International

28-11-2022 VATICAN CITY/ JERUSALEM: Pope Francis on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to make greater efforts to seek dialogue following recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank. Speaking to tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday blessing, Francis …

27-11-2022 TAIPEI CITY: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China’s rising bellicosity failed to pay off and win public support. Tsai offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after …

27-11-2022 WASHINGTON: The White House has condemned former President Donald Trump for meeting at his Florida estate with a prominent white supremacist and rapper Kanye West, who is embroiled in a storm over anti-Jewish remarks. Trump acknowledged having dinner with West, who legally changed his name to Ye, on Tuesday …

27-11-2022 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that Beijing is willing to work with Pyongyang for global peace and stability, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The report on Saturday came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) …

27-11-2022 WASHINGTON/ DAMASCUS: The United States military has reported two rocket attacks targeting its patrol base in northeastern Syria, but said there were no injuries to its forces. In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the attacks “targeted coalition forces” at its base in al-Shaddadi in Syria late …

27-11-2022 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: The US has banned the sale and import of new communications equipment from five Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE, amid concerns over national security. Other companies listed include Hikvision, Dahua and Hytera, which make video surveillance equipment and two-way radio systems. It is the first …

27-11-2022 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: Adhila Nasarin and Fathima Noora made headlines earlier this year when a court in the southern Indian state of Kerala reunited the two women after they had been forcibly separated by their parents. The women had petitioned a court against the opposition they …

27-11-2022 OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he “absolutely made the right choice” in invoking never-used emergency powers to end to last winter’s truck protests. Trudeau made the comments during an appearance on Friday before an inquiry looking into Canada’s use of its Emergencies Act. He said he didn’t …

27-11-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Some 2,500 naked volunteers have posed in the early morning light on Sydney’s Bondi Beach for an artwork designed to raise awareness of skin cancer. The installation is American photographer Spencer Tunick’s latest project, aimed at encouraging Australians to get regular skin checks. Legislation was changed …

26-11-2022 BEIJING: A fire that killed 10 people in China’s Xinjiang region has sparked anger at the zero-COVID policy as Beijing faces increasing public disapproval over its hardline approach to stopping the spread of the coronavirus. On Thursday night, 10 people were killed and nine injured after a fire in …