International

16-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his chance to defend his Australian Open title after an Australian court upheld a government deportation order. Three Federal Court judges on Sunday sided with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision made on Friday …

16-01-2022 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of India men’s Test team. The 33-year-old, who stopped leading India’s limited-overs sides last year, had led the Test side since 2015. He captained India in a record-breaking 68 Tests, winning 40 matches – the fourth …

6-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies COLLEYVILLE/ TEXAS: Police were negotiating with a man believed to have taken people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during a religious service on Saturday that was being broadcast online. The Colleyville Police Department said Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) …

16-01-2022 NUKU’ALOFA: Tsunami waves caused by a giant underwater volcanic eruption have hit the Pacific country of Tonga. Social media footage showed water washing through a church and several homes, and witnesses said ash was falling over the capital, Nuku’alofa. A tsunami warning sent residents scrambling to higher ground. The …

16-01-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MANILA: The Philippines has finalized a deal to acquire a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India for nearly $375m to beef up its navy, the Southeast Asian nation’s defence minister said. The Philippines is in the late stages of a five-year, P300 billion ($5.85bn) project …

16-01-2022 TEHRAN/ BEIJING: A 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement signed between Iran and China last year has now entered the implementation stage, according to Iran’s foreign minister. Hossein Amirabdollahian, in his first visit to China as foreign minister, announced the news late Friday after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang …

16-01-2022 LONDON: Calls are growing for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after more revelations came to light about regular parties organized at Downing Street that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, with Labour party leader Keir Starmer saying Johnson was “unable to lead”. The UK prime minister witnessed weekly “wine-time …

15-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies TEHRAN/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ PARIS: A recent meeting in Iran between the Taliban and the only opposition group left in Afghanistan produced no concrete results, a prominent opposition figure told AFP in an interview. Ali Maisam Nazary, the foreign relations chief for …

15-01-2022 DOHA/ KAMPALA: A Canadian doctor has told of her joy after delivering a “Miracle” baby on an overnight flight to Uganda. Dr Aisha Khatib, a professor at the University of Toronto, was about one hour into her Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Entebbe when the call went out. …

15-01-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has been detained in Australia ahead of a court hearing that will determine whether the tennis star can stay in the country unvaccinated. The Serbian faces deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time, with the government …