International

29-01-2024 PYANGYONG: North Korea has fired several cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korean military officials said, continuing a streak of weapons tests that have drawn condemnation from the United States, South Korea and Japan. The missile launches follow North Korea’s test launch on Wednesday of the strategic cruise …

29-01-2024 BRASILIA: At least seven people lost their lives after a small single-engine plane crashed in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil Sunday, according to officials as authorities were responding to the scene. The plane was flying from Campinas, in neighboring Sao Paulo state, and broke up mid-air and crashed …

28-01-2024 DUBAI/ SANA’A: A tanker with links to the UK was on fire for several hours in the Gulf of Aden after a being hit by a missile fired by the Houthis. The Iran-backed movement, based in Yemen, said it targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday in response to “American-British …

28-01-2024 LONDON: The UK has become the latest country to pause funding for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. It comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its staff over allegations of involvement in the 7 October Hamas attacks. The UK government said it was “appalled” by …

28-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ ISTANBUL: The United States has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after the Turkish parliament this week ratified Sweden’s NATO membership. The US Department of State notified Congress of the $23bn agreement to sell the warplanes to NATO ally Turkey on Friday night, along with …

28-01-2024 MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians have gathered at rallies against the Australia Day holiday, which marks the arrival of British colonists in 1788 and has become increasingly contentious. Protesters gathered on Friday at Invasion Day rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities across the country, according to media. …

28-01-2024 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Health Ministry says 174 Palestinians were killed and 310 wounded in the enclave in 24 hours. Israel intensifies bombings in Gaza, even as the International Court of Justice ordered it to take steps to prevent acts of genocide. In its highly anticipated interim decision, the court …

28-01-2024 SEATAC, WASHINGTON: Boeing’s 737 Max 9 model returned to the skies on Alaska Airlines flight 1146, marking the first revenue flight for this model since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the jets three weeks ago due to a door plug blowout on flight 1282. The plane took off …

28-01-2024 SINGAPORE: Thigh gaps are back and resurfacing on the popular social media site TikTok under a new name “legging legs.” The new trend is targeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha users as it gains traction with its hashtag. On TikTok, many of its users can be seen shown posting …

27-01-2024 GENEVA/ UNITED NATIONS: Climate change, and not El Nino, was the primary driver of the unprecedented drought last year in the Amazon rainforest that caused rivers to dry up, required deliveries of essential supplies to river communities and resulted in the deaths of endangered dolphins, scientists have said. A …