International

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 …

WASHINGTON: As US secretaries of state and defence began to brief the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday on the Biden administration’s request for more money to fund the wars in Israel and Ukraine, a line of anti-war protesters got up and raised red-stained hands in the air. They shouted: “Ceasefire Now, Protect the Children of Gaza and Stop Funding Genocide” …

GAZA STRIP: Palestinian fighters offered stiff resista­nce to invading forces, but the relentless Israeli bombing of the besieged enclave claimed at least 50 lives in the Jabalia refugee camp, on Tuesday. This takes the total number of those killed in Israel’s brutal bombing campaign to 8,525, including 3,542 children, according to the latest count by the health ministry. The director …