09-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: According to officials, the horrible earthquakes that hit western Afghanistan on Saturday killed or injured almost 4,000 people. Additionally, the two 6.2-magnitude earthquakes completely demolished almost 2,000 houses, according to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) on Monday. During a press conference …
Read More »Hamas attack kills over 300 Israelis; Tel Aviv’s air strikes martyr 232 Palestinians
08-10-2023 JERUSALEM/ GAZA/ AL-AQSA: The Israeli death toll has risen over 300 as Hamas’s “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” rages on, while at least 232 Palestinians have so far been martyred and 1,610 wounded in the Gaza Strip in Tel Avivi’s retaliatory air strikes. Earlier, quoting Israel’s health ministry, N12 News said …
Read More »Dozens dead after 6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan
08-10-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has hit western Afghanistan and Pakistani regions, killing and injuring dozens, an official said, with predictions the death toll could rise after reports of landslides and victims being trapped under collapsed buildings. The epicentre was 24.8 miles (40km) …
Read More »Mumbai police receive threat email to blow up PM Modi
08-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI/ AHMEDABAD: An email threatening to kill Indian Prime Minister Modi and blow up the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was received by Mumbai police on Thursday in the midst of the ICC Men’s World Cup that India is currently hosting. The email …
Read More »Trump gets temporary relief in fraud lawsuit from NY court
08-10-2023 NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump secured a temporary reprieve in his civil fraud lawsuit as a New York court granted a delay in the cancellation of his business licenses within the state. The development comes after Trump, the leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, filed an …
Read More »Raids on Indian media ‘aim to muzzle free speech’: NewsClick
07-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Tuesday’s police raids on the homes of prominent journalists in India are an attempt by the government to “muzzle” free speech, campaigners have said. The founder of news website NewsClick was arrested under an anti-terror law as part of an investigation into its …
Read More »BBC sees Chinese ships blocking Philippine supply boats
07-10-2023 DUBAI/ BEIJING: The BBC has witnessed Chinese vessels blocking Filipino supply boats to an outpost in the South China Sea. The incident took place as two Philippine coast guard ships one of which the BBC was aboard and two tiny commercial boats made their way to the Second Thomas …
Read More »Chicago’s 104-year-old woman sets new skydiving record
07-10-2023 CHICAGO: A 104-year-old Chicago woman ditched her walker and climbed into a plane to become the world’s oldest person to tandem skydive and it wasn’t even her first freefall. Dorothy Hoffner first skydived four years ago on her 100th birthday, but she wanted a redo because, she said, she …
Read More »Unprecedented heatwave hits Toronto after 72 years
07-10-2023 TORONTO: Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has experienced a remarkable weather event, breaking a temperature record that stood for more than seven decades. The unseasonable warmth sweeping through the city has caught the attention of both residents and meteorologists, marking a significant moment in the region’s climate history. On Wednesday, …
Read More »Over 100 killed in drone attack in Syria’s military college
07-10-2023 DAMASCUS: An attack on a military academy in Syria on Thursday resulted in up to 100 deaths, according to a war monitor and an official, as weaponized drones bombed the location shortly after Syria’s defence minister left a graduation ceremony there. In a nation that has endured a 12-year …
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