International

02-09-2023 KHARTOUM/ NEW YORK: A hacking group called Anonymous Sudan took X, formerly known as Twitter, offline in more than a dozen countries in an attempt to pressurise Elon Musk into launching his Starlink service in their country. X was down for more than two hours, with thousands of users …

02-09-2023 TEHRAN: An Iranian man who was imprisoned last year died on Thursday in detention after his death sentence for taking part in anti-government protests was overturned by Iran’s Supreme Court. The 35-year-old Javad Rouhi, who was detained during demonstrations last year over Mahsa Amini’s murder in custody for reportedly …

02-09-2023 QUINTO: The capital city of Ecuador, Quinto, witnessed two car bombings and grenade attacks, which were followed by at least 57 prison guards and police personnel being taken hostage by convicts in six prisons, according to officials. The prison uprising was believed to be in retaliation to a police …

01-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Indian government has told the country’s top court it is ready to hold elections in Indian-administered Kashmir “any time now”. “The central government is ready for elections any time now. Till date, the updating of voter list was going on which is …

01-09-2023 NEW YORK: New York City authorities have allowed mosques to broadcast the Friday Azan between 12:30pm and 1:30pm without obtaining a permit. The guidance also allows the call to prayer to be broadcast in the evenings during Ramadan. The new guidance was issued by the New York City Police …

01-09-2023 LONDON: Former energy minister Grant Shapps replaced Ben Wallace on Thursday as Britain’s Defence Minister, a surprise move that reaffirmed London’s support for Ukraine while raising questions over his lack of experience of the military. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s appointment of Grant Shapps was a mini-reshuffle with Claire …

01-09-2023 GEORGIA: Hurricane Idalia barreled into southern Georgia after hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast with life-threatening storm surges, leaving at least two people dead and hundreds of thousands without power. More than 275,000 people in Florida were without power as of late afternoon, according to PowerOutage.US. At least two people died …

01-09-2023 PYONGYANG: South Korean military said Wednesday that Kim Jong-un’s North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea sometime after the United States deployed B-1B bombers for allied military exercises, as the regional tensions rise with Washington assisting friends to prepare to face any possible aggression. According to …

01-09-2023 JOHANNESBURG: A massive fire in a tower block in Johannesburg has killed at least 73 people, including seven children, the youngest aged just one, emergency services in South Africa have said. Emergency Management Services said another 43 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out in the predawn …

31-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India says it has lodged a “strong protest” with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory. Indian media have reported that the map shows the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and the disputed Aksai Chin plateau as China’s territory. …