International

17-01-2024 WELLINGTON: A New Zealand Member Parliament (MP) has resigned following multiple allegations of shoplifting, which police are investigating. Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores, one in Auckland and the other in Wellington. The former UN human rights lawyer …

17-01-2024 LONDON: Hizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from organizing in the UK after claims by the British government that the group is antisemitic and promotes hatred of Jews. James Cleverly, the home secretary has announced that the group, which is already banned in countries including Pakistan, Germany, and Indonesia, will …

17-01-2024 GAZA CITY: Israeli attacks have continued overnight in northern, central and southern Gaza, with at least 132 killed in the enclave in the past 24 hours, according to the Wafa news agency. Several UN agencies have appealed for “faster, safer” aid access in Gaza as the population faces famine …

17-01-2024 WASHINGTON: Pentagon said Monday that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital as he was facing prostate cancer complications, days after being secretly hospitalized. The doctors of the former military general said he is expected to make a full recovery with no treatments planned so far. The …

16-01-2024 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned vessel has been hit with a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey has said. It is thought to be the third incident involving the bulk carrier, believed to be named Zografia, in 24 hours. Tuesday’s incident …

16-01-2024 BERLIN: Far-right groups have discussed toppling the German government as they seek to harness the anger of ongoing farmer protests over subsidy cuts. A protest took place in Berlin on Monday amid fears extremists are infiltrating the agricultural movement. A team has been working with a media outlet verify …

16-01-2024 SYDNEY: Australia’s foreign minister called on Monday for a “sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza as she left for a Middle East tour that includes a visit to the occupied West Bank and meetings with the families of Israeli hostages. Penny Wong said she would use the visits to Jordan, Israel, …

16-01-2024 TAIPEI: Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies Nauru to China on Monday, just days after it elected a new president, and accused China of attempting to pressure it while it affirmed the will of Taiwanese to go out into the world. China claims Taiwan as its …

16-01-2024 COPENHAGEN: Tens of thousands of people turned out to watch King Frederik X succeed his mother as the monarch of Denmark, in a historic moment for the nation. Blinking back tears, King Frederik told a cheering crowd outside Christiansborg Castle that he hoped to become “a unifying king” for …

16-01-2024 SANA’A/ JERUSALEM: A US-owned ship has been hit “in response to strikes by the US and UK on Houthis in Yemen”, a maritime security firm says. The master of the vessel reported being hit by a missile near Yemen’s port city of Aden. The Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking …