22-08-2023 BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities ordered the shutdown of advertisement screens after a hacker displayed pornography on an LED screen in one of Baghdad’s main squares on Sunday, causing public uproar in a largely conservative society. The hacker was arrested approximately nine hours after the incident which lasted for a few …

21-08-2023 NIAMEY: Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African leaders and warned that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for those involved. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, speaking on national television late on Saturday, gave …

21-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Burger King says it has removed tomatoes from its food in Indian outlets after a sharp rise in prices. The fast food chain said it made the decision because of “unpredictable conditions on the quality and supply of tomato crops”. The burger chain …

21-08-2023 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time, beating England 1-0 in the final. La Roja, robbed of some of their best talent by a mutiny against coach Jorge Vilda only a few …

21-08-2023 WASHINGTON: The United States has urged China to stop pressuring Taiwan after Beijing launched war games around the self-ruled island as a “stern warning” over Taiwanese Vice President William Lai’s recent stopovers in New York and San Francisco. The statement came as Taiwan said on Sunday that some 25 …

21-08-2023 OTTAWA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA: Authorities in western Canada have implored tens of thousands of people to heed evacuation orders and warned of difficult days ahead as “severe and fast-changing” forest fires in the province of British Columbia (BC) intensified further. Premier Daniel Eby told reporters on Saturday that the number …

20-08-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Eleven (11) people were killed in a suspected militant attack in northern Pakistan, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Sunday. Kakar posted on X, previously known as Twitter, that a “terrorist attack” in North Waziristan “claimed the lives of 11 innocent laborers.” …

20-08-2023 RIYADH/ TEHRAN: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) Friday held discussions with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, marking the most significant level of bilateral talks since their reconciliation in March, media reported. Taking place unexpectedly in Jeddah, this meeting occurred a day subsequent to Amirabdollahian’s arrival in …

20-08-2023 MOSCOW/ LONDON: Russia has banned 54 British nationals and people working for UK organizations from entering the country in retaliation for UK sanctions on its citizens, its foreign ministry says. They include Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan. A number of journalists from …

20-08-2023 MEXICO CITY/ LOS ANGELES: California has been warned of potentially fatal and catastrophic flooding as category 4 Hurricane Hilary rushes towards Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to a tropical storm warning issued by the US government on Friday. “Life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flooding is likely over much of Baja …