International

18-01-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is famous for making scripted speeches, but a recent teleprompter malfunction exposed his inability to make an impromptu speech at an international platform. It happened when Modi went dumbstruck all of a sudden while speaking with sheer confidence and fluency …

18-01-2022 TOKYO/ AUCKLAND: The huge volcanic eruption in the Pacific island nation of Tonga could cause long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and disrupt fisheries, scientists studying satellite images have warned. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, an undersea volcano that erupted on Saturday triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific, has been …

18-01-2022 ADEN/ DUBAI/ RIYADH/ SANA’A: An air strike killed about 14 people in a building in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, residents said on Tuesday, during strikes across the city launched by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group. The alliance strikes on Houthi-held Sanaa followed an attack claimed by …

18-01-2022 BAGHDAD: Two explosions rocked the commercial district of Karrada in the center of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The explosive attacks happened at around 10:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, according to local media that said at least two people were injured in the attacks. Two Kurdish-owned banks were reportedly …

18-01-2022 NUKU’ALOFA/ TOKYO: Tongans living overseas are facing an anxious wait for news of loved ones after a volcano triggered a tsunami. The underwater volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku’alofa. The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves …

18-01-2022 Bureau Report HERAT/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: At least 12 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said. The victims died when roofs of their residential houses collapsed in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, district governor Mohammad Saleh Purdel told media. The …

17-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + BBC ELGRADE/ MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has arrived in Serbia after being deported from Australia. The top men’s tennis player was deported after losing a visa battle that centred on the fact he is unvaccinated. Supporters gathered at the airport in Belgrade, waving the national flag …

  17-01-2022 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A suspected drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people and started a separate fire at Abu Dhabi’s international airport, police said. Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) identified the dead as two Indian nationals and …

17-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies COLLEYVILLE/ TEXAS: United States authorities have identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe …

17-01-2022 PYONGYANG/ TOKYO: North Korea carried out what appeared to be a test of a ballistic missile on Monday morning, Japan’s coast guard said, as Pyongyang continues a wave of weapons tests that have triggered condemnation at the United Nations. South Korea’s military said the launch involved an ‘unidentified projectile’ …