International

LA PAZ: Bolivia said on Tuesday it was severing diplomatic ties with Israel over its “disproportionate” attacks in Gaza, as two other Latin American countries recalled their ambassadors over the mounting humanitarian crisis. Bolivia “has decided to cut diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out …

ISMAILIA: Seventy-six wounded Palestinians and 335 foreigners entered Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in first such crossing since the Oct 7 Hamas raid that triggered an ongoing episode of hostilities by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave. A day after an Israeli air strike killed about 50 people and wounded 150 others in Jabalia, another blast shook Gaza’s …

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Houston, Texas: The funeral prayer for Dr. Talat Jahan Khan, a Pakistani woman tragically killed in Conroe, took place in Houston. In attendance were hundreds of mourners, including the deceased’s husband, son, daughter, and brother, wjahat Khan, as well as Consul General Houston Aftab Chaudhary. The emotional service was held at Hamza Mosque in Houston, …

BELFAST: Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened unrest can be seen on the streets of the British province. Palestinian and Israeli flags flutter in pro-Irish and pro-UK neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, tapping into its own history of conflict and division that still affects everyday life despite a 1998 peace …

THE distribution of food and medical supplies is faltering in Gaza due to a chronic lack of fuel, chaos at aid stores, the choking of streets with rubble from Israeli shelling and overcrowding caused by displacement of civilians. Moreover, the healthcare system has almost hit a collapse and surgeons are forced to perform surgeries in corridors now. “We take it …

DHAKA: Two Bangla­deshi opposition activists were killed on Tuesday after police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder. Police said violence broke out in multiple cities and towns as members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-i-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, demanded Prime …

OXFORD: British universities Oxford and Cambridge are constantly ranked among the best in the world and celebrated for their academic excellence. But their murkier history is being brought to life for tourists, as the country increasingly grapples with its colonial past. “This is not the standard walking tour,” warned guide and student Claire McCann, before leading her group onto the …

NAIROBI: Britain’s King Charles said on Tuesday he felt the “greatest sorrow and deepest regret” for atrocities suffered by Kenyans during their struggle for independence from colonial rule. But in a speech at the start of a four-day state visit to Kenya, he stopped short of making a full apology called for by survivors of that period and local rights …

PARIS: French prosecutors opened an investigation on Tuesday into dozens of Stars of David daubed on buildings around the city and its suburbs. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne condemned “the despicable acts”, saying they will not go unpunished. Fresh stars were painted overnight on the facades of several buildings in a southern district of Paris, a journalist saw on Tuesday. Similar …

PARIS: French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour. The incident came with the country on its maximum alert for potential attacks but with the police also under scrutiny over recent fatal shootings of suspects. Witnesses said the 38-year-old woman, who was wearing a hijab, recited “Allahu …