International

04-07-2023 WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns on Saturday claimed that the Ukraine war has had a “corrosive” effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that the discontent over the conflict creates a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for the spy agency. Speaking at the Ditchley Foundation in the …

03-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies + BBC NEW DELHI: Nurses and midwives are vital for India’s healthcare system, but it faces challenges due to high demand and limited resources. Kathija Bibi, a recently retired nurse who received a government award for overseeing more than 10,000 successful deliveries, looks back on …

03-07-2023 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: Israel has launched air raids on Syria, aiming at locations near the government-held city of Homs, but Syrian air defences downed most of the missiles, according to a state media report. The SANA news agency, quoting an army statement early on Sunday, said the missiles flew over …

03-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Thousands of people have rallied in cities and towns across Australia to back a campaign to recognize the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution in advance of a referendum later this year. The gatherings on Sunday, organized by the Yes23 campaign, were part …

03-07-2023 NEW YORK: Twitter is limiting how many tweets various accounts can read per day, owner Elon Musk has said, in a bid to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation. The restrictions, announced on Friday, began to have ripple effects early on Saturday, causing more than 7,500 …

03-07-2023 STOCKHOLM: Reacting to the “despicable act” of the public desecration of a copy of the Holy Quran on the occasion of Eid ul Adha, the Swedish government on Saturday strongly condemned the “Islamophobic act committed by individuals in the country. In a statement, Sweden’s ministry of foreign affairs said: …

02-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ PUNE: At least 25 people were killed while eight were injured after a bus caught fire overnight on an expressway in western India on Saturday, police said. The bus was travelling to the city of Pune when it hit a pole and overturned …

02-07-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY: An inquiry that examined business dealings with China has found the former premier of Australia’s most populous state engaged in corrupt conduct involving another lawmaker with whom she was in a secret romantic relationship. The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said in a …

02-07-2023 PARIS/ NANTERRE: Nearly 1,000 people were arrested for violence and looting across France as the country braced for more riots ahead of the funeral of the teenager killed by an officer during a traffic stop. Despite the government’s claims that violence had “lessened” compared to previous nights, the interior …

02-07-2023 BERLIN: Muslims in Germany often face rampant discrimination, hatred and sometimes violence in their daily lives, according to a new report commissioned by the interior ministry in Berlin. The Independent Group of Experts on Muslim Hostility (UEM) analyzed scientific studies, police crime statistics and documentation of anti-Muslim incidents by …