International

23-07-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY/ WASHINGTON: The United States has commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, the first time a US Navy vessel joined active service at a foreign port, as the two close allies step up their military ties in response to China’s expanding regional reach. The Independence-class littoral combat …

23-07-2023 BAGHDAD: Hundreds of people in Baghdad have attempted to storm the city’s Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with a number of foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government. Nearly 1,000 protesters were dispersed by security forces early on Saturday, in reaction to reports of a Quran burning …

23-07-2023 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused NATO member Poland of harboring territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union. The Russian leader made the explosive statement during a meeting of his Security Council on Friday, warning that any aggression against Russia’s ally, Belarus, would be seen as an attack …

23-07-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden Friday named Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the country’s Navy’s, making her the first female in history to lead US Navy, and also the first to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “As our next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Lisa Franchetti …

23-07-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korea has launched several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea, further heightening tensions in the region. The latest missile launch comes as relations between North and South Korea are at a critical juncture. The South Korean military reported the incident, and both South Korea and the United …

22-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The leaders of India and Sri Lanka have agreed to improve their countries’ economic and energy ties, as well as consider building a land link between them. The announcements on Friday came during Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India where he …

22-07-2023 LONDON: In the early 1980s when Amandip Sidhu was growing up in Harrow, a suburb on the fringe of northwest London, his South Asian family was one of only a handful of non-white households in the area. Having spent some of his childhood in East Africa, where his father …

22-07-2023 BAGHDAD: The Swedish embassy in Iraq is temporarily moving operations to Stockholm, the country’s foreign ministry has said, a day after it was attacked in protest against a second event held to desecrate the Quran in Sweden. “The embassy’s operations and its expatriate staff have been temporarily relocated to …

22-07-2023 WASHINGTON: The trial of former United States President Donald Trump over charges of mishandling top secret documents will begin in May next year, a federal judge has said. US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who oversees the Fort Pierce, Florida court, on Friday ordered the jury trial to begin …

22-07-2023 SACRAMENTO: Lottery company officials said Thursday a Powerball ticket worth $1 billion prize money has been sold in Southern California, which has ended a consecutive 38 drawings without any winner. It was for the third time that the Powerball jackpot raised $1 billion. Those who are winners need to …