International

11-05-2024 ABUJA: Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday proposed significantly toughening penalties for drug trafficking, making the death penalty the new maximum sentence through a law amendment. The amendment, which is not yet law, replaces life imprisonment, which was previously the harshest punishment. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country of more than 200 …

11-05-2024 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Israel can “stand alone”, after the US warned arms shipments could be stopped if he orders a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza. Thousands of people have already fled the southern city after the Israeli military began what it …

11-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s top court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, more than a month after he was arrested in a corruption case. The court said that the bail is applicable until 1 June after which he must surrender to authorities …

11-05-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel says it has raided a studio being used by Al Jazeera in Nazareth, in the latest clash between the country and broadcaster. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi linked the media company to Hamas and said equipment was being confiscated in the northern Israeli city on Thursday morning. Al …

11-05-2024 CARACAS: Venezuela may be the first nation in modern history to lose all its glaciers after climate scientists downgraded its last one to an ice field. The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), a scientific advocacy organization, said on X that the South American nation’s only remaining glacier, the Humboldt, …

11-05-2024 BEIJING: With the Chinese economy facing massive challenges, there have been concerns over its growth potential, at least in the immediate future. Yet a key exception is emerging in the form of domestic tourism. Last week’s five-day public holiday to mark Labour Day saw 295 million trips made within …

10-05-2024 NEW YORK: Stormy Daniels finished her marathon testimony at Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday, May 9, with attorneys for the former president seeking to paint her as a greedy liar who profited from her allegations. The adult movie actress, who claims to have had sex with the …

10-05-2024 MALMO, SWEDEN: Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have gathered in the Swedish city of Malmo to protest against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision song contest. It comes as the city prepares to host the competition’s second semi-final on Thursday night, in which Israel’s entrant Eden Golan is performing. On Wednesday, …

10-05-2024 DARFUR, SUDAN: A genocide may have been committed in the West Darfur city of El Geneina in one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). It says ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed …

10-05-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ RAFAH: More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah since Monday, the UN says, as Israeli tanks reportedly mass close to built-up areas amid constant bombardment. Palestinian armed groups said they were targeting Israeli troops to the east. Israel’s military has said its …