WASHINGTON:Donald Trump and his allies are escalating efforts to undermine the criminal case against him and drum up protests as the former president braces for a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified information. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark his second time […]
KABUL:Sanaullah Ghaffari, a most wanted terrorist who orchestrated several deadly attacks in recent times, met his end under mysterious circumstances. In a major victory against terrorism, the mastermind of a suicide attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and Qissa Khwani Bazaar attack was killed, however, the reason behind his death remained unknown. Commonly known […]
NEW DELHI/OTTAWA:Assuring the 700 Indian students, who are facing deportation from Canada over fake admission letters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said they will evaluate each case and the victims of fraud will have an opportunity to demonstrate their situation and present evidence to support their case. The remarks came as hundreds of Indian students, mostly […]
HOUSTON:The air quality of New York city has deteriorated as smoke from the Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest, with data showing that the pollution level in the metropolitan city was highest among significant cities worldwide, even surpassing New Delhi. Situation was such that the picturesque and renowned skyline of New […]
NEW DELHI:A crucial meeting between the top wrestlers, led by Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia, and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur began at his residence on Wednesday morning as the government continued its effort to strike a deal with the protesting grapplers, who are demanding arrest of WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The meeting was called […]
CANBERRA:Australian employers have been warned they face a two-year prison sentence if migrant workers are exploited under a fresh government crackdown. Reforms to expand protections for some of the most vulnerable in the workforce will be introduced to federal parliament within weeks. The proposed changes would make it a criminal offence to coerce someone into […]
CANBERRA:Australia’s industrial relations tribunal has granted a 5.75 per cent increase in the national minimum wage, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced on Friday, adding that the adjustments will take effect on July 1. The increase falls between the 7 per cent rise advocated by the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the about 4 […]
CANBERRA:Latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday revealed that the country;s inflation rate rose by 6.8 per cent in the year to April and the main drivers were increase in fuel and housing prices. It is compared to the 6.3 per cent increase in the 12 months to March, but […]
BEIJING:China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong space station for a five-month mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 9.31 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes […]
ANKARA:Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, the head of Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced on Sunday, declaring Erdogan the winner of a historic runoff vote that is set to extend his 20-year rule until 2028. YSK Chairman Ahmet Yener said that Erdogan was elected as the new president with 52.14% of […]