Day: February 27, 2024

London, Feb 27 The UK Home Office has said that a record 290 people arrived in small boats in a single day, thus taking the migrant Channel crossings in the country to more than 2000 so far this year. This is the highest single-day number recorded on February 25 after 358 people were recorded on…

London, Feb 27 Slamming the police for ‘mismanagement’, families of the victims of Nottingham murders, which included an Indian-origin student, said they will continue to raise ‘serious concerns’ about the case and ‘will not be silenced’. British-Indian Grace O’Malley-Kumar, fellow student Barnaby Webber, both aged 19, and 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates were stabbed to…

Mexico City, Feb 27 Highlighting the importance of Mexican migrant workers to the US economy, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena has again urged Washington to regularise their legal status. Addressing a press conference, Alicia Barcena said Mexicans working in the US contribute over $324 billion annually to the nation’s economy in such essential sectors as…

Sydney, Feb 27 A man was shot dead on Tuesday near Sydney’s central business district after which a probe has been initiated. Emergency services were called to Stella Street in Fairfield Heights just after 8.30 a.m. local time, New South Wales Police Force said in a statement. After reaching the spot, officers located a man…

Islamabad, Feb 27 A police official and two terrorists were killed during an encounter on Tuesday in Mardan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The incident occurred during the early hours when the police reached the site after receiving information about the presence of the terrorists, Xinhua news agency reported. In exchange of fire, a…

Astana, Feb 27 A fire broke out at the international airport in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, leading to delay of 18 flights, authorities said on Tuesday. The fire, which broke out at 7:50 a.m. local time (GMT 0150), was controlled at 8:24 a.m. (GMT 0224), the press service of the airport said. Passengers at an…

Moscow, Feb 27 Russia will introduce a six-month ban on gasoline exports, beginning March 1, a spokesperson for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters, the spokesperson said the move aims to offset the growth in demand in spring and summer and another possible measure is to increase the diesel…

Jerusalem, Feb 27 Israeli warplanes carried out a strike on a Hezbollah military site in Lebanon on Tuesday, responding to a barrage of rockets launched by the armed group earlier in the day. The Israeli army confirmed that approximately 35 rockets were detected crossing the border from Lebanon into the vicinity of Mount Meron, northern…