International

14-10-2022 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October last year. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote …

14-10-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LONDON: In a major setback to India, the Interpol (International Police) has rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s request to issue a Red Corner Notice (RCN) on terror charges against the prominent Khalistan campaigner Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The Interpol has confirmed that it …

14-10-2022 LONDON: Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP showed on Friday. CDP’s report “Protecting People and the Planet” surveyed 998 cities from across the globe and showed that in addition to …

12-10-2022 BERLIN/ MOSCOW: A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80 percent complete, but already the prospect of a new energy supplier has drawn visits from the leaders of Poland and Germany. The initial field near Senegal and Mauritania’s coastlines is expected to contain …

12-10-2022 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday “there will be consequences” for US relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut oil production over US objections. His announcement came a day after powerful Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, …

12-10-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ KABUL: The United States announced new sanctions Tuesday against the Taliban as punishment for their repressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken unveiled the new visa restriction policy for current or former members of the Taliban and others …

12-10-2022 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said that women across the world can now perform Hajj and Umrah without a mahram (blood relative) or a male guardian. The announcement was made by the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah during a press conference, ending decades-long rule by the Kingdom, …

13-10-2022 Naypyidaw NAYPYIDAW: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison on charges of accepting a bribe, a source with knowledge of the matter said. The 77-year-old Nobel laureate, a figurehead of opposition to military rule, faces charges for …

13-10-2022 TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader called anti-government protests “scattered riots” designed by the enemy, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday. “These scattered riots are the passive and clumsy design of the enemy against the great and innovative developments and movements of the Iranian nation,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. …

12-10-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ TORONTO/ LONDON: The Narendra Modi government has served a demarche to the Justin Trudeau government asking it to stop the Khalistan Referendum organized by pro-Khalistan secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) in Ontario on November 6. The demarche was served to a senior …