International

12-09-2023 OTTAWA/ VANCOUVER: More than 135,000 Canadian Sikhs cast their votes in the Khalistan Referendum for the ultimate creation of Khalistan, a free and sovereign homeland for millions of Sikhs scattered around the world. Organized by the US-based Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) group, Khalistan Referendum’s voting campaign started in October …

12-09-2023 RABAT: The deadliest earthquake to strike Morocco in more than 60 years left survivors scrambling to find food, water, and shelter on Sunday as the search for the missing victims continued. The search for the missing victims is underway in isolated settlements and the death toll which rose to …

12-09-2023 NEW YORK: US citizens are commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 by gathering and remembering the victims at memorials, firehouses, and city halls across the country on Monday. The horrific event, that claimed over 2,000 lives after hijacked aero planes deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and …

11-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A multinational rail and shipping project linking India with the Middle East and Europe has been announced on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi in a step seen as a challenge to China’s economic ambitions in the region. The corridor, …

11-09-2023 AMSTERDAM: Police deployed water cannon to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. More than 10,000 people marched along the A12 highway into The Hague on Saturday, ignoring warnings from authorities not …

11-09-2023 CANBERRA: Natural gas prices have jumped after strike action kicked off at two major liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia. The walkouts, in a row over pay and conditions, are taking place at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone plants in Western Australia. The US energy giant’s two plants account …

11-09-2023 UNITED NATIONS: Tackling climate change needs a rapid transformation of the way our world works, travels, eats and uses energy, according to an important UN review. This is the first “global stock take” to examine the efforts of countries to reduce planet-warming emissions since the Paris agreement was signed …

11-09-2023 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Kyiv was attacked by Russian drones early on Sunday and debris fell in several districts, Ukrainian officials say, but no casualties were reported. At least 10 explosions were heard in the capital and air raid sirens signaled that residents should take shelter. Later the all-clear sounded. Kyiv …

11-09-2023 WASHINGTON: Ukraine has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter-offensive, the top-ranking US military officer says. Speaking to media, Gen Mark Milley said colder conditions would make it much harder for Ukraine to manoeuvre. He admitted the offensive had gone more slowly …

10-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: World leaders have formally adopted the joint declaration at the G20 summit held in India. Ukraine has expressed its disappointment at the declaration, which does not name Russia or directly criticize it for the war. The summit was marked by the absence of …