Trump, Japan’s Abe to meet in US April on North Korea: White House
Washington, Apr 2 :Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe April 17-18 to discuss the US president’s planned summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and other matters, the White House said today. Trump and Abe will at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Florida where they “will discuss the international campaign to maintain maximum […]
Gaza protests fade for now, but both sides brace for more
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories), Apr 2: Protests along the Gaza border with Israel have dwindled after the conflict’s deadliest day in years, but both sides braced for further tensions today after Palestinians called for more demonstrations. The death toll from Friday’s violence along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel rose by one to 17 […]
18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Kano (Nigeria), Apr 2 : At least 18 people were killed and 84 wounded when Boko Haram jihadists clashed with Nigerian soldiers near the northeastern city of Maiduguri overnight, the emergency services agency said today. “So far we have recovered 18 dead bodies from the two villages Bale Shuwa and Bale Kura,” on the outskirts […]
Pope urges end to ‘carnage’ in Syria
Vatican City, Apr 1 : Pope Francis called today for an end to “carnage” in Syria and “reconciliation” in the Middle East in his traditional Easter message. “Today we implore fruits of peace upon the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria,” the pontiff said in the “Urbi et Orbi” (To […]
‘Final evacuation deal’ reached for Syria’s Ghouta
Douma (Syria), Apr 1 : A final deal has been reached for fighters and civilians to leave the last opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said today, paving the way for Syria’s regime to retake the onetime rebel enclave near Damascus. The deal brokered by regime ally Russia would see fighters with the Jaish […]
Afghanistan to hold legislative elections after years of delays
Kabul, Apr 1 : Afghanistan’s legislative elections will be held on October 20, officials said Sunday, following three years of delays as the war-torn country grapples with a resurgent Taliban and political instability. The polls were originally set to be held in 2015 following presidential elections the previous year, but were repeatedly pushed back due to […]
UN chief calls for independent investigation into Gaza deaths
United Nations, Mar 31 :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an “independent and transparent investigation” after 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded during clashes with the Israeli military, a spokesman said. His call came as the UN Security Council heard fears of a further escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip […]
Gazans bury their dead after bloodiest day in years
Gaza City(Palestinian Territories), Mar 31 : Gazans buried their dead today with calls for “revenge” a day after a major demonstration led to clashes that saw Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in the bloodiest day since a 2014 war. But while anger seethed over yesterday’s events, only several hundred protesters had returned to tents erected […]
Russia says Britain must cut over 50 diplomats as spy crisis deepens
Moscow, Mar 31 : Russia said today that Britain had to reduce its diplomatic staff by more than 50 more people as a crisis in ties between Moscow and the West escalated over the nerve agent attack on a former spy. The new measures came after 23 British diplomats left Russia earlier this month and […]
Death toll on Gaza-Israel border rises to six
Gaza City, Mar 30 : At least six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces today, Gaza’s health ministry said, as bloody clashes flared along the enclave’s border. Jihad Farina, 33, became the sixth person killed when he was shot east of Gaza City, the health ministry in the Gaza Strip said, shortly after 16-year-old Ahmed […]
