03-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India collected 1.96 trillion rupees ($22.3 billion) in gross goods and services taxes in October, about 5% more than the same month last year, the government said a statement on Saturday. After refunds, the government’s net tax collections were 1.69 trillion rupees, or 0.6% more …
Read More »New horrors emerge after RSF taking of Sudan’s el-Fasher
03-11-2025 KHARTOUM: Starved and abused civilians have recounted harrowing stories after fleeing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in western Sudan’s Darfur, while thousands more remain missing. The capital of North Darfur state was the last Sudanese army stronghold in the vast region before falling to the RSF after 18 months …
Read More »Trump to host Syria’s al-Sharaa for talks at White House
03-11-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump will host Syria’s interim leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, for talks on November 10, according to Washington’s envoy to Damascus, in what would mark the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the US capital. Tom Barrack, the US envoy to Syria, told the Axios …
Read More »Ukraine sends Special Forces to Pokrovsk amid Russia offensive
03-11-2025 KYIV: Ukraine has deployed Special Forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk, the country’s top military commander said, as Kyiv seeks to maintain control of the area amid an intense Russian offensive. Russia has been trying to capture Pokrovsk, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk”, since mid-2024 in its …
Read More »Top IDF lawyer resigns over detainee abuse video leak
03-11-2025 JERUSALEM: The Israeli military’s top lawyer, Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting to leaking footage showing the gang rape of a prisoner at the Sde Teiman prison facility in August last year. The video of the rape had originally been leaked to the press in early August in …
Read More »Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles
02-11-2025 KINGSTON: At least 19 people have died in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa, Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon says, as search and rescue efforts continue and authorities try to get aid to hard-hit areas. The hurricane, one of the most powerful to strike the Caribbean, also killed …
Read More »China’s Xi & Canada’s Carney vow to advance relations
02-11-2025 OTTAWA/ BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping met with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, with the leaders vowing to advance bilateral relations and Carney accepting Xi’s invitation to visit China. They held a summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, South Korea, …
Read More »Air India seeks $1.14 billion lifeline from SIA & Tata
02-11-2025 Bureau Report: NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Air India is seeking at least 100 billion rupees ($1.14 billion) in financial support from owners Singapore Airlines, opens new tab and Tata Sons, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The development follows a deadly Air India crash in …
Read More »FBI thwarted alleged ‘terrorist attack’ in Michigan: Kash Patel
02-11-2025 WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has announced that it disrupted an alleged “terrorist attack” in the northern state of Michigan. Few details were released about the operation or the suspects involved. In a social media post on Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel pledged …
Read More »‘Hundreds’ killed in Tanzania post-election protests: Opposition
02-11-2025 DODOMA: Tanzania’s main opposition party has claimed that hundreds of people were killed in protests following this week’s disputed elections, while the United Nations says it has “credible reports” at least 10 people died. “As we speak, the number of deaths in (Dar-es-Salaam) is around 350 and there are …
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