Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean, strengthens to Category 5

Bridgetown/St. George’s: Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 5 storm Monday evening after lashing several islands in the southeastern Caribbean, dumping heavy rains and unleashing devastating winds. Beryl is now the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic and has developed into a “potentially catastrophic” hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 miles … Read more

Former Pakistan PM Khan arbitrarily detained: UN panel

GENEVA: A UN panel of experts has determined that the detention of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was arbitrary and violated international law, calling for his “immediate” release. In an opinion published on Monday, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention expressed serious concerns about the multiple cases brought against Khan since he was … Read more

Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel

BEIRUT: Several independent lawmakers, reformers and opposition parties on Monday called on Lebanon’s interim government to declare a state of emergency in southern Lebanon and hand over control of the country to the military. They asked parliament to adopt “an action plan to de-escalate the conflict and spare Lebanon a war that the Lebanese people … Read more

Red Sea disruptions to continue into Q3, Maersk CEO says

BEIRUT: Several independent lawmakers, reformers and opposition parties on Monday called on Lebanon’s interim government to declare a state of emergency in southern Lebanon and hand over control of the country to the military. They asked parliament to adopt “an action plan to de-escalate the conflict and spare Lebanon a war that the Lebanese people … Read more