19-07-2024 NEW YORK: A New York grand jury has indicted a former US Central Intelligence Agency analyst on charges of acting as a spy for the South Korean government in exchange for cash, luxury goods, bags and fancy meals. Sue Mi Terry, who previously worked as a senior official for …

18-07-2024 WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has returned to the campaign trail for the first time since his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, narrowly avoided an assassination attempt over the weekend. Speaking on Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, Biden addressed the shooting directly, which killed a bystander and …

18-07-2024 NAIROBI: At least one person was killed in renewed anti-government protests across Kenya on Tuesday, a journalist said, as police clashed with demonstrators demanding that President William Ruto step down. Youth-led protests that broke out a month ago against proposed tax hikes have continued even after Ruto withdrew the …

18-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: The Indian government remains committed to upholding pre-election borrowing and spending targets in the July 23 budget, despite the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing its majority in this year’s national vote, a poll found. While relying on some regional parties to …

18-07-2024 GAZA CITY: At least 50 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes in south and central parts of Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says. One of the deadliest attacks occurred in the recently designated humanitarian zone of al-Mawasi, west of the southern …

18-07-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MUSCAT/ KARACHI: Nine (9) people, including a policeman, have been killed and 28 others injured in a rare shooting attack near a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman’s capital, Muscat, police say. The three attackers were also killed by security forces during the incident in …

18-07-2024 TORONTO: Record rainfall from three huge storms has flooded parts of Toronto, cut power and left drivers stranded on the major motorway through the city. Environment Canada reported that almost 100mm (4in) of rain fell on Toronto on Tuesday, surpassing the city’s daily record set in 1941. Images and …

18-07-2024 WASHINGTON: Protection for Donald Trump was boosted several weeks ago after US authorities learned of an Iranian plot to kill him, according to national security officials. Officials say there is no known connection between the alleged Iranian plot and the assassination attempt on the former president on Saturday in …

17-07-2024 DHAKA: Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been shut until further notice after six people were killed in protests over quotas in government jobs. University students have been holding rallies for several days against the system of providing reservations in public sector jobs for the children of war heroes, …

17-07-2024 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has received enough votes at the Republican National Convention (RNC) to become the party’s official presidential nominee – days after surviving an assassination attempt. At the gathering in Milwaukee, the ex-president was confirmed as the Republican candidate ahead of the 5 November election. The 78-year-old also …