International

14-07-2020 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (CAPITAL OF AN INDIAN STATE KERALA): India’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of a former royal dynasty to run the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the world’s richest places of worship, after the state government tried to take it over when the family patriarch died. When …

14-07-2020 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: China’s pursuit of offshore resources in parts of the South China Sea is “completely unlawful”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Pompeo said he wanted to make clear that Beijing’s “campaign of bullying to control” the disputed waters was wrong. China said that the US …

13-07-2020 By SJA Jafri SANA’A/ DAMASCUS/ UNITED NATIONS/ Nearly 10 million people are facing acute food shortages in Yemen and urgent action is needed to avert a famine, the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) has said. The WFP said on Friday it needed $737m to the end of the …

Taliban attack on Afghan Intelligence Compound kills 11 13-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies AYBAK/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Taliban fighters clashed with security forces following a car bomb blast at a government compound in northern Afghanistan, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more, officials have said. The attack …

13-07-2020 MEDINA (WASHINGTON): Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the “highest bidder,” saying relying on market forces would prolong the deadly pandemic. “If we just let drugs and vaccines go …

13-07-2020 SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA): At least seventeen sailors and four civilians were hospitalized after an explosion erupted during a roaring blaze aboard a military assault ship at Naval Base San Diego Sunday morning, according to Naval Surface Forces. Plumes of smoke arose from USS Bonhomme Richard as firefighters battled the …

12-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: Two sources and the legal filing revealed Sunday that the Indian government had moved the Rajasthan High Court to stop the 59 Chinese mobile apps it banned from seeking an injunction order against the order, as tensions continue …

12-07-2020 TEL AVIV/ JERUSALEM: Thousands of Israelis have staged a demonstration in Tel Aviv to protest against what they say is economic hardship caused by the government’s mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. Rabin Square was filled with mainly young protesters wearing masks but not observing social distancing. They say government …

12-07-2020 HOUSTON/ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has worn a mask in public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The president was visiting the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers. “I’ve never been against masks but …

10-07-2020 KATHMANDU/ NEW DELHI: Nepal’s cable and satellite television providers have stopped airing Indian news channels, with one operator saying on Friday that the move was in response to public complaints against “objectionable” content broadcast about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The two South Asian countries have been wrangling since India …