International

05-12-2022 TEHRAN: A security body in Iran has provided its first official assessment of continuing unrest across the country, saying more than 200 people have been killed since September. In a statement published on Saturday, the state Security Council of the Iranian interior ministry provided its first death toll that …

05-12-2022 ISTANBUL/ DAMASCUS: The spokesperson for the Turkish presidency has told that Shia Kurdish armed groups in Syria are “legitimate targets”, and accused them of exploiting ties with the United States to justify their presence along Turkey’s border with Syria. In an interview, Ibrahim Kalin said Ankara is after the …

04-12-2022 WASHINGTON: The United States has unveiled its latest high-tech strategic bomber the B-21 Raider which is capable of carrying a nuclear payload and can be flown without a crew on board. The next-generation stealth bomber was rolled out at arm’s manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s facility in California during a flashy …

04-12-2022 CITY OF VALLEY, ALABAMA: Police in the US state of Alabama have arrested an 82-year-old woman over an outstanding rubbish bill. Martha Louis Menefield said she was confused as officers handcuffed her and arrested her on Sunday. The amount that led to her arrest was reportedly $77.80 (£63.28). In …

04-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KUALA LIMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim became Malaysia’s 10th prime minister last week, after an epic career in which he had sought the job, and come close to getting it, over a quarter of a century but whatever jubilation he might have felt must have been …

04-12-2022 HELSINKI: Finnish PM Sanna Marin has said Europe is “not strong enough” to stand up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its own, and has had to rely on US support. During a visit to Australia, the leader of the pending NATO member said Europe’s defences must be strengthened. …

04-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: Pakistan rejected the US State Department’s assessment under the US domestic legislation on religious freedom, terming it arbitrary and selective. The designation of Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” is completely against the realities on the ground and …

04-12-2022 NEW DELHI: Nearly three years after toxic gases from a Union Carbide Corporation’s (UCC) factory killed an estimated 15,000 people and left more than half a million seriously ill in the Indian city of Bhopal, a chemical trading firm, Visa Petrochemicals Private Limited was incorporated in Mumbai. Over the …

04-12-2022 BRUSSELS: The Group of Seven (G7) nations, Australia and the European Union have agreed on a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil as part of an international campaign to curb Russia’s ability to finance its war against Ukraine through energy sales. The EU agreed on …

04-12-2022 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations still cannot get unfettered access to bring humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray, one month after the ceasefire, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The UN’s health agency said on Friday that just a trickle of aid had managed to get into the northern …