International

16-10-2023 WASHINGTON: A controversial move by the US news network MSNBC has come under scrutiny in the midst of escalating tensions in the Gaza Strip. The network has suspended the shows of three Muslim anchors, Mehdi Hasan, Ayman Mohieddine, and Ali Velshi, leading to a flurry of discussions and concerns. …

16-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least one person was killed while more than 90 others have been injured after a strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Sunday, in the same region where more than 1,000 people died in tremors last week. Residents in the city …

15-10-2023 TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, issued a warning to Israel, urging it to cease its attacks on Gaza, emphasizing that the ongoing war could expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah becomes involved, and such an escalation would result in “a huge earthquake” for Israel. …

15-10-2023 WELLINGTON: The opposition National Party has won the New Zealand election, taking enough seats to form a coalition with its allies on the right wing of politics. Incumbent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, of Labour, phoned National’s leader Chris Luxon to concede defeat. Luxon thanked National voters and said they …

15-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ BEIJING: The Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government. Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional …

15-10-2023 GAZA: As Israeli air strikes intensify, grieving families in Gaza are facing difficulties burying their loved ones with many resorting to informal graveyards dug in empty lots because major cemeteries in the region have become dangerous to reach. The escalating siege is pushing the enclave toward a humanitarian catastrophe. …

15-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognize Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country’s efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples. Australians had to vote “Yes” or “No” in the referendum, the first in almost a quarter …

15-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS: Tens of thousands of Palestinians were estimated to have headed south from northern Gaza following the Israeli order, according to the United Nations (UN), which said more than 400,000 Palestinians had been internally displaced due to hostilities prior to the directive. Many others, however, said they would …

15-10-2023 RIYADH/ WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia has decided to pause US-supported plans to normalize relations with Israel, indicating a swift reassessment of its foreign policy priorities as the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas intensifies, media reported citing two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking, The ongoing war has also …

14-10-2023 Bureau Report AHMEDABAD: India demolished Pakistan as the most eagerly awaited contest of the World Cup so far turned into a one-sided anti-climax in Ahmedabad. Pakistan have never beaten India in a men’s 50-over World Cup, but looked to be laying a platform to challenge the hosts when they …