International

27-07-2023 UNITED NATIONS: West Africa recorded more than 1,800 attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, which according to a top regional official is just “a snippet of the horrendous impact of insecurity”. Omar Touray told the United Nations …

27-07-2023 ROME/ ATHENS: More than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece as Mediterranean wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated. The entire island of Rhodes has been put into a state of emergency, as fires also rage on Corfu and Evia. The current …

27-07-2023 MEDAN: Elon Musk’s aspirations for X, the social media site formerly known as twitter, have hit a stumbling block in Indonesia after the site X.com was blocked under the country’s curbs on online pornography and gambling. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics said the site was restricted as the …

27-07-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY: More than 50 long-finned pilot whales lost their lives after being stranded on a beach near Cheynes Beach, Albany in a devastating incident along the Western Australian coast. Wildlife experts, despite their efforts, were unable to save the majority of the pod, leading to an outpouring …

27-07-2023 WASHINGTON: A new survey released Tuesday showed that the popularity of the former US president and main GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has dropped among the overall general voters including the Republicans. According to Pew research, 63% of US citizens do not favor him. Last year, this number was …

26-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have called off efforts to find survivors four days after a deadly landslide hit a village in the western state of Maharashtra. Twenty-seven bodies were found while 57 people are still missing after the landslide, which occurred in Irshalwadi village in …

26-07-2023 WASHINGTON/ MARTHA: Former United States President Barack Obama’s personal chef has been found dead in a lake near the Obamas’ family home, in the resort community of Martha’s Vineyard. Massachusetts State Police confirmed on Monday that a paddle boarder who was seen getting into difficulty on the Edgartown Great …

26-07-2023 ANKARA: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook the southern Turkish province of Adana, striking just under six months after the devastating quakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The Kandilli earthquake monitoring centre in Istanbul said the quake occurred at 8am (05:44 GMT) on Tuesday. Its …

26-07-2023 NEW DELHI: India women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur is being criticized for being a bad example after she smashed the stumps and took a verbal swipe at umpires in a match against Bangladesh. Media reports said Kaur could be fined 75 percent of her match fee and is also …

26-07-2023 ALGIERS: More than 30 people have been killed in wildfires that are raging across Algeria. Those killed include 10 soldiers who were trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said on Monday. At least 1,500 people were …