International

16-07-2023 BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: As India and China search for ways to ease simmering military tensions along their vast border, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the Indian foreign minister that bilateral ties between the two Asian countries need to be stabilized. Wang’s remarks came on the sidelines of Association …

16-07-2023 WASHINGTON: More than a third of Americans are under heat advisories as extreme temperatures are likely to hit several states in the United States this weekend, media reported yesterday. About 113 million people in the US have been affected by the advisories from Florida to Texas to California up …

15-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India on Friday launched the Chandrayaan-3 rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, aiming to become the fourth country to achieve a controlled landing on the moon, after Russia, the United States, and China. Television footage showed the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) LVM3 …

15-07-2023 MISSISSIPPI: Torrential rains triggered flash floods, which washed through Mississippi Thursday, forcing authorities to declare emergency rescue missions however, no injuries have been reported so far. “The worst rain was reported in Louisville and Ackerman, where more than 6-12 inches had already fallen with 3-5 more inches of rain …

15-07-2023 NEW YORK: Fox News, the popular right-wing network, finds itself under fire as longtime host Geraldo Rivera exposed internal turmoil and bias within the organization. In a candid interview with The View on Thursday, Rivera disclosed a toxic environment where his co-hosts were unduly favored, raising questions about the …

15-07-2023 WASHINGTON: Even after using a facile short staircase on Thursday, 80-year-old US President Joe Biden again stumbled as he made his way up the steps to board Air Force One. Biden, the oldest politician to hold the president’s office, was roughly halfway up the 14-step staircase connected to the …

15-07-2023 LONDON/ WASHINGTON: British-Pakistani journalist Saima Mohsin, who sued Cable News Network (CNN) for racial discrimination and unfair dismissal, has said that she awaited the judgment as the hearing of her case has been concluded. “If I win, I win the right to take my unfair dismissal and discrimination claim …

14-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A journalist has caught international attention after reporting live from neck-deep rainwater as the country suffers from torrential rains which killed at least 41 people in India. Abhishek Upadhyay, who is a reporter based in New Delhi working for ABP News, was seen …

14-07-2023 MADRID/ PARIS: A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C (119.8F). A …

14-07-2023 LOS ANGELES: Negotiators for Hollywood actors’ union have unanimously recommended a strike after labour talks with studios failed to yield an agreement, setting the stage for performers to join film and television writers on picket lines as early as Thursday. The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and …