International

15-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to open a Hindu temple where a centuries-old mosque once stood in the northern town of Ayodhya. In doing so, he will achieve a pledge made by his nationalist party in 1990. The move is now …

15-09-2023 NEW YORK: British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has successfully completed a grueling 315-mile (500-kilometer) journey along New York’s Hudson River to recognize the river’s cleanup that was successfully achieved with efforts spanning over decades. Lewis Pugh’s remarkable feat not only showcased his impressive swimming abilities but also highlighted the …

15-09-2023 ABUJA: “A total system collapse” has resulted in widespread power blackouts across Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy. The outage on Thursday affected all of Nigeria’s 36 states and its capital, Abuja. The grid has collapsed multiple times, and it was not clear when power would be restored. The Enugu Electricity …

15-09-2023 WASHINGTON: Tech leaders and American lawmakers discussed the merits and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology behind closed doors on Wednesday. The meeting, attended by over 60 senators, featured a panel of 22 individuals, including prominent figures such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Elon Musk of X and Tesla, Sundar …

15-09-2023 LONDON: Police in the United Kingdom said Wednesday that they have taken into custody three people on suspicion of the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif who was found dead in a residence near Woking, southeast England, on August 10 as the trio fled to escape authorities. According to the …

15-09-2023 MADRID: Officials in Spain arrested a man who sexually harassed a female journalist Isa Balado on live television while she was busy covering a robbery incident in Madrid, as the country is already reeling from a kiss scandal sparked by the Spanish football president. Isa Balado was busy reporting …

14-09-2023 TEHRAN: Women in Iran face up to 10 years in prison if they continue to defy the country’s mandatory hijab law, under harsher laws awaiting approval by authorities. Even businesses that serve women without a hijab face being shut down. The stricter dress code, which amounts to “gender apartheid”, …

14-09-2023 MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Russia’s Far East at a modern space launch facility for talks that the US suspects will involve defence cooperation. Meanwhile, as North Korea’s leader was busy meeting his friend, his military back home fired …

14-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The southern Indian state of Kerala has issued an alert after it confirmed that two people have died from the rare Nipah virus. One of the deaths occurred earlier this month while the other took place on 30 August, both in the state’s …

14-09-2023 TRIPOLI: International aid is slowly starting to reach the devastated port city of Derna as an inquest starts into how as many as 20,000 people might have perished when Storm Daniel hit the northern coast of Libya on Saturday night. Ten thousand people had been declared missing by official …