11-06-2024 PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections later this month in the wake of a big victory for his rival Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European Parliament vote. The far-right party is on course to win 32% of the vote, exit polls say, more than …
Read More »India beat Pakistan by 6 runs in T20 World Cup
10-06-2024 NEW YORK: India beat Pakistan by six runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 Group A match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Pakistan bowled out India for 119 in 19 overs as Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf took three wickets each. Rishabh Pant top-scored …
Read More »India’s Modi sworn in as PM for third term
10-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered …
Read More »Makkah cleared of unregistered pilgrims before Hajj
10-06-2024 RIYADH/ MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia announced Saturday that security forces had removed hundreds of thousands of unauthorized pilgrims from Makkah before the upcoming annual Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi officials have revealed that managing the crowd during Hajj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam, is a significant concern as …
Read More »China charges couple with spying for UK’s MI6
10-06-2024 BEIJING/ LONDON: China has arrested a married couple accused of spying for Britain. The Chinese Ministry of State Security, in a statement issued on Monday, said the recruitment of the couple, allegedly by British intelligence agency MI6, remains under investigation. The case is the latest alleged espionage episode to …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi nominated as opposition leader of India
10-06-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that governed India for decades in the wake of independence, has been nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament following an election result that pulled his party back from the political wilderness. A meeting of the …
Read More »‘Tit-for-tat attacks escalating between Israel & Hezbollah’
10-06-2024 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT: Tensions and tit-for-tat attacks are escalating between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Since October 8, Hezbollah has engaged Israel in a low-level conflict to impede Israel’s war on Gaza, which has already killed more than 36,000 people. Civilians have been evacuated from villages on …
Read More »Three swimmers hurt in shark attacks in Florida
10-06-2024 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: Beachgoers in the Gulf Coast of Florida have been told to be vigilant, after three swimmers were attacked by sharks in two separate attacks. One woman was said to have had part of her arm amputated after being bitten on Friday in Walton County in north-west Florida. …
Read More »Israeli hostage rescue killed 274 Palestinians
10-06-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says an Israeli raid on a refugee camp which led to the rescue of four hostages – killed nearly 274 people including children and other civilians. On Saturday Israel’s forces, backed by air strikes, fought intense gun battles with Hamas …
Read More »Danish PM ‘shaken but fine’ after street attack
10-06-2024 COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she feels “saddened and shaken” but “fine” after being attacked in the street in Copenhagen. Frederiksen is said to have experienced minor whiplash after a man walked up to her and struck her in Copenhagen’s old town on Friday evening. A 39-year-old …
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