International

29-09-2022 TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had “saddened” everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that “chaos” would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini’s death. Amini’s death two weeks ago has sparked anti-government protests …

29-09-2022 UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW: Russia and the United States are battling Thursday for control of the UN’s telecoms agency, which behind the scenes governs everything from radio frequencies to satellites and 5G. The International Telecommunication Union elects its new secretary-general and the outcome will be a test of Russia’s …

29-09-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a woman’s lack of marital status could not deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks, a decision hailed by women’s rights activists. The right to abortion has proved contentious globally …

29-09-2022 FLORIDA: Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the United States, has swept into southwest Florida, flooding streets and buildings, knocking out power to more than one million people, and threatening catastrophic damage further inland. The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm made landfall shortly after …

29-09-2022 By SJA Jafri + AFP ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ KABUL: Pakistan’s foreign minister wants the world to engage with the Taliban, warning of dangerous consequences if Afghanistan’s rulers are again isolated. In an interview with AFP news agency on Tuesday during a visit to Washington, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cautioned against creating …

29-09-2022 BAGHDAD: Supporters of Iraq’s influential Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr have attempted to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone government area as the Iraqi parliament holds a session on the resignation of its speaker. Sadr supporters attempted to advance past security forces guarding the parliament on Wednesday, before being confronted by …

28-09-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India has declared the Muslim group, Popular Front of India (PFI), and its affiliates unlawful, accusing them of involvement in “terrorism” and banning them for five years, after authorities detained more than 100 PFI members this month. “The Popular Front of India and its associates …

28-09-2022 TEHRAN: Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media said, amid continuing protests against the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody. Amini, 22, from the Iranian Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested this …

28-09-2022 RAMALLAH/ OCCUPIED WEST BANK/ JERUSALEM: Four Palestinians have been killed and more than 40 others injured during an Israeli military raid on a refugee camp in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. The raid, which is ongoing, started with dozens of Israeli military vehicles entering the camp at …

28-09-2022 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: China’s yuan has tumbled to a record low against the US dollar in offshore trading, joining a host of currencies experiencing sharp declines against the greenback. The offshore yuan, which is traded outside mainland China, fell to 7.2386 against the dollar on Wednesday, media reported that the …