International

01-04-2023 BERN: Four bankers who helped a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin move millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts have been convicted of failing to perform due diligence in financial transactions. The Swiss government found the group guilty of helping Sergei Roldugin, a concert cellist who has …

01-04-2023 LONDON/ CANBERRA: Plans by the United Kingdom to detain and deport asylum seekers who arrive on its shores by unauthorized means, such as in small boats, is a replica of Australia’s notorious Operation Sovereign Borders, activists, lawyers and refugees in Australia say. The UK’s proposed Illegal Migration Bill, they …

01-04-2023 HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the United States to pay compensation to Iranian companies after ruling that Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze their assets. The United Nations’ top court, also known as the World Court, did not specify the exact amount in its …

01-04-2023 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the last major hurdle for Helsinki to join the defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine. All 276 legislators present on Thursday voted in favor of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s …

01-04-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: On the fifth day of the holy month of Ramadan, Matiullah Wesa, an advocate for girls’ and women’s education in Afghanistan, went to a neighborhood mosque in Kabul for asr (evening) prayers. As the 30-year-old left the mosque with his younger …

01-04-2023 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia has expressed “deep concerns” over delays in the case of a Chinese-Australian journalist who has been detained in China for more than two and half years on national security charges. Cheng Lei, a former television anchor with Chinese state-run TV channel CGTN, has not …

31-03-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: An Indian appeals court has upheld a $160m fine imposed on Google by the country’s antitrust regulator in a case related to Android’s market dominance. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) said the Competition Commission of India (CCI) findings were correct and Google was …

31-03-2023 NEW YORK: A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. The historic indictment of the 76-year-old Republican who denies all wrongdoing in connection …

31-03-2023 LONDON: Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world’s oceans and could have a disastrous effect on global climate, the marine food chain, and even the stability of ice shelves, new research says. The “overturning circulation” of the oceans driven by the …

31-03-2023 JERUSALEM: Shimon Mizrahi points from his apartment balcony out to a large two-lane road. On the other side is a synagogue, where children are playing. The retiree lives in Neve Yaakov, a settlement in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem that is considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. He …