International

28-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Anti-Muslim hate speech incidents in India increased by more than one a day in the first half of 2023, with 255 documented incidents reported mostly in states with upcoming elections, according to a report by Hindutva Watch. Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based group monitoring …

28-09-2023 NEW YORK: Sea ice that covers the ocean around Antarctica hit a record low surface area in the winter, a preliminary analysis of US satellite data shows, and scientists fear the impact of climate change is increasing at the southern pole. As the southern hemisphere transitions into spring, Antarctic …

28-09-2023 NAGORNO: Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds wounded in a fuel depot explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh amid an exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region following a lightning military offensive by Azerbaijan. The region’s health department said 13 bodies were found and seven people had died of their …

27-09-2023 SEOL: South Korea on Tuesday held its first major military parade in 10 years showcasing a variety of weapons, including ballistic missiles and attack helicopters, as a display of strength and resolve against North Korea. This parade celebrated Armed Forces Day, which is usually a more modest event compared …

27-09-2023 OTTAWA/ NEW DELHI: VANCOUVER, CANADA: Demanding the expulsion of Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma, a large number of pro-Khalistan Sikhs gathered at Indian Consulates in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and San Francisco to show their support for Canada and to challenge India’s calls for “nuking Canada” and …

27-09-2023 WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump lambasted Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a post on his social media platform last Friday for a phone call that he made following the January 6 Capitol insurrection and suggested that the top US military official be executed. …

26-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Chances of India’s Moon lander waking up after a freezing cold lunar night are “dimming with each passing hour”, space scientists from the country have told media but they said that they would keep trying until the end of the lunar day. A …

26-09-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ SIALKOT: A prominent Pakistani journalist missing for more than four months has returned home in Sialkot city, his family and police said but dozens more journalist are still missing or have been murdered and buried silently by secret agencies of the state as claimed by …

26-09-2023 Two decades on, the United States has failed to provide redress or compensation to Iraqi victims of its military’s torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib and other prisons, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). An HRW report published on Monday said the New York-based group found no evidence that …

26-09-2023 PLANT CITY, FLORIDA: Local media reported Sunday at least six people lost their lives and injured one after an SUV was hit by a freight train in Plant City, Florida while it was attempting to cross the railroad in Hillsborough County, local officials noted. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office stated: …