International

22-05-2021 ABUJA: Nigeria’s army chief, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, the presidency said. The air force said in a statement that its plane crashed near Kaduna …

21-05-2021 TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Friday unveiled three new strategic achievements in the drone and air defense fields. They were unveiled in a ceremony attended by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami and other senior commanders. They included a wide-body and heavy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) …

21-05-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Thousands of Australian children are walking out of school to attend protests, calling for action on climate change. Up to 50,000 students are expected at School Strike for Climate rallies across the country. It’s the latest grassroots campaign by young people pushing for action on …

21-05-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed a ceasefire announced by Israel and Hamas as a “genuine opportunity” for peace after 11 days of bombing and rocket strikes. “I believe we have a genuine opportunity to make progress and I´m committed to working toward it,” Biden said at …

Hyderabad May 21: Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad bureau Chief of Press Media of India condemned the demolition of the Shirens of four Imama.s and the beloved daughter of Prophet Mohammed Mustafas.a.w.s Shahzadi Syeda Fatemut-uz-Zeras.a in Jannat-ul-Baqi. He said Janat-ul-Baqi is a well-known Muslim cemetery which is also known as Baqi …

21-05-2021 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas has come into effect. The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of bombardment in which more than 240 people have died most of them in Gaza. Palestinians poured onto the streets …

20-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM/ ISLAMABAD: Israeli fighter jets continued to pound the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several more as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied calls for a de-escalation. At least 230 Palestinians, including …

20-05-2021 PROVIDENCE/ PARIS: An enormous iceberg, a little bigger than the state of Rhode Island, has broken off of Antarctica. The finger-shaped chunk of ice, which is roughly 105 miles (170 kilometers) long and 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide, was spotted by satellites as it calved from the western side …

20-05-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India has reported almost 277,620 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,874, as nearly two-thirds of people tested showed exposure to COVID-19, a chain of private laboratories said, indicating a runaway spread of the virus. The South Asian nation’s …

20-05-2021 GAZA CITY/ TEL AVIV/ WASHINGTON: A senior Hamas official has said that he expects Israel and Gaza militants to reach a ceasefire “within a day or two” as cross-border attacks continue but Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he was “determined to carry on” until “calm and security …