International

20-08-2023 MOSCOW/ LONDON: Russia has banned 54 British nationals and people working for UK organizations from entering the country in retaliation for UK sanctions on its citizens, its foreign ministry says. They include Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan. A number of journalists from …

20-08-2023 MEXICO CITY/ LOS ANGELES: California has been warned of potentially fatal and catastrophic flooding as category 4 Hurricane Hilary rushes towards Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to a tropical storm warning issued by the US government on Friday. “Life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flooding is likely over much of Baja …

20-08-2023 STOCKHOLM: After the recent incidents of Islamophobia in Stockholm, the Swedish government is considering legal amendments to allow police to deny permission for acts of hate against religions, such as burning the Holy Quran, as per a report by Reuters. However, the said changes to the Public Order Act …

19-08-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Pakistan’s blasphemy law has come under the spotlight again after a Muslim mob burned Christian churches and houses in the east of the country earlier this week, accusing two members in the community of desecrating the Quran. On Friday, Pakistani police arrested two Christians …

19-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s space agency has released latest images of the Moon as its third lunar mission starts descending towards the little-explored South Pole. The pictures have been taken by Vikram, Chandrayaan-3’s lander, which began the last phase of its mission on Thursday. Vikram, which …

19-08-2023 YELLOWKNIFE: Yellowknife, one of Canada’s major northern cities, is facing a grave threat as authorities ordered its 20,000 residents to evacuate due to approaching wildfires. The fire, located less than 10 miles away, poses a danger that could potentially reach the city outskirts by the weekend. This adds to …

19-08-2023 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: Great news for you if you are struggling to find time for exercise during the week as a groundbreaking study by Harvard University reveals that longer workout sessions over the weekend might be just the ticket to a healthier heart. If you’ve been feeling the pressure to …

19-08-2023 NEW YORK: A man died after falling 750ft from the roof of the five-star hotel Mandarin Oriental in New York City on Thursday night. Wearing pyjamas, the man reportedly took a service lift to reach the top of the 55-storey Deutsche Bank Centre tower in Columbus Circle, according to …

18-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s latest space mission has completed a key step in the country’s second attempt at a lunar landing, with its moon module separating from its propulsion section. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Thursday confirmed that the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3, …

18-08-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ JARANWALA: Authorities in Pakistan have launched a probe and arrested at least 146 people in the Punjab province a day after a Muslim mob torched five churches and attacked dozens of houses belonging to the local Christian community over claims of blasphemy, the province’s …