International

06-12-2022 KATHMANDU: Biraj Bhakta Shrestha had just stepped out of his teens in the early 2000s and used to spend his time busking out at what is popularly known as Freak Street in Nepal’s capital. With a guitar in his hand, he would pick a spot on the street of …

06-12-2022 RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosts China’s leader this week at a delicate moment in US-Saudi ties, signaling Riyadh’s resolve to navigate a polarized global order regardless of the wishes of its Western allies, analysts said. The ruler of the oil giant has made a comeback on the …

05-12-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s planned regulation of online gaming will apply to all real-money games after the prime minister’s office overruled a proposal to only regulate games of skill and leave out games of chance, according to a government document and three sources. The much-awaited regulations are seen …

05-12-2022 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a new criminal law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with imprisonment of up to a year. Bambang Wuryanto, a politician involved in the draft, said the code could be passed as early as next week. The law, if passed, …

05-12-2022 WASHINGTON: International news network CNN bade farewell to hundreds of employees on Thursday amid what the outlet called “the deepest cuts to the organization in years.” The fairly new CEO of the network, Chris Licht, who took over in May, said in an all-staff memo that the layoffs were …

05-12-2022 Bureau Report SYDNEY: An Australian former high school teacher, who was the subject of the hit podcast “The Teacher’s Pet”, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in jail for murdering his wife 40 years ago, in a case that has gripped the nation. The cold case against Christopher …

05-12-2022 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says. The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft. A panel of legal experts concluded that he has …

05-12-2022 NEW YORK: For many years, the biggest brands in technology staffed their workforces with thousands of H-1B workers. But as a possible recession approaches, many businesses are starting to lay off employees, placing individuals who have this visa in a difficult situation, CNBC reported. Collectively, Twitter, Meta, Amazon, and …

05-12-2022 JERUSALEM/ GAZA: The killing of a Palestinian man by an Israeli soldier in broad daylight in the occupied West Bank has sparked widespread anger among Palestinians, amid calls on social media to escalate resistance acts against the Israeli occupation. The last moments of Ammar Mufleh, 23, were captured on …

05-12-2022 TEHRAN: A security body in Iran has provided its first official assessment of continuing unrest across the country, saying more than 200 people have been killed since September. In a statement published on Saturday, the state Security Council of the Iranian interior ministry provided its first death toll that …