International

26-01-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korean authorities have warned of extreme weather conditions in the country as a cold wave sweeps the Korean peninsula. Temperatures are likely to dip below -30C in the northern regions, which are also the poorest part of the country, the state radio broadcaster said. Coastal areas are …

26-01-2023 WASHINGTON: Classified documents have been recovered at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence in Indiana, the latest in a string of revelations that have drawn attention to how United States politicians at the highest level handle sensitive materials. In recent months, US President Joe Biden and his …

26-01-2023 LIMA: Dozens of civilians shot dead by armed forces. The gates of a premier public university stormed by a military tank. Police precincts set aflame. Nearly seven weeks after Dina Boluarte ascended to Peru’s presidency in the wake of her predecessor Pedro Castillo’s chaotic removal, the protests that have …

26-01-2023 AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Amman in a rare meeting as relations between the two leaders have been strained for years. The royal palace said they discussed the situation in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and “the importance of respecting the …

26-01-2023 BRUSSELS: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday he plans to go to Iran next month for “much needed” talks on getting it to resume cooperation over its nuclear activities. “I might be back in Tehran… in February, perhaps, for a much-needed political dialogue, or reestablishment …

25-01-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: A top Indian university has warned its students’ union of strict disciplinary action if it goes ahead with a planned screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it might “disturb peace and harmony” on the campus. Modi’s government has dismissed the …

25-01-2023 KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: 214 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan in the past fortnight, Taliban officials say. About 70,000 livestock had also perished in what is the coldest winter in a decade, a State Ministry for Disaster Management spokesman said. Many aid agencies suspended operations in recent weeks after …

25-01-2023 PARIS: Far below our feet, a giant may have started moving against us. Earth’s inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way, research suggested on Monday. …

25-01-2023 VIENNA: Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit a growing number of uprooted people, the UN said Tuesday. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and …

25-01-2023 GENEVA: Five billion people are exposed to higher heart disease risks through trans-fat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, calling out countries that have failed to act against the toxic substance. The WHO issued an appeal in 2018 for the industrially produced fatty acids in foods to …