International

08-05-2023 HOUSTON: A lone gunman went on a mass killing spree at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, near Dallas, shooting at least nine people dead before he was taken out by the police who responded rapidly to the situation to restrict the shooter from doing further fatal damage, CNN …

07-05-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MANIPUR: The death toll of ethnic clashes among tribal groups in India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur has reached 54 after another night of violence as the country’s armed forces struggle to enforce law and order. Reportedly, thousands of troops were dispatched to …

07-05-2023 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Ukraine has accused Russia of attacking the besieged city of Bakhmut with phosphorus munitions. In drone footage released by Ukraine’s military, Bakhmut can be seen ablaze as what appears to be white phosphorus rains down on the city. White phosphorus weapons are not banned, but their use …

07-05-2023 BAGHDAD: At least 400 women are in the second week of a hunger strike in a high-security prison in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the BBC has learned. They are in prison for being part of the Islamic State group, after what they say were unfair trials. The group is said …

07-05-2023 MEXICO CITY: The Mexican president says his country has proof that illegal shipments of the powerful opioid drug fentanyl are arriving from China. A container with hidden packages of the drug was intercepted in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador said. “We already have …

07-05-2023 NEW YORK: The former president of the United States, Donald Trump’s 48-minute video that shows him providing evidence for his civil rape trial has been released by a New York court. During the video, Trump misidentifies his accuser, E Jean Carroll, for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a photo. …

07-05-2023 GEORGIA: At least four people have been killed in a shooting incident in Georgia Thursday as the shooter opened fire on two of his relatives and a McDonald’s worker before shooting himself fatally. The killing took place in the city of Moultrie in rural South Georgia. The local coroner …

07-05-2023 TEHRAN: Iran executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks, including one on a military parade in 2018 that killed 25 people. Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death for being “corrupt on earth”, a capital offence under Iran’s strict interpretation of Islamic …

07-05-2023 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s warring parties have met for direct talks in Saudi Arabia as mediators pressed for an end to a conflict that has killed hundreds and sent tens of thousands fleeing. Saudi Arabia and the United States welcomed the start of the “pre-negotiation talks” on Saturday in the Saudi …

07-05-2023 LONDON: As the UK continues to face a cost-of-living crisis and widespread strikes over pay, some Britons are questioning why taxpayers have to foot the bill for King Charles III’s lavish coronation on Saturday. The cost of the coronation has been kept under wraps and the total sum is …