Danish prime minister assaulted in central Copenhagen, local media say
Copenhagen: A man reportedly assaulted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen, local media said. Police confirmed “there has been an incident with the prime minister” and that a 39-year-old man was arrested Friday. He is expected to face a custody hearing Saturday, police said. Authorities didn’t provide further details and it was not […]
Scotland beats Namibia by 5 wickets
Bridgetown (Barbados): Scotland moved atop Group B with a five-wicket win over Namibia. Namibia posted 155-9 and Scotland reached its winning total with nine balls remaining. Captain Richie Berrington made an unbeaten 47 from 35 balls and shared a 74-run fifth-wicket partnership with Michael Leask (35 from 17) which steered Scotland to its first win […]
Israeli strikes kill at least 18 in central Gaza a day after attack on UN-run school
Jerusalem: Overnight Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 18 people, including children, a day after 33 were killed at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families, health officials said Friday. Strikes hit the Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps and Deir al-Balah and Zawaiyda towns, they said. Four children and one woman were […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say
Dubai: At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a US-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen’s […]
Swedish police detain 19 pro-Palestinian activists who barricaded themselves inside a university
Copenhagen: Swedish police detained 19 pro-Palestinian activists who barricaded themselves in the country’s main technical education and research university on Friday. After two hours, police carried out the masked activists from the third floor of a Royal Institute of Technology building in Stockholm. They are likely to be prosecuted for trespassing and disobeying the police, […]
Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from within the school. It was the latest instance of mass casualties among […]
Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
Barcelona: Spain became on Thursday the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault […]
China lodges protest over PM Modi’s response to Taiwan President’s greetings on his poll victory
Beijing: China on Thursday protested over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment that he looked forward to having closer ties with Taiwan, and insisted that New Delhi should resist Taiwan authorities’ “political calculations.” China views Taiwan as a rebel province that must be reunified with the mainland, even by force. “First of all, there is no […]
Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead
Cairo: At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, officials said. Women, children, and elderly were among the victims in the attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wad al-Noura village in Gezira, Mini Arko Minawi, […]
Uganda score hard-fought win against PNG in T20 World Cup
Providence (Guyana): Uganda secured its first victory in a T20 World Cup match in a low-scoring thriller against Papua New Guinea at the Providence Stadium here. Uganda dismissed Papua New Guinea for 77 on Wednesday but had to work extra hard for their three-wicket victory, losing its first three wickets by the start of the […]
