19-06-2022 Warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and references to sexual assault which some readers may find disturbing. If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts, help and support are available. Visit Befrienders International for more information about support services. By SJA Jafri MITHI/ THARPARKAR: Early in …
Read More »Hundreds dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh & India
18-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies SYLHET/ DHAKA/ NEW DELHI: Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed and injured hundreds of people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say …
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince to visit Turkey in first since Khashoggi murder
18-06-2022 ISTANBUL/ RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey next week, a Turkish official said Friday, as Ankara and Riyadh heal a bitter rift following the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. It is Prince Mohammed’s first visit to Turkey since the brutal killing of …
Read More »Oil slumps 6% to four-week low on recession worries
18-06-2022 NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled about 6% to a four-week low on Friday on worries that interest rate hikes by major central banks could slow the global economy and cut demand for energy. Also pressuring prices, the US dollar this week rose to its highest level since December 2002 …
Read More »Daesh attacks on Sikh temple & mosque in Afghanistan
18-06-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: An attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday, following a blast in a car loaded with explosives, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. …
Read More »US condemns blasphemous remarks by BJP members
17-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: The United States (US) condemned the derogatory remarks of BJP’s members against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which has sparked outrage around the Muslim world and demanded an apology from the Indian government. The condemnation from the US government came days after India’s ruling …
Read More »UK approves US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
17-06-2022 LONDON: British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long running legal saga closer to a conclusion. Assange is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ …
Read More »Al Jazeera obtains image of bullet that killed its journalist
17-06-2022 JERUSALEM/ JENIN/ GAZA: An investigation by Al Jazeera has obtained an image of the bullet used to kill the network’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The photograph for the first time shows the type of ammunition used to kill the veteran Al Jazeera correspondent in the occupied West Bank last …
Read More »Protests spread in India over new military recruitment system
16-06-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: Angry crowds in India set an office of the country’s ruling party on fire, attacked railway infrastructure, and blocked roads on Thursday, in widening protests against a new military recruitment system, police officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this week announced …
Read More »Iraqi Shia leader al-Sadr withdraws from political process
16-06-2022 BAGHDAD: Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said he has decided to withdraw from the political process to avoid invoIraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said he has decided to withdraw from the political process to avoid involvement with “corrupt” politicians, the state news agency reported. According to a report on …
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