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14-06-2024 MAKKAH: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Makkah for the Hajj pilgrimage, as the religious festivities of Zil Hajj commenced last week. One of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings officially begins Friday, and the officials in Saudi Arabia are trying to …

13-06-2024 CUPERTINO/ NEW YORK: Apple once again became the world’s most valuable company on Wednesday, dethroning Microsoft from the top spot, as the iPhone maker pushed ahead in a race to dominate artificial intelligence technology. Its shares rose more than 2% to $211.75, giving it a market valuation of $3.25 …

13-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s monsoon rains have lost momentum after covering western regions ahead of schedule, and their arrival in northern and central states could be delayed, extending a heatwave in the grain-growing plains, two senior weather officials told media. Summer rains, critical to spur …

13-06-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: A new government has been formed in Haiti as it tries to restore order in the violence-ravaged nation. The new cabinet completely replaces all the ministers from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who was forced to step down earlier this year by gangs which …

13-06-2024 DOHA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Qatar to push for agreement on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal which currently hangs in the balance after a Hamas response to the latest proposals. Blinken was said to have been up late into the night assessing …

13-06-2024 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his shock decision to dissolve parliament and call elections, urging French voters to come together and “say no to the extremes”. Three days after his bombshell announcement in response to the far-right National Rally’s dramatic victory in European elections, Macron denied he …

13-06-2024 WASSHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said he will respect a jury’s decision to find his son guilty of gun crimes, after a week-long trial that laid bare a tumultuous time for the family. The 12-person jury found Hunter Biden, 54, guilty of lying about his drug use on …

13-06-2024 KUWAIT CITY: At least 49 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, the country’s Interior Ministry says. Video shared on social media showed flames engulfing the lower part of the building and thick black smoke billowing from the upper …

13-06-2024 UNITED NATIONS: Israel and Hamas have been accused of committing a litany of war crimes and human rights abuses since 7 October in a new independent report to the UN Human Rights Council. The damning accusations, compiled by investigators from the UN’s Commission of Inquiry, accused both sides of …

12-06-2024 WASHINGTON: Jurors in the Hunter Biden gun case have begun deliberating, and must now decide the fate of the US president’s son. The 54-year-old is accused of lying about his drug use on a federal form while buying a weapon in 2018, and of illegally possessing a firearm while …