Officials: Bomb attacks in Kabul, north Afghanistan kill 4
Kabul: Bomb attacks in Kabul and northern Afghanistan on Wednesday killed at least four people and wounded 13, officials said. Two sticky bombs targeted government employees in the Afghan capital, killing two people, including a police officer, and wounding two others, police said. Meanwhile in Puli Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, a bomb […]
UN-backed court: Hezbollah leaders not tied to Hariri bomb
Leidschendam (Netherlands): Judges at a UN-backed tribunal said Tuesday that there was no evidence that the leadership of the Hezbollah militant group or Syria were involved in the 2005 suicide truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Sketching the complex political backdrop for the assassination, Presiding Judge David Re of the Special […]
Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris
Atlanta (US): For the second time in four years, the Democratic presidential primary pitted the expanding progressive movement against an eventually victorious establishment. But as the party gathers virtually this week to nominate Joe Biden for the presidency, the possibility of President Donald Trump’s reelection has become Democrats’ unifying and energising force. “Nobody fits neatly […]
Egyptian envoys in Gaza in bid to ease tensions with Israel
Gaza City: Egyptian mediators were in the Gaza Strip on Monday in an effort to reduce tensions and prevent a new cross-border conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. The militant group, which seized control of Gaza from rival Palestinian forces in 2007, said the three Egyptian general intelligence envoys headed straight for meetings […]
Iran: Fuel en route to Venezuela seized by US wasn’t Iranian
Tehran: The cargo of four tankers seized by the United States last week en route to Venezuela was no longer Iranian property, Iran’s oil minister said Monday, insisting that the US had no right to confiscate the shipment in international waters. The Trump administration said it seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting […]
Kabul begins release of final 400 Taliban, talks to follow
Kabul: Afghanistan has released the first 80 of a final 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for negotiations between the warring sides in Afghanistan’s protracted conflict, the government said Friday. Javid Faisal, spokesman for the National Security Council’s office, made the announcement. Taliban officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to […]
Trump and Biden trade barbs over coronavirus response, masks
Wilmington (US): President Donald Trump is attacking Joe Biden for calling Sn governors to mandate that all Americans wear masks for the next three months, accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of politicising an issue Trump himself has used for political gain in recent months. Trump claimed Biden has been wrong about the coronavirus pandemic at […]
Palestinians recall ambassador from UAE over Israel deal
Jerusalem: The official Palestinian news agency says the Palestinian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates is being recalled. The move comes after the UAE and Israel announced a deal on Thursday to establish full diplomatic ties that would see Israel suspend its plans to annex parts of the West Bank. The Palestinians have slammed the […]
Pandemic threatens peace and risks new conflicts: UN chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones. The UN chief told a Security Council meeting on the challenge of sustaining peace during the pandemic that his March 23 call for […]
Biden raises USD 26 m in 24 hours after VP announcement
Wilmington (US): Joe Biden raised USD 26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signaling enthusiasm among Democrats following the selection of the first Black woman on a major party’s presidential ticket. “It’s really palpable, the excitement,” Biden said Wednesday. The campaign […]
