International

02-03-2024 DHAKA: A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, the health minister said on Friday. Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused …

02-03-2024 SYDNEY: Facebook parent company Meta has announced that it will no longer enter deals to pay news publishers in Australia, prompting condemnation from the government and the media industry. To ensure that Meta can “continue to invest in products and services that drive user engagement”, the company will not …

02-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ MEXICO CITY: US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his likely Republican opponent in the November election, will make separate visits to the US-Mexico border on Thursday as immigration has become a key issue for voters. Biden, who has been on the defensive on the issue in recent …

02-03-2024 LUSAKA: Zambia declared drought a national disaster on Friday with President Hakainde Hichilema saying the lack of rain has devastated the agricultural sector, affecting more than one million families. The southern African country has gone without rain for five weeks at a time when farmers need it the most, …

01-03-2024 GAZA CITY: At least 112 Palestinians are said to have been killed and 760 injured trying to get desperately needed aid in Gaza. Crowds descended on a convoy of Lorries on the coastal road south-west of Gaza City, in the presence of Israeli tanks. Israel’s military say tanks fired …

01-03-2024 RAFAH: Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Hospital officials initially reported an …

01-03-2024 AMSTERDAM: A Dutch court said it had charged two Pakistani nationals on Wednesday over public calls for the murder of far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders, who aims to lead a new government after his party won elections in November. In a statement on Wednesday, the court said prosecutors had …

01-03-2024 TOKYO/ SAO PAULO: Japan stands ready to take appropriate action against excessive exchange-rate moves, its top currency diplomat said following yen declines to levels seen by traders as heightening the chance of currency intervention. The warning by Masato Kanda, Japan’s vice finance minister for international affairs, likely reflects Tokyo’s …

01-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Reliance-Disney India merger has attracted Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani, back into mainstream business as the new company’s chair, where her experience in arts and sports, and ties with Bollywood could come in handy. Reliance and Disney said on …

01-03-2024 ACCRA: Ghana’s parliament has voted to pass a controversial bill to severely restrict LGBTQ rights, in a move that has been condemned by rights activists. A coalition of religious and traditional leaders sponsored the legislation that is favoured by most lawmakers and that passed in parliament on Wednesday. The …