International

18-05-2021 ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Pope Francis to help rally the world to adopt sanctions against Israel for its “massacre” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The phone call between Erdogan and the pontiff came as Turkey presses ahead with a furious diplomatic push to …

18-05-2021 WASHINGTON/ BEIRUT/ GAZA CITY: Facing increasing pressure from rights advocates and members of his own Democratic Party, United States President Joe Biden has conveyed his support for a ceasefire to end violence in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Monday, the White House said Biden “expressed his support …

18-05-2021 GENEVA: Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The first global study of its kind showed 745,000 people died in 2016 from stroke and heart disease due to long hours. The report found that people living in …

18-05-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: An eight-million-year-old crocodile skull discovered in central Australia is now believed to be part of an extinct species new to scientists. The skull had been found about 200km (125 miles) from Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory (NT), in 2009. It was thought to belong …

17-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ GUJRAT: India’s western state of Gujarat is braced for the landfall of cyclone Tauktae, which is likely to be the strongest to hit the region since 1998. The storm has roared up India’s western coast, with at least nine people killed and thousands …

17-05-2021 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON/ GAZA CITY: The United States should shoulder its fair share of responsibilities, take a just stance, and work with the majority of the international community to support the Security Council in playing its due role in easing the situation, rebuilding trust, and advancing political settlement, China urged …

17-05-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India reported over 4,000 deaths, taking the country’s death toll to 270,000 although the country reported a smaller rise in daily COVID-19 cases for the third straight day on Sunday. Deaths grew by 4,077, while infections rose by 311,170 – the smallest rise in daily cases in over …

17-05-2021 GAZA CITY: Palestinian officials in Gaza say Sunday was the deadliest day since the current fighting with Israel began. More than 40 people were killed in the latest Israeli air strikes on Gaza, officials there say. Israel’s army say Palestinian militants have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israel …

17-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SYDNEY/ MALE: A group of Australian cricketers have landed in Sydney from the Maldives where they were sheltering after fleeing the COVID crisis in India. The players and staff had been involved in the Indian Premier League which was suspended this month. They …

16-05-2021 GAZA/ JERUSALEM/ UNITED NATIONS: Forty-two people have died in the latest Israeli air strikes on Gaza, as the conflict with Palestinian militants entered its seventh day. Gaza health officials said 16 women and 10 children were among the dead. Israel’s military said it had been targeting leaders and infrastructure …