International

14-11-2022 DOHA: There’s a room in Qatar’s capital Doha with hundreds of screens that show the crowd attending the World Cup 2022 matches. With more than 1.2 million fans expected in the country for the World Cup, Qatar has set up a tech hub that uses artificial intelligence to keep …

14-11-2022 PHNOM PENH, COMBODIA: US President Joe Biden has told Asian leaders that the US’s lines of communication with China would stay open to prevent conflict, as the first of three summits of world leaders this week came to a close. Addressing the East Asia Summit in Cambodia on Sunday, …

 Istanbul ‘Nov 13-2022-Former President and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday condemned the bomb blast in Istanbul, Türkiye. According to a communique issued, the former president Zardari expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the Turkish government and to its people. He said the world must …

13-11-2022 ISTANBUL: An explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue has injured 11 people, Turkish media has reported. Footage showed ambulances, fire trucks and police at the scene in the Taksim area of the city on Sunday. The cause of the explosion was not clear. “There are strong suspicions that …

13-11-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: England beat Pakistan by five wickets in a pulsating final in Melbourne to win the Men’s T20 World Cup and become double world champions. Chasing 138 in front of a raucous Pakistan-supporting crowd, they fell to 45-3 and 84-4 amid electric fast …

13-11-2022 DALLAS: Two vintage military planes collided in midair on Saturday at a World War Two commemorative airshow in Dallas, federal officials said, crashing to the ground before exploding into flames. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed. The incident early on Saturday afternoon involved …

13-11-2022 NEW YORK: Elon Musk has taken on Detroit’s automakers, short-sellers and securities regulators. Next week, the Tesla chief executive is set to square off in court against an unlikely foe, a thrash metal drummer who hopes to strip Musk of his $56 billion pay. The trial will pit the …

13-11-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW: The United States is happy for India to continue buying as much Russian oil as it wants, including at prices above a G7-imposed price cap mechanism, if it steers clear of Western insurance, finance and maritime services bound by the cap, …

13-11-2022 UNITED NATIONS/ TEHRAN: Iran has pushed back against efforts spearheaded by Western countries to scrutinize at the United Nations its handling of weeks of protests across the country. Germany and Iceland said on Friday they submitted a request on behalf of 42 countries to hold a special session of …

13-11-2022 TIRANA: Police and protesters in Albania have scuffled in front of Prime Minister Edi Rama‘s office in Tirana after tens of thousands of people gathered there to protest against corruption and the country’s cost of living crisis. After demonstrating peacefully for about three hours, protesters broke through police cordons …