International

03-12-2022 Bureau Report + BBC MELBOURNE: The case against a former political adviser accused of raping a colleague inside Australia’s Parliament House has been dropped. Bruce Lehrmann, 27, denies sexually assaulting Brittany Higgins on a minister’s sofa after a night out in 2019. He maintains no sex took place. Lehrmann’s …

03-12-2022 BEIJING: China has accused a committee of British legislators visiting Taiwan of “gross interference” in its internal affairs and warned that it could be “met with forceful responses”. The ongoing visit to Taiwan by members of the British parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee is a “flagrant violation” of the “one-China …

03-12-2022 WASHINGTON: The United States Senate has passed a bill forcing railroad unions to accept a deal that would increase wages to avoid a nationwide strike that was anticipated to have devastating economic effects. The legislation was approved on Thursday by a vote of 80 to 15 and it now …

02-11-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Head of Mission to Kabul Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani Friday escaped an assassination bid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed. In a statement sharing details of the attack, the Foreign Office stated that the embassy’s compound in Kabul came …

02-12-2022 GENEVA: The United Nations and partners on Thursday launched an appeal for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need humanitarian assistance. The UN Global Humanitarian Overview estimates that an extra 65 million people will need help next …

02-12-2022 IDAHO, MOSCOW: Four University of Idaho students who were murdered in a crime that shocked America have been remembered as “fun loving” and “brimming with promise”. The group are thought to have been asleep in their beds at home when they were stabbed to death on 13 November. Families …

02-12-2022 NEW DELHI: The resignation of one of India’s most popular TV journalists from a network recently acquired by a billionaire tycoon close to the ruling party has sparked concerns over press freedom in the country. Ravish Kumar, 47, announced his exit from New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) on Wednesday, …

02-12-2022 BRASILIA: A landslide on a motorway in southern Brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing. A torrent of mud fell on to the BR-376 highway in the state of Parana, hitting more than 21 vehicles, authorities said. Rescue workers at the scene said bad weather …

02-12-2022 SINGAPORE CITY/ LUANDA: Global police agency Interpol is asking law enforcement authorities around the world to locate and provisionally arrest Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, the Reuters news agency has reported. Interpol confirmed to the agency on Wednesday that it has issued a red notice for the tycoon, “not …

02-12-2022 KUALA LUMPUR/ BEIJING: When Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan addressed a recent legal forum, he highlighted the ability of the city’s courts to make rulings without interference as the “cornerstone” of international businesses’ confidence in the financial hub. Now the independence of Hong Kong’s British-inherited judiciary, ostensibly guaranteed …