03-01-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli officials dismiss concerns over settler violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank after US sanctions four Israeli settlers for their role in undermining ‘peace, security, and stability’. Qatar says Hamas has responded positively to receiving proposal to halt the war in Gaza, but that final deal is …
Read More »Farmers’ anger spreads in Europe, gov’ts promise help
02-02-2024 BRUSSELS: Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to help them with taxes and rising costs. With anger against green regulations and cheap imports shared among farmers …
Read More »Houthis claim hit on US container ship in Red Sea
02-02-2024 DAMASCUS/ SANA’A: The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has struck a US merchant ship it named as KOI in the Red Sea in a fresh attack targeting commercial shipping but two maritime sources told media that the Houthi claim was fake. USA and UK authorities are yet to …
Read More »India’s opposition leader arrested in a corruption case
02-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s financial crimes agency has arrested a top opposition leader, hours after he resigned from the position of the chief minister of Jharkhand state. Hemant Soren, of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party, has been accused of corruption. He denies the allegations. He …
Read More »Trump confident of breaking unions away from Biden
02-02-2024 WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump met with the leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Wednesday in a bid to secure their endorsement as the business mogul prepares to break the union’s support from Democrats. According to the polls, Donald Trump appears the likely candidate of the Republican …
Read More »Singapore ranked 5th least corrupt country in 2023
02-02-2024 BERLIN/ SINGAPURE CITY: Singapore maintained its position as the fifth least corrupt country in the world, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. Singapore remains the only Asian country to have been placed in the top 10 since the index was first published in 1995. It was third …
Read More »Pannun ‘murder-for-hire’ plot shakes US-India relations
02-02-2024 WASHINGTON: The US government has held back delivery of 31 MQ-9A Sea Guardian and Sky Guardian drones to India until New Delhi carries out a “meaningful investigation” into the Indian-state sponsored conspiracy to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader and founder of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan Referendum. Relations …
Read More »EU leaders unlock €50bn support package for Ukraine
02-02-2024 BRUSSELS: All 27 EU leaders have agreed a €50bn aid package for Ukraine after Hungary had previously blocked the deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the new funding, saying it would strengthen the country’s economic and financial stability. Ukraine’s economic ministry said it expects the first tranche of funds …
Read More »Man throws acid on 9 people including children in London
02-02-2024 LONDON: Authorities in London started to search for a man Wednesday after at least eight people including children were injured in an incident of throwing acid on Clapham’s Lessar Avenue, London, according to media reports in the UK. Officers who responded to the scene were also among the injured …
Read More »Pakistan ex-PM with wife sentenced to 14 years
01-02-2024 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to the illegal sale of state gifts. An accountability court in Rawalpindi, which deals with corruption cases, on Wednesday also ruled that …
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