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28-10-2024 WASHINGTON: Commercial satellite imagery showed that Israeli airstrikes hit buildings during an attack on Saturday that Iran used for mixing solid fuel for ballistic missiles, according to separate assessments by two American researchers. The judgments were reached by David Albright, a former UN weapons inspector who heads the Institute …

28-10-2024 TOKYO: Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a “cascade” of scandals, widespread voter apathy and record-low approval ratings. The election was announced by Shigeru Ishiba three days after he was selected as …

27-10-2024 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM/ BERIUT/ GAZA: Israel’s attack on Iran deepens the war in the Middle East. Avoiding, or risking, an even worse escalation is at the heart of decisions being taken by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key advisors. They must decide on the least bad of …

27-10-2024 APIA: Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery and the threat of climate change were major themes for representatives of the 56 …

27-10-2024 BHUBANESWAR/ KOLKATA: Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India’s eastern coast, the authorities said, warning of heavy rainfall and intense winds. At least 1.1 million people in the states of Odisha and West Bengal were relocated to storm shelters, media reported, before the cyclone’s …

27-10-2024 BERIUT/ JERUSALEM: Hezbollah said that it launched rocket attacks against 20 gatherings of Israeli soldiers in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, as well as strikes on Nahariya and three military bases near Haifa and on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. The group said in statements that it fired rocket …

27-10-2024 NEW YORK/ BEIJING: US authorities say cybercriminals linked to China may have attempted to tap into the phones or networks used by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance, a number of sources familiar with the matter confirmed to media. The sources said the Trump-Vance …

27-10-2024 VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is cutting the already shrinking pay packages of cardinals who head the Catholic Church’s top offices in Rome by about 10% or 500 euros ($540) a month as the pope pursues a “zero deficit” agenda of greater thrift. The cardinals will no longer receive two …

27-10-2024 APIA: Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla flew out of Samoa on Saturday, after a visit in which the monarch acknowledged the Commonwealth’s “painful” history, amid a push for former colonial powers to pay reparations for their role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of 56 countries, most with roots in …

27-10-2024 JOHANNESBURG: South African fashion and homewares retailer TFG (TFGJ.J), opens new tab has bought UK-based fashion and lifestyle retailer White Stuff, it said on Friday, adding the deal will help it reach “critical mass”. The acquisition was made through the London subsidiary of TFG, which has a portfolio of …