International

21-04-2023 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Company’s mammoth new rocket, Starship, has exploded on its maiden flight. No-one was hurt in the un-crewed test that lifted off from Texas’ east coast on Thursday morning local time. The entrepreneur had tried to temper expectations before the launch. Just getting …

21-04-2023 KHARTOUM: Ongoing fighting in Sudan’s capital is now severely affecting food supplies, as well as disrupting access to water and electricity, according to Khartoum residents who spoke to media. “We only have enough food for two days,” Nisreen Al-Saim said. Ms Saim added that she and her family were …

20-04-2023 SANA’A: At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity for Ramadan, officials say. Video footage on social media shows chaotic scenes after the incident in the Bab-al-Yemen area of the city. Media reports that …

20-04-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India is on its way to becoming the world’s most populous nation, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year, data released on Wednesday by the United Nations showed. India’s population is estimated at 1,428.6 million, or …

20-04-2023 NEW YORK: Authorities in the United States have arrested two men on allegations they operated a “secret police station” in New York City on behalf of China. China foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Tuesday disputed the US claims. China maintains a policy of non-interference in other countries and …

20-04-2023 LONDON: Prince Harry has reportedly persuaded his wife Meghan Markle to end the feud with the royal family. The Duke of Sussex, who is set to attend his father King Charles coronation, seems satisfied as his wife Meghan wants to make amends with the palace, a new report has …

20-04-2023 DUBAI: On Laylat Al Qadr, observed as the Night of Power during Ramadan, UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi sent a perfect gift from space, a video of Mecca and Madinah lit up at night, with the Grand Mosque shining bright. The Najmonaut (Arab astronaut) who is currently on the …

20-04-2023 PARIS: Even a traditional sing-song with a group of young Parisians is fraught with risk for a president attempting to persuade France to accept an unpopular increase in the pension age. Emmanuel Macron had given a TV address on Tuesday regretting “no consensus could be found” on the reform …

20-04-2023 NEW YORK: Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election. In a last-minute settlement before trial, the network agreed to pay $787.5m (£634m) about half of the $1.6bn initially sought by Dominion. Dominion argued its business …

20-04-2023 ISLAMABAD/ ABBOTABAD: A court in Pakistan has ordered a Chinese national accused of blasphemy to be remanded into judicial custody for two weeks, police say. The man, identified only as Tian in the official police complaint, denied the accusation levelled by his co-workers during his court appearance in the …