International

25-05-2023 GEORGETOWN: A deadly fire at a school dormitory in Guyana appears to have been started by a pupil who was angry her mobile phone had been confiscated, officials say. Nineteen people mostly female students were killed in the blaze in the South American country in the early hours of …

25-05-2023 BERLIN: German police have carried out raids in seven states in a probe into climate campaigners suspected of forming or backing a criminal group because of their controversial activities. Seven people aged 22 to 38 are suspected. No arrests have been made. For months Last Generation has disrupted traffic …

25-05-2023 MOSCOW: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has promised a “harsh response” to cross-border incursions from Ukraine. His comments came after Moscow said it had defeated an attack in the Belgorod region. However, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said there had been a “large number” of drone attacks overnight. Ukraine denies …

25-05-2023 PRETORIA: As deaths from cholera this week rose to 15 in Gauteng, South Africa’s most populous province, many residents are blaming the government for a lack of clean water for drinking and other household uses. The health department in Gauteng declared a cholera outbreak on Sunday in Hammanskraal, an …

25-05-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY/ NEW DELHI: Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, have pledged to take relations between their countries to “greater heights”, signing new agreements on migration and green hydrogen, as Canberra seeks to boost trade and diplomatic ties with New Delhi …

25-05-2023 BRUSSELS: Mie Kohiyama was only five years old when she was raped by her 39-year-old cousin in France. “He sexually abused me several times in just one day but I didn’t end up telling my parents or anyone else about what happened for many years,” Kohiyama, 51, who is …

25-05-2023 LONDON: An elderly woman who was struck two weeks ago by a police motorcycle escorting Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has died of severe internal injuries. Helen Holland died after “suffering multiple broken bones and massive internal injuries”, her son Martin Holland told media on Wednesday. She had been in …

25-05-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The world is failing to protect civilians as the death toll of people caught up in conflicts surged more than 50 percent from the previous year, the United Nations chief said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council “to live up to its commitments” to protect …

25-05-2023 WASHINGTON: As fears of indictment loom large in another probe pertaining to the classified documents after leaving the Oval Office in 2021, lawyers of former President Donald Trump have formally asked for a meeting with Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland, according to the letter posted on social media Tuesday. …

25-05-2023 RIYADH: A new high-technology e-visa facility has been approved by Saudi Arabia for those applying to secure visit and transit visas to the Kingdom. While the development of the technology was confirmed earlier this month, it was officially approved by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a …