International

14-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: United States President Joe Biden will leave US troops in Afghanistan past the current May 1 deadline but will withdraw them by September 11, US officials said on Tuesday. “After a rigorous policy review, President Biden has decided to draw down the …

13-04-2021 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON/ TAIPEI: China has warned the United States “not to play with fire” on Taiwan issues after the Department of State updated its guidelines easing restrictions on meetings between US officials and their counterparts from the island, which Beijing claims as its own. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, …

13-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India registered nearly 162,000 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours on Tuesday, a Health Ministry statement said. According to the ministry, 161,736 new cases were registered, taking the total cases to 13.68 million, while the death toll stands at 171,058, including …

13-04-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday conveyed his best wishes to the Muslim community in America and other parts of the country, condemning the attacks and prejudice that takes place against American Muslims. In a statement published on the official White House website, Biden conveyed best wishes from him …

13-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ RIYADH/ NEW DELHI: Akanksha Arora was fighting for survival in the emergency room after a traffic accident when she realized, in the face of death, what life is. Arora said she was very lucky there was no damage to her internal organs, she …

13-04-2021 GENEVA: Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. So far some 780 million vaccines have been administered globally, but …

12-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Hundreds of people have gathered at rallies and marches around Australia to protest against the “horrific” number of Aboriginal people who die in custody each year. The protests also mark the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in …

12-04-2021 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed revenge against Israel for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear facilities at Natanz but said it will not stop high-level talks to restore the country’s nuclear deal with world powers. In a private meeting with lawmakers on Monday, Zarif pointed out …

12-04-2021 MINNEAPOLIS/ WASHINGTON: “White US Police” shot dead another innocent “Young Black Man” in American and after the killing of Black Man, extraordinary anger has spread while protests and rallies have been started across America. Protests have broken out in the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot …

12-04-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia has abandoned its target of vaccinating nearly all the country’s 26 million people against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 after medical authorities changed their advice on vaccine use for the under 50s. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia would not set any new …