International

09-02-2022 WASHINGTON: The husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated Tuesday after a reported bomb threat at the Washington high school he was visiting to celebrate African American history, officials said. Douglas Emhoff, whose official title is second gentleman, was pulled away by his security detail during commemorations …

09-02-2022 Bureau Report + Indian Express KARNATAKA/ NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing hijab row controversy in the Karnataka state of India, another video of a girl being heckled by over 100 male students wearing saffron scarves has gone viral on social media. The video caused a stir among people in …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ TEHRAN/ ISLAMABAD: Local officials in Nimruz province said that in less than six months “nearly 100 Afghan refugees have been shot dead by Iranian security forces” and their bodies transferred to Afghanistan. According to the officials, Afghan citizens who wanted to enter Iran …

09-02-2022 DENVER: As US oil rises toward $100 a barrel, producers in some high-cost shale basins are buying properties and adding rigs and frack crews in places that fell silent when prices crashed early in the pandemic two years ago. Benchmark US prices last week topped $93 a barrel, up …

09-02-2022 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Tuesday announced that all foreign Umrah pilgrims coming to the Kingdom must submit a negative PCR test report taken within 48 hours before arrival, Radio Pakistan reported. According to a statement issued in this regard, this rule applies to all, …

09-02-2022 NEW YORK: The number of Americans dying while homeless has surged dramatically in the past five years. An analysis by the Guardian in conjunction with an academic expert at the University of Washington has shown that an examination of 20 US urban areas found the number of deaths among …

08-02-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: At last, the sexual scandals of Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison and other members of present regime have not only been proofed hundred percent true and correct as flashed by Messenger and PMI like other exclusive news but the real faces …

08-02-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Following a tweet from the account of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor’s Pakistani partner that expressed solidarity for the people of the disputed territory of Kashmir, the company faced calls on Monday for a boycott of its cars from Indians. The row erupted on Sunday, a …

08-02-2022 MANAMA: Bahrain announced Monday the creation of long-term visas for foreigners in an effort to “boost the economy”, following in the footsteps of some of its Gulf neighbors. With just over half of its 1.7 million population made up of foreigners, Bahrain is seen as a hub for professional …

08-02-2022 JERUSALEM: Israel’s government will set up a commission of inquiry to examine allegations that the police used spyware to hack the phones of Israeli public figures without authorization. Officials, protesters, journalists and a son of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were targeted without court orders, the newspaper Calcalist said. …