International

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine. President Joe Biden “has been clear that the US will not send troops to fight in Ukraine”, National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. The statement came after the French president suggested that Western troops could be sent to Ukraine. …

SYDNEY: Australian police found the bodies of a TV presenter and his flight attendant boyfriend in a rural area outside Sydney on Tuesday, acting on information from a police officer charged with their murder. The discovery ends an almost week-long high-profile search for the remains of entertainment journalist Jesse Baird, 26, and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, 29. A 28-year-old …

Los Angeles: Flight control engineers expect to lose contact with the private US moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, cutting short the mission five days after its sideways touchdown, the company behind the spacecraft, Intuitive Machines , said on Monday. It remained to be seen how much scientific data might be lost as a result of the shortened life of Odysseus, which according to …

Jubin Nautiyal Takes Center Stage at Rayleigh Underground, Dallas, on March 3rd! 🎤🌟 By Raja Zahid Khanzada Dallas:🌟 🎉 Excitement is building as Jubin Nautiyal’s musical extravaganza approaches! Join the anticipation for “Dhol Swagat mei” on March 3rd at the upscale “Rayleigh Underground” in Dallas. b73f7c9e-9072-4a4a-bd83-3e42aba46b36 Enjoy Vegas-style flair, a multilevel space with a patio, and exclusive access to a …

TASHKENT: A court in Uzbekistan sentenced 23 people to prison terms on Monday over the deaths of 68 children linked to contaminated cough syrups produced by India’s Marion Biotech, following a six-month-long trial. The Central Asian nation had previously reported 65 deaths linked to the medicines, but last month the prosecutors at the Tashkent city court updated the death toll and said …

AMMAN: The Jorda­nian army on Monday said it had carried out a series of humanitarian aid drops of food and other supplies into the besieged Gaza Strip, one of them by a French army plane. Jordanian forces made “four air drops carrying aid for the people of Gaza”, under the directive of Jordanian King Abdullah II, a statement said. The …

BRUSSELS: Farmers on Monday blocked a border crossing between Poland and Germany, threw bottles at police in Brussels and gathered in Madrid to demand action on cheap supermarket prices and what they say is unfair competition from abroad. Agricultural ministers from across the European Union pledged to do more to cut red tape and help farmers as they convened in Brussels to …

RAWALPINDI: Another member of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cabin crew has reportedly gone missing while on duty, after landing in Canada. Maryam Raza arrived in Toronto on PIA flight PK-782 from Islamabad on Monday, but failed to report for duty on the return flight, PK-784 to Karachi. When the authorities opened her hotel room, they found her uniform with …

BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM: Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s Nato accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War. Hungary’s vote ended months of delays to complete Sweden’s security policy shift and followed a visit by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday …

NEW DELHI: Indian Railways said on Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 kilometres (43 miles) without a driver. Around 50 carriages set off solo, careering from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, before being brought to a halt by wooden blocks placed on the tracks on Sunday. …