Flurry of drone strikes hits Russia as TV, radio are hacked
Kyiv: Regional officials in southern and western Russia reported a string of drone attacks near the border with Ukraine and deep inside the country that resulted in no casualties, as the war with Kyiv trudged on Tuesday. At the same time, the hacking of Russian TV channels and radio stations as well as the temporary […]
UK PM Rishi Sunak tours Northern Ireland to sell his new Brexit deal
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday said he is “over the moon” with the Brexit agreement inked with the European Union (EU) aimed at resolving long-standing trade issues in the region. Sunak is currently touring Northern Ireland to sell the new “Windsor Framework” agreed between the UK and European Commission President Ursula von […]
UN chief points to ”massive” rights violations in Ukraine
Geneva: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered “the most massive violations of human rights” in the world today, the head of the United Nations said on Monday, as the war pushed into its second year with no end in sight. The Russian invasion “has unleashed widespread death, destruction and displacement,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres […]
Death toll at 62 in Italy migrant tragedy; dozens missing
Steccato Di Cutro (Italy): The death toll rose to 62 in the migrant tragedy off Italy’s southern coast after rescue crews recovered three more bodies on Monday, driving home once again the desperate and dangerous boat crossings of people seeking to reach Europe. Dozens more were believed to be missing. Children were among the dead […]
China accuses US of ‘bullying’ with new ‘illegal’ sanctions
Beijing: China on Monday accused the U.S. of “outright bullying and double standards” in leveling what it called “illegal” sanctions on Chinese companies as part of U.S. actions against Russia’s Wagner Group and related companies and individuals. The entities were targeted for their role in the war in Ukraine and mercenary activities, including human rights […]
UN seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs
Cairo: The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference Monday to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in Yemen, where an eight-year civil war has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than 21 million people in Yemen, or two-thirds of the country’s population, need help and protection, according […]
Fugitive death-row convict for 1971 war crimes arrested in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s security forces have arrested a Jamaat-e-Islami activist who was on the run for a decade and sentenced to death in absentia by a tribunal for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. Acting on a tip-off, a team of anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 70-year-old Abu Muslim Mohammad Ali […]
Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN’s human rights council
Geneva: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the UN’s top human rights body on Monday, with Iran’s foreign minister, a senior Russian envoy, and the top diplomats of France and Germany among scores of leaders set to take part. The more than five-week session of the Human […]
Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; many dead, 58 survivors
Rome: The Italian coast guard and firefighters have recovered more than 30 bodies after a wooden migrant boat broke apart in rough seas on Sunday near the southern coast of Italy’s mainland, authorities reported. State TV quoted the local prefect’s office as saying that by late morning 33 bodies had been recovered and 58 people […]
British PM Sunak pledges to ‘give everything’ for new Brexit deal
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday pledged to give everything he has got to fix the lingering problems of Brexit and clinch a new deal with the European Union (EU) that resolves the problematic Northern Ireland Protocol. The protocol, agreed by his former boss Boris Johnson, was struck to prevent a hard border […]
