India allows export of 50,000 tonnes of onions

India yesterday permitted the export of 50,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh ahead of Ramadan, relaxing the vegetable’s export ban.
22 February 2024

Israel hits Gaza’s Rafah

Israeli bombs on Rafah flattened a mosque and destroyed homes in what residents called one of their worst nights yet, while the Hamas chief was in Cairo for talks Gazans hope could bring a truce in time to head off a full-blown assault on the city.
22 February 2024

Russia sent hitmen to kill deserter in Spain: report

Moscow sent hitmen who gunned down a Russian deserter in Spain last week, six months after fleeing to Ukraine in his helicopter, El Pais newspaper reported yesterday, citing Spanish intelligence sources.
22 February 2024

Chinese ‘research’ ship makes port call in the Maldives

A Chinese research ship arrived in the Maldives yesterday, global ship-tracking data showed, just three months after a similar vessel visited the Indian Ocean and sparked New Delhi’s security concerns.
22 February 2024

Police bust ‘one of largest’ Channel migrant smuggling networks

German police assisted by French and Belgian authorities have rolled up “one of the largest migrant smuggling networks” operating in the Channel, arresting 19 suspects in the international operation, Europol said yesterday.
22 February 2024

Post-Polls Pakistan: Imran to ask IMF to halt aid over ‘rigged’ election

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan will write to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), demanding it to stop their support for Pakistan due to “rigged elections,” party leader Ali Zafar announced yesterday.
22 February 2024

Chinese boat ‘lost balance’ in deadly incident: Taiwan

Taiwan’s coast guard said yesterday a Chinese boat that capsized during a chase was trying to evade a patrol vessel and “lost its balance” in a deadly incident condemned by Beijing.
22 February 2024

Turkish rights groups under ‘increasing’ pressure: report

Turkey’s government is putting independent groups under increasing restrictions, including smear tactics, administrative harassment and the threat of criminal prosecution, argued a report released yesterday.
22 February 2024

Indian ‘warriors’ face police to back protesting farmers

Indian Sikh warriors, some on horseback, gathered yesterday to protect protesting farmers stalled by fearsome police barricades from advancing on the capital New Delhi to demand higher crop prices.
22 February 2024

Chinese firm hacked foreign govts, activists, data leak shows

A Chinese tech security firm was able to breach foreign governments, infiltrate social media accounts and hack personal computers, a massive data leak analysed by experts this week revealed.
22 February 2024

Houthis order shipping ban

Yemen’s Houthis yesterday sent shippers and insurers formal notice of what they termed a ban on vessels linked to Israel, the US and Britain from sailing in surrounding seas, seeking to reinforce their military campaign in support of Palestinians.
22 February 2024

Gaza war death toll at 29,410

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 29,410 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between Hamas-led militants and Israel
22 February 2024

China plans to send more pandas to US zoo

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions
22 February 2024

US FDA warns against using smartwatches to measure blood glucose

The US Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Wednesday against using smartwatches or smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin, regardless of manufacturer or brand
22 February 2024

US urges Pakistan to lift internet shutdowns, social media restrictions

The US State Department on Wednesday condemned internet shutdowns in Pakistan, including restrictions on social media platforms, and urged the Pakistani government to lift such restrictions
22 February 2024

In Michigan, Arab American voters vow to 'punish' Biden

It's common to hear residents chatting in Arabic just as often as English in this Detroit suburb's stores or mosques, those buildings themselves often sporting bilingual signage out front
22 February 2024

At least 16 dead in Venezuela illegal mine collapse

At least 16 people died when an illegal gold mine collapsed in the jungles of southern Venezuela, officials said Wednesday revising down an earlier figure
22 February 2024

Biden calls Putin a 'crazy SOB'

President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" during a fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday, warning there is always the threat of nuclear conflict but that the existential threat to humanity remains climate. ."This is the last existential threat.
22 February 2024

How unhealthy are processed foods?

Processing food is a method in production. It doesn't always mean the food is unhealthy, but it is more likely to be high in calories and low in nutrition
22 February 2024

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, killing large family in home

Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were killed in an air strike, residents said, as the ruined Palestinian enclave's health ministry announced 29,313 deaths in the war so far
22 February 2024