23-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk CHRISTCHURCH/ MELBOURNE: The ‘Australian White Terrorist’ who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand (NZ) last year will face survivors of his attack on Monday at a sentencing hearing. Australian Brenton Tarrant is likely …

22-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk NEW DELHI/ LONDON/ MELBOURNE/ NEW YORK/ GENEVA: India confirms 69,878 new infections – the fourth straight day above 60,000. Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, said he would shut down the United States to contain its coronavirus …

21-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI/ DACCA: Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic, as they bear the brunt of the global calamity, warned an international aid group. Across …

20-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON/ DUBAI/ RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia says it will not follow the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic ties with Israel until it has signed an internationally-recognized peace accord with the Palestinians. The UAE last week became the first Gulf …

20-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ GAZA/ DUBAI/ RIYADH: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his country will not recognize Israel until there is a Palestinian state acceptable to the Palestinians. In an interview with local broadcaster Dunya News, Khan said on Tuesday Islamabad would …

19-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH/ NEW DELHI/ DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a dispute over policy towards the disputed Himalayan region of …

17-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Data from India’s health ministry showed the COVID-19 death toll in the country crossed the grim milestone of 50,000 on Monday, as the country struggles to cope with the pandemic with 900 fatalities reported over the last 24 …

14-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ DOHA: Afghan authorities have started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in launching long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides. A group of 80 prisoners were released on Thursday, said National Security Council spokesman Javid Faisal, …

14-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk GAZA/ JERUSALEM/ DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he agreed to delay annexation in the occupied West Bank as part of a normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but the plans remain “on the table”. …

12-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk BENGALURE/ NEW DELHI: At least three people have died in southern India’s Bengaluru city after protesters clashed with police over a provocative social media post about the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him/PBUH), sources, eyewitnesses, victims, detained and aggrieved people …