Israeli forces kill Palestinian during West Bank operation
Ramallah (West Bank): Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted in the West Bank city of Nablus early Monday, the official Palestinian news agency reported. Citing medics, Wafa news agency identified the slain man as Jamil Kayyal, 31, adding that he was hit by a gunshot in the head. Israeli media […]
Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
Kabul,: Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in desperate need, a top Taliban leader said in a rare interview. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan […]
Russia will pay ‘terrible price’ if it invades Ukraine: Biden warns Putin
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay “a terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine. Biden told reporters the possibility of sending US ground combat troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion was “never on the table,” […]
Israeli PM to make first official visit to UAE
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he would travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the first visit by an Israeli premier, as part of a blitz of regional diplomacy amid the backdrop of struggling nuclear talks with Iran. Israel has watched with concern as Iran has pushed a hard line against negotiators […]
Peshawar pays tribute to Dilip Kumar on his 99th birth anniversary
Peshawar: Legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar’s 99th birth anniversary was celebrated in his city of birth here in Pakistan, with the provincial Cultural Heritage Council arranging a grand function to dust up some nostalgia and pay glowing tributes in loving memory of the late thespian. Blessed with a unique ability to underplay emotions, Kumar was […]
‘The internet’s on fire’ as techs race to fix software flaw
Boston: A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool — one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft — is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organisations around the world. “The internet’s on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. “People are scrambling to […]
US using democracy as ‘weapon of mass destruction’ to stoke confrontation: China on Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Beijing: China on Saturday accused the US of using democracy as a “weapon of mass destruction” to “stoke divisions and confrontation” as it slammed the Summit for Democracy organised by the Biden administration, which Beijing portrays as a new front being formed by America to isolate it to halt its rise. The two-day summit attended […]
UK seeks unity at G7 meeting over Russia’s ”malign behaviour”
Liverpool: Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialised nations gathered beside the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, for a meeting on Saturday that host country Britain called “a show of unity against global aggressors.” UK is seeking elusive unity from the wealthy nations’ club in response to tensions with China and Iran, and what […]
53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico): Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants tipped over and crashed into the base of a steel pedestrian bridge in southern Mexico. The migrants inside the cargo trailer were flipped, tossed and crushed […]
UN chief: Climate change aggravates conflict and terrorism
United Nations: Climate change is “an aggravating factor” for instability, conflict and terrorism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. The U.N. chief said the regions that are most vulnerable to climate change “also suffer from insecurity, poverty, weak governance and the scourge of terrorism.” Guterres told a U.N. Security Council meeting on the link between […]
