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19-06-2023 BAGHDAD: A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has gone on display in Iraq after being returned by Italy following nearly four decades. The artefact is inscribed with complete cuneiform text – a system of writing on clay in an ancient Babylonian alphabet. Italian authorities handed it over to Iraq’s President Abdul …

19-06-2023 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held “candid” and “constructive” talks with China’s Foreign Minister in Beijing at the start of two days of meetings with Chinese officials, the US State Department has said. Blinken emphasised the need for diplomacy and keeping “open channels of communication” US …

19-06-2023 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan authorities have arrested 10 alleged human traffickers after it emerged that many of the dozens of migrants and refugees who drowned off the coast of Greece were from the South Asian nation currently in the midst of an unprecedented economic and political crisis, officials said …

19-06-2023 SANA’A: The first direct flight between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in nearly seven years has taken more than 270 Yemenis from rebel-held Sanaa to Jeddah, signaling easing tensions between the two countries. The flight by Yemenia also known as Yemen Airways took place Saturday evening and carried Yemeni Muslims …

18-06-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AMRITSAR: Amritsar, a north Indian city of two million people, is famous for many things: delectable cuisine, its historical old town and the spectacular Golden Temple, the most significant shrine of the Sikh religion. Yet, what stands out everywhere, from the temple to the people …

18-06-2023 CHICAGO: A shooting near Lincoln Park Zoo wounded five people with four of the victims critical in a hospital, as authorities continue to investigate into the incident, Police said. The shooting occurred around 5 am in the 1900 block of North Stockton Drive, where police blocked the area. Police …

18-06-2023 KHARTOUM/ CAIRO: Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to another ceasefire in a series that has failed to stop the violence as the residents said civilians were killed amid air strikes pummeling multiple parts of the capital city on Saturday. Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

17-06-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: “We don’t want this chemical refinery. We will not allow dirty oil from an Arab country to destroy our pristine environment,” says Manasi Bole. She is among thousands of people protesting plans to acquire an expansive laterite plateau flanked by Cliffside fishing villages, mango orchards …

17-06-2023 LONDON: Dame Sue Carr has made history as the first woman to be appointed as the most senior judge in England and Wales. The role she will assume is that of Lord Chief Justice, a position with a history dating back to the 13th century. Carr, a veteran UK …

17-06-2023 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: In a widespread hacking campaign, multiple US federal government agencies and prominent organizations have fallen victim to cyberattacks. The attacks exploited a vulnerability in widely used file-transfer software called MOVEit Transfer, which is commonly utilized by organizations to exchange files with partners and customers. The Cybersecurity …