attacked the allegations on Twitter after hearing rumors connecting his …

08-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Even though tomatoes are a permanent part of cooking in India, their price has jumped by 445% to surpass that of petrol, leaving citizens shocked and forcing them to reduce consumption of the staple. According to data compiled by the food ministry, a …

08-07-2023 WASHINGTON: Nasrat Ahmad Yar, like thousands of other Afghans, came to the United States in the wake of the 2021 Taliban takeover, using a special visa for those who worked for the US military. The 31-year-old interpreter envisioned a new life where he, his wife and his four children, …

08-07-2023 KYIV: Five-hundred days ago, in the early hours of a cold February morning, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its western neighbor, Ukraine. The Kremlin had hoped for a quick “special military operation” but 16-and-a-half months later, fighting is still raging with no immediate end in sight. As the …

08-07-2023 HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his coalition government was resigning over “insurmountable” differences about measures to curb the number of people seeking refuge in the country. The resignation on Friday of Rutte, 56, the Netherlands’ longest-serving leader, and his coalition government means the country will face a …

08-07-2023 WASHINTON: Bringing to an end a decades-long effort to eliminate the deadly weapons first used on a large scale in World War I, the United States destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile, President Joe Biden announced on Friday. “Today, I am proud to announce that the …