World
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Sri Lanka police arrests wanted handler of 4 ISIS suspects detained in India
Colombo: Sri Lankan Police have arrested the suspected handler of the four of its nationals who were arrested at Ahmedabad airport in India for their alleged links with the banned Islamic State…
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Hamtramck becomes first US city to boycott Israel
In a landmark decision, Hamtramck City Council in the United States (US) of Michigan has unanimously passed a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) resolution. The Palestinian-led BDS movement, launched in 2005, seeks…
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Israel rejects lifting restrictions on Spanish consulate
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced his rejection of a request by his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares to remove the restrictions on the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem. A week…
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New air cargo route inaugurated between China and Pakistan
Islamabad: A new air cargo route has been launched between Pakistan and China to further enhance trade ties between the two all-weather allies, ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing…
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Spelling Bee finalists, mostly Indian-American children, visit White House
Washington: Bruhat Soma, the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s Indian-American winner, along with the seven other finalists was invited by the White House for a visit, a lifetime experience for these young talents.…
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SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon, Mars: Elon Musk
New Delhi: SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future, its CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. “Over time, SpaceX will…
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Gilchrist backs Nepal, Netherlands to upset big teams in T20 WC
Barbados: Legendary Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist believes Nepal and the Netherlands could surprise teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Nepal and the Netherlands are clubbed with…
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Biden says Israel has offered to Hamas a three-step road map to an enduring ceasefire
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday announced that Israel has offered to Hamas, a three-step roadmap to enduring ceasefire in the region. “Now after intensive diplomacy carried out by my team…
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US ex-president Trump to appeal conviction in hush money trial
New York: Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will appeal his conviction on all counts in the hush money trial in New York City. Speaking at a press conference…
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Biden asks Trump to respect the justice system after he calls the trial ‘rigged’
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday called on his predecessor Donald Trump to respect the justice system and not to show reckless and dangerous behaviour on the verdict of a jury…
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Petition filed against Pak PM Shehbaz for calling country’s judiciary ‘black sheep’
Lahore: A petition was filed in a Pakistani court here on Friday seeking contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his contentious remarks, calling serving judges of the country’s judiciary “black…
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‘Pedal 2 Haj for Gaza’: Brothers cycles 3,635 miles from Scotland to Madinah
Two brothers from the quaint town of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland, recently arrived in the city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, after covering a distance of 3,635 miles on bicycles to perform Haj this…
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Knife-wielding attacker at anti-Islam event shot at by German police
Mannheim: A knife-wielding attacker in the German city of Mannheim on Friday, May 31, targeted a gathering of the anti-Islam right-wing group Pax Europa, according to members of the group. The police…
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Muslim nurse in New York fired for calling Israel’s war in Gaza as ‘genocide’
A New York University Langone Medical Centre in the United States (US) recently fired a Palestinian-American Muslim nurse for describing Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip as a ‘genocide’ during an award…
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Will not hesitate to protect British interests in Red Sea: UK PM Rishi Sunak
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect British interests abroad after the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out strikes against Houthi rebels. The UK and US forces struck Houthi…
