Tamim ton puts Bangladesh in charge of 1st test on Day 3
Opener Tamim Iqbal’s first century against Sri Lanka put Bangladesh in charge of the first test after three days on Tuesday. Bangladesh was 318-3, only 79 runs behind Sri Lanka’s 397. Tamim made 133 off 217 balls before retiring due to muscle cramp during the tea interval. But Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das put on […]
Ukraine working to pull last fighters from Mariupol mill
Kyiv: Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters defending the last holdout in Mariupol were evacuated to areas controlled by Russian-backed separatists and officials worked Tuesday to get the rest out, signalling the beginning of the end of a siege that became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Russia called the operation a mass surrender. The Ukrainians avoided using […]
UK raises stakes in EU spat with threat to break Brexit deal
London: The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday by saying it will pass a law to change the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago. Britain says its move to scrap parts of the legally binding treaty is an insurance policy in case it […]
EU’s Russia sanctions effort slows over oil dependency
Brussels: The European Union’s efforts to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine appeared to be bogged down on Monday, as a small group of countries opposed a ban on imports of Russian oil. Since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, the bloc has implemented five rounds of sanctions on […]
Sweden ends neutrality, joins Finland in seeking NATO berth
Stockholm: Sweden’s prime minister announced Monday that Sweden will join Finland in seeking NATO membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country. The move, which is likely to upset the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin, came […]
Eurovision win in hand, Ukraine band releases new war video
Turin (Italy): Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra, fresh off its Eurovision victory, released a new music video on Sunday of its winning hit “Stefania” that features scenes of war-ravaged Ukraine and women in combat gear, as the annual song contest took on ever more political tones. The video was released hours after Kalush Orchestra brought Ukraine […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE’s president
Dubai: Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this hereditarily ruled nation on the Arabian Peninsula. The state-run WAM news agency said the rulers of the country’s seven sheikhdoms made the decision at a meeting held in Al Mushrif Palace […]
Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school
Zaporizhzhia: Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead on Sunday after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in the basement as Moscow’s invading forces kept up their barrage of cities, towns and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine. The governor of Luhansk province, one of two areas that make up the eastern […]
Rescuers look for victims at Cuba hotel after blast kills 25
Havana: Rescuers in Cuba’s capital searched Saturday to find survivors of an explosion that killed at least 25 people and devastated a luxury hotel that once hosted dignitaries and celebrities, including Beyonce and Jay-Z. A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday’s blast at Havana’s 96-room Hotel Saratoga. The 19th-century structure in the […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe
Kabul,: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public — a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with an already distrustful international community. The decree, which calls for women to only show their eyes and […]
