International

LONDON: Veteran war correspondent Christiane Amanpour on Monday announced that she has recently undergone “major surgery” for ovarian cancer, and faced months of chemotherapy treatment. “Like millions of women around the world, I’ve been diagnosed with ovarian cancer,” the CNN Chief International Anchor announced on Twitter. “I’ve had successful major surgery to remove it and am now undergoing several months of chemotherapy …

Far-right Israeli groups will march in and around East Jerusalem’s Old City today (Tuesday) in a flag-waving procession that risks igniting tensions with Palestinians in the contested city and rekindling fighting between Israel and Gaza. Assailing the march as a “provocation”, Palestinian factions have called for a “Day of Rage” in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Gaza’s Islamist rulers …

NAYPYIDAW: The trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi got under way on Monday, more than four months after a military coup, with junta witnesses testifying the Nobel laureate flouted coronavirus restrictions and illegally imported walkie-talkies. Near daily protests have rocked Myanmar since the generals’ Feb 1 putsch. A mass uprising has been met with a brutal military …

Beijing on Tuesday accused Nato of exaggerating the threat from China and “creating confrontation”, after a vow from the Western allies to work together to counter the “systemic challenges” posed by its policies. Nato leaders made the commitment on Monday, as US President Joe Biden renewed Washington’s transatlantic ties at his first summit with the allies. In a broad statement of intent, …

CARBIS BAY: G7 leaders on Sunday vowed to start delivering one billion doses of Covid vaccines and to step up action on climate change, in a US-led summit’s call to arms that also took on China and Russia. In a final communique issued at their first physical summit in nearly two years, the leaders of the elite club largely hewed …

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that Pakistan would not take responsibility if it was blamed for any deterioration in the Afghan peace process. Addressing the inaugural session of the Pak-Afghan Bilateral Dialogue in Islamabad, the foreign minister said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and a core group would reportedly be travelling to Washington soon. “I wish them luck …

WASHINGTON: Humayun Mirza, the only surviving son of Pakistan’s first president Iskander Mirza, died in a Washington suburb on Sunday. He was 93. Born in Pune, India, on Dec 9, 1928, Mr Mirza passed away at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, on the night between June 12 and 13. He was the second of six children of Iskander Mirza and …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday deported a leading figure in conspiracy circles who is wanted in France over the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl, sources said. Remy Daillet, his pregnant partner and three children were arrested late last month on the holiday island of Langkawi over their residency status. The Frenchman and his family were taken under tight security to …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has issued a fresh travel advisory for passengers traveling to the Kingdom, making it compulsory for them to provide their data on an online portal before entry into the country. According to a notification issued from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia, the online portal would have complete data of vaccination of the …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has allowed women to register for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj 2021 without a male dependent (mahram). According to the Kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the women signing up for Hajj 2021 will be part of the Women’s League. The Kingdom has restricted this year’s pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents due to the coronavirus pandemic. On …