Globe Trotting

Egypt, Russia resume flights after 2 years

Cairo: Egypt and Russia resumed direct flights on Thursday, more than two years after they were suspended in the wake of a bombing that brought down a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula.

Oz Muslim activist ‘kicked out of US’

Sydney: A high-profile Australian author and Muslim activist was refused entry to the United States on Thursday and put on a plane home after arriving for a speaking engagement, sparking calls for a re-think by border officials.

Queen compares US prez with noisy chopper

London: At 91, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II cracked a joke that would easily put many stand-up comedians to shame -comparing a noisy helicopter with US President Donald Trump!

1,700 Indian Sikhs arrive in Pak to mark Baisakhi

 Lahore: Around 1,700 Sikh pilgrims from India on Thursday arrived in Pakistan to celebrate Baisakhi festival at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Rawalpindi.

Israel commemorates Holocaust victims

Jerusalem: Israel came to a standstill on Thursday as sirens wailed across the country to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the six million Jews killed by Nazi Germany during World War II.Vehicles halted on streets and highways as Israelis stepped out and stood on the roads with heads bowed down.