International

14-01-2023 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Russia’s military says it has captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an “important” step for its offensive. The victory would allow Russian troops to push on to the nearby city of Bakhmut, and cut off the Ukrainian forces there, a …

13-01-2023 Bureau Chief NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: The situation along the border with China is “stable but unpredictable”, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday. However, he assured that India has maintained adequate force deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, and is “ready to deal …

13-01-2023 WASHINGTON: A “small number” of classified documents have been found at United States President Joe Biden’s residence in the state of Delaware, the White House has confirmed, saying the files were turned over to the Department of Justice. White House special counsel Richard Sauber said on Thursday that documents …

13-01-2023 HOUSTON: Last week, when Indian-origin lawyer Surendran K Pattel took the oath as a district judge in a US court, he made headlines back home because of his inspiring journey. Journalist Imran Qureshi tells the story of a man who went from making hand-rolled cigarettes in India to becoming …

13-01-2023 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australian Cardinal George Pell – who was convicted then acquitted of child sex abuse – will not be offered a state funeral in his home state to avoid distress for victims of abuse, Victoria’s premier says. The former Vatican treasurer died on Tuesday aged 81. …

13-01-2023 NEW YORK: Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has located more than $5bn (£4.1bn) of assets, an attorney for the firm says. However, a US bankruptcy court was told on Wednesday that the extent of losses to customers is still not known. Prosecutors have accused FTX’s former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried …

13-01-2023 DUBAI: The head of one of the world’s biggest oil companies has been named to lead the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, later this year. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is currently the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. He is also the minister for …

13-01-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s aides have found a fresh batch of classified government records at a second location, in a growing political embarrassment for the White House. The first cache was found at a private office in Washington DC that Biden used after his vice-presidency. The matter is …

13-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: In the hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a shock announcement making 86 percent of India’s currency notes invalid on November 8, 2016, Mujammil Khan’s life changed at a pace he could not keep up with. Overnight, Khan’s livelihood as an …

13-01-2023 BEIJING: People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their hometowns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak. The Lunar New Year holiday, which officially starts from Jan. 21, comes after China last month …