Thai navy searching for 31 missing sailors after ship sank
Bangkok: Thai navy ships and helicopters searched on Monday for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 17 hours after their warship sank in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand. As of Monday afternoon, 75 sailors from the HTMS Sukhothai corvette had been rescued and 31 were still missing, the navy said. The […]
Fuel tanker tunnel blast kills at least 19 in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 19 people were killed and 32 injured when a fuel tanker exploded in a tunnel north of the Afghan capital Kabul, a local official said on Sunday. The Salang Tunnel, which is around 80 miles north of Kabul, was originally built in the 1960s to assist the Soviet invasion. It is a […]
UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews go on strike
London: The British government said on Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff as multiple public sector unions walk off the job in the week before Christmas. Ambulance crews are due to strike on Wednesday, joining nurses, railway staff, passport officers and postal workers, who are […]
Israel deports Palestinian activist to France
Jerusalem: Israel said it deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France early on Sunday, claiming he has ties to a banned militant group, despite objections from the French government. The expulsion of Salah Hammouri underscored the fragile status of Palestinians in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, where most hold revocable residency rights but are not Israeli […]
IMF approves deal with Egypt for USD 3 billion support package
Cairo: The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a USD 3 billion support package to cash-strapped Egypt over a period of almost four years, with the agreement expected to draw in an additional USD 14 billion in financing for the Middle East country. The announcement from the IMF’s executive board late […]
Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 23, 10 more missing
Batang Kali: Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of a mother and her son, raising the death toll from a landslide on an unlicensed campground in Malaysia to 23 with 10 others still missing. Selangor state fire chief Norazam Khamis told reporters the two bodies were found buried under a meter (3 feet) of mud […]
Russia launches another major missile attack on Ukraine
Kyiv: Russian forces launched at least 60 missiles across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, reporting explosions in at least four cities, including Kyiv. At least two people were killed by a strike on a residential building in central Ukraine, where a hunt was on for survivors. Electricity and water services were interrupted in the capital […]
China removes 6 diplomats from UK after protester assaulted
London: China’s government has removed a Chinese consul general and five of his staff following the assault on a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, Britain’s foreign secretary said on Thursday. James Cleverly said British police wanted to question the six officials over the assault on protester Bob Chan, who said […]
US military creates space unit in SKorea amid NKorea threats
Seoul: The US military formally launched a space force unit in South Korea on Wednesday, a move that will likely enable Washington to better monitor its rivals North Korea, China and Russia. The activation of the U.S. Space Forces Korea at Osan Air Base near Seoul came after North Korea test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable […]
Taliban official: 20 men lashed in public in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Twenty people were lashed in public on Wednesday in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan as punishment for alleged adultery, theft, and other crimes, a provincial official said. Afghanistan’s new authorities have set hardline policies since they took over the country in August 2021 that reflect their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. Mohammad Qasim Riyaz, a Taliban-appointed […]
