International

26-12-2020 ADDIS ABABA: The death toll from a Wednesday attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 207 people, a volunteer from the country’s Red Cross said. “Yesterday we buried 207 people who are the victims and 15 more from the attackers,” volunteer Melese Mesfin told Reuters …

26-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies INDIANAPOLIS/ NEW YORK/ HOUSTON: A black physician in Indianapolis has died with Covid-19 weeks after she accused a doctor of denying her proper medical care because of her race. In a video from her bed at Indiana University Hospital North, Susan Moore said she …

26-12-2020 ISTANBUL/ JERUSALEM: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continue between the two sides, but has also criticised Israeli policy towards Palestinians as “unacceptable”. Speaking to reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan said Turkey had …

25-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ KARACHI: Five months after sensational reporting that Pakistan was the origin of and responsible for half of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases, two influential UK newspapers have accepted that they published misleading and false headlines. A story was first published on July 26 …

25-12-2020 LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal after months of torturous negotiations, averting the prospect of a chaotic and acrimonious divorce at the end of this year. The deal, announced on Thursday, came just one week before the UK …

24-12-2020 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: The International Lawyers Forum (ILF) celebrated Christmas at Holy Trinity Church (HTC) with striving to promote interfaith harmony and discourage religious discrimination under the strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Bishop of Pakistan Sadiq Daniel along with other dignitaries welcomed the delegation of ILF on arrival …

24-12-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ GUANTANAMO-BAY (CUBA): Donald Trump serving as the President of American but whose end is not only very near but also he would have to face severe consequences and revenge against his killings of thousands of people especially Muslims across the globe has declared …

24-12-2020 ADDIS ABABA: More than 100 people have been killed in Ethiopia’s western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the country. Witnesses and officials said that at least 102 people were killed in the attack early on Wednesday in the Metekel zone. The attack occurred …

24-12-2020 PARIS: A man suspected of killing three police officers in central France has been found dead, the country’s Interior Minister has said. Three gendarmes were shot dead and a fourth injured after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Puy-de-Dôme, west of Lyon, in the early hours of …

23-12-2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has rejected a nearly $900bn emergency spending legislation to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, telling Congress to amend the bill and increase the amount of relief to Americans, among other demands. In a video message posted on social media on Tuesday night, Trump also claimed …