Global News Bulletin

Milan: Italy’s antitrust authority has fined two subsidiaries of Amazon 10 million euros ($10.70 million) for alleged unfair commercial practices, the regulator said on Wednesday. According to the watchdog, Amazon has “significantly restricted consumers freedom of choice” by automatically pre-setting the ‘Subscribe&Save’ option, for regular scheduled deliveries rather than one-off purchases, for a wide selection of…

Washington: As many as 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to a latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according to…

US Comedian Arj Barker has come under fire after he asked a mother and her baby to leave his stand-up set at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. According to New York Post, the incident happened on April 20 when Trish Faranda was attending the comedy show with her seven-month-old daughter Clara and a friend. After Clara made a…

The Isfahan province in Iran was hit with drone and missile strikes last week. The attack reportedly originated from Israel and targeted a region which houses Iran’s nuclear facility and air defence systems. American news agencies said Israel conducted the attacks, meanwhile, the Jewish state neither agreed nor denied carrying out the strikes. The explosions…

Washington: A recent collaborative media investigation has established a connection between the enigmatic symptoms known as Havana Syndrome and a Russian intelligence unit, disclosed on Monday. The onset of Havana Syndrome was initially documented in 2016 when US diplomats stationed in Cuba reported instances of sudden illness and disturbing nocturnal noises, sparking conjecture about a…

Moscow: As many as 95 people are still missing after last week’s attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian news outlet reported on Wednesday. The official toll from the attack on Crocus City Hall now stands at 140 dead and 182 wounded. But the Baza…

The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs has been held and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on how to achieve “complete disengagement” and resolve the remaining issues along the LAC, the MEA said on Thursday. The key meeting was held in Beijing on…

Washington: US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday a $300 million emergency weapons package to prop up Ukraine while Congress blocks further aid, as Poland’s leaders visited the White House to warn of the growing threat from Russia. Biden said the stopgap shipment of missiles, shells and ammunition for Kyiv was “not nearly enough” and would…

BEIJING: 1 person was killed and 22 others were injured in a large suspected gas explosion in northern China’s Hebei province on Wednesday, state media reported, as social media videos showed severe damage to buildings. State broadcaster CCTV said the explosion occurred just before 8 a.m. (0000 GMT) in a residential area in the city…