International

10-01-2024 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: A massive storm system is causing widespread chaos across various regions of the United States, unleashing a barrage of extreme weather conditions from tornadoes in the south to blizzards in the north. The forecast, issued by the National Weather Service, has warned residents of potential flash floods, …

10-01-2024 PARIS: Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal, 34, as France’s youngest prime minister, aiming to reinvigorate his presidency with a new government. Attal, currently serving as the education minister, replaces Elisabeth Borne, who resigned after 20 months. This move comes ahead of crucial European Parliament elections in June. Attal’s …

10-01-2024 WASHINGTON: NASA is set to delay its next few missions to the moon under a key program as technical hurdles mount with the various spacecraft it intends to use to get there, according to four people familiar with NASA’s plans. The US space agency is expected to announce the …

10-01-2024 JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT/ DAMASCUS: Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran’s weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region, six sources with direct knowledge of the matter told media. The sources, including a Syrian military intelligence …

10-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: The Australian government has indicated that it has put on hold a proposal to hold a vote on removing King Charles III as its head of state. It is a longstanding policy of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to hold a referendum on becoming …

10-01-2024 BEIRUT: The Lebanese group Hezbollah says one of its commanders has been killed in a strike in southern Lebanon believed to have been carried out by Israel. Wissam Tawil was reportedly a member of the group’s elite Radwan Force, and one of the most prominent Hezbollah figures to be …

10-01-2024 NEW YORK: Tesla and SpaceX owner, Elon Musk has responded to the allegations of drug addiction, saying: “After that one puff with Rogan, I agreed, at Nasa’s request, to do 3 years of random drug testing.” However, he emphasized that no trace quantities of any drugs or alcohol were …

10-01-2024 VATICAN CITY: The Head of the Catholic Church, on Monday, called for a global ban on surrogate motherhood, calling the practice “deplorable” and one that violates the dignity of the woman and the child. “I deem deplorable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of …

10-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Australian authorities have thwarted an illicit smuggling ring attempting to export native lizards and reptiles, estimating the total worth at over 1.2 million Australian dollars ($800,000) to Hong Kong. According to media, the operation, initiated in September 2023, led to the arrest of three …

09-01-2024 RIYADH/ WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: US officials have reiterated calls for Israel to ease its assault on Gaza as the Ministry of Health in the besieged Palestinian territory reports hundreds of more deaths. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East amid growing alarm that Israel’s war on …