11 die in Delhi after heavy rain
Reuters : The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged...
International
Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performance
CNN : President Joe Biden’s dismal showing at the CNN presidential debate against former President Donald Trump resonated around the world, with foreign diplomats expressing...
Daesh killed more than 4,000 since Syria territorial defeat: Monitor
BEIRUT : Daesh fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in Syria since 2019 when the jihadists lost their last stronghold in the country, a war...
Serbian officer shot with crossbow outside embassy
BBC : A Serbian police officer has been injured in a crossbow attack outside the Israeli embassy in the capital, Belgrade. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic...
Khamenei protege, sole moderate neck and neck in Iran presidential race
Reuters : A low-key moderate and a protege of Iran’s supreme leader are neck-and-neck in the vote count in snap presidential elections marked by voter...
Israeli forces intensify attacks in Shujayea as Gaza death toll rises
Aljazeera : The Israeli military has said its troops are intensifying operations in the Shujayea neighbourhood east of Gaza City and “fighting simultaneously above and...
30 protesters killed in Kenya: HRW
AFP : At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East...
Delhi airport roof collapse kills one
News Desk : The roof of a newly refurbished terminal building at New Delhi’s international airport partially collapsed in heavy rains early Friday, killing one...
Bolivia arrests 17 as failed coup deepens instability
AFP : Bolivian authorities on Thursday paraded handcuffed detainees in front of the media, announcing 17 arrests after a botched coup d’etat that has deepened...
Japan protests sex assault cases involving US military
Al Jazeera : Japan has lodged a protest at the United States embassy in Tokyo over at least two alleged sexual assault cases involving American...
‘Not crazy to be optimistic’ on climate tech: Gates
AFP : Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday urged investors to get behind cutting-edge climate technologies he says would drive a “green industrial revolution” and...
Iran begins voting in presidential election
Reuters : Iranians started voting on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly...