International

08-04-2023 TOKYO: A Japanese military helicopter which went missing with 10 people aboard is thought to have crashed into the sea in Okinawa prefecture, officials say. Floating debris that could be aircraft parts has been spotted during a search and rescue operation, they say. “We believe that an air accident …

08-04-2023 BEIJING: A research team in China has published analysis of samples taken more than three years ago from the market linked to the outbreak of Covid-19. The Huanan seafood and wildlife market has been a focal point in the search for the origin of the coronavirus but this is …

08-04-2023 WASHINGTON: The world economy is expected to grow less than 3 percent this year, down from 3.4 percent last year, increasing the risk of hunger and poverty globally, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that growth is expected to remain …

08-04-2023 DUBAI: A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, Indian brothers who face charges of political corruption, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said on Friday. The Indian brothers, arrested in the UAE in June 2022, are accused of using their connections with …

08-04-2023 BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron called on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday to “bring Russia to its senses” over Ukraine and urged him not to deliver weapons to Moscow. The French president, who arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, has made clear he …

08-04-2023 WASHINGTON: Democrat representative Justin Jones while maintaining his stance on firearms legislation said prior to his vote of expulsion that what “they did was giving voices to those who have been silenced.” While speaking on the floor of the House, he said: “There comes a time where people get …

08-04-2023 NASHVILLE: In an emotionally charged session shown on media, Republicans voted to expel two African American Democrat legislators from the House of Representatives in Tennessee, weeks after they protested gun reform laws, media reported Friday. The Republican-dominated house, however, could not throw out the third representative as in the …

08-04-2023 BEEIRUT/ GAZA: Israel has fired what it says “retaliatory airstrikes” on early Friday hitting the targets of Hamas in southern Lebanon, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, media reported today. Lebanese news agency Al-Manar reported that “Israeli airstrikes hit an open area in Tyre region after which …

08-04-2023 WASHINGTON: Just a day after the expulsion of the two Democrats from Republican-dominated Tennessee’s House of Representatives, US President Joe Biden criticized the move and termed the expulsion ‘undemocratic’. Taking to Twitter, Joe Biden wrote that “Three kids and three officials gunned down in yet another mass shooting. And …

07-04-2023 PARIS: Clashes erupted in Paris next to a Left Bank brasserie favored by French President Emmanuel Macron as protesters torched garbage cans and smashed two banks during the eleventh day of nationwide demonstrations against pension reform. The bistro La Rotonde, whose awning was set alight as protesters threw bottles …