London: British investigators say the September 8 air traffic control failure was traced to a minor software fault that began within a single millisecond. It led to the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights across the UK and also disrupted passengers travelling between Britain and the UAE.According to National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the affected…
LONDON: Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, has claimed in a new excerpt from his memoir that the late Queen Elizabeth II reacted irritably to incomplete news of Diana’s car crash, before the seriousness of the situation was known, asking: “What is she doing now?”The excerpt, published Friday, also alleges the Queen considered restoring Diana’s…
COPENHAGEN: Greenland, Denmark and the United States expect to sign a new agreement next week aimed at strengthening security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, the Danish Prime Minister’s Office said. Signing is expected in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.The agreement will not take effect immediately after signing. It must…
SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi (Ansar Allah) movement claimed that it targeted the Saudi region of AlUla with hypersonic missiles overnight. The group says it is the first strike on the area, which lies roughly 100 km inland from the Red Sea coast. Some sources say a palace linked to the Saudi crown prince is located there.The…
Three-day vote runs through Sunday; ruling United Russia expected to retain dominanceMOSCOW: Voting is under way in Russia from Friday to Sunday to elect members of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.The vote comes as Russians face…
President Lee Jae-myung says Seoul will not be drawn into overseas conflict, but must carry out minimum activities to protect citizens and crude oil routesSEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has announced that Seoul will not deploy combat troops to the Strait of Hormuz, saying his country will not send forces that could draw it…
More than 100,000 displaced; Houthi leader denies drone attack on MeccaSANAA: At least 68 people have been killed in the past 24 hours in heavy fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.According to AFP, a Yemeni government official said 23 government soldiers were killed in Houthi missile and drone attacks in the southwest….
Two countries remain in a state of war; Hormuz, nuclear programme and sanctions still divide Washington and TehranWASHINGTON: The Trump administration has approved visas for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to attend the high-level session of the UN General Assembly in New York next week.The US State Department said it had…
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid urges Saudi mediation, calls for stronger intelligence-sharingKABUL: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has warned Pakistan that Afghanistan will give a “crushing response” to any military action on its territory carried out in the name of the “right to self-defence.”In an interview, Mujahid said: “If Pakistan invokes Article 51 to violate the sanctity of…
Family sources say he suffered a fatal heart attack; funeral prayers to be offered after Isha prayersLAHORE: Well-known actor, stage artist and comedian Asif Iqbal has passed away in Lahore.According to family sources, Iqbal suffered a heart attack that proved fatal. The sources said the late Asif Iqbal Butt was 60 years old and hailed…
