French president announces moves to protect biodiversity
Paris, May 7 : French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced initiatives to protect biodiversity and the environment, following the publication of landmark UN report on the state of the natural world. “What is at stake is the very possibility of having a habitable Earth,” Macron said after meeting in Paris with experts of the […]
India, Germany, Brazil, Japan ‘absolutely needed’ at UNSC as permanent members: France
United Nations, May 7 : India and nations like Germany, Brazil and Japan are “absolutely needed” as permanent members of a reformed and enlarged UN Security Council to better reflect contemporary realities and the addition of these key members to the UN high-table is among France’s “strategic” priorities, the French envoy to the UN has […]
US deploys carrier strike group to Middle East to warn Iran
Washington, May 6: Stepping up pressure on Iran, the US has deployed an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East to send a “clear and unmistakable” message to Tehran that any attack on American interests or its allies will be met with “unrelenting force”. National Security Advisor John Bolton […]
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Gaza City, May 6 : Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence that threatened to widen into a fourth war between them since 2008. An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment on the deal, but there appeared to have been no rocket […]
41 feared dead in Russian plane blaze disaster: investigators
Moscow, May 6 : Forty-one people including at least two children are believed to have died when a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and was engulfed in flames at Moscow’s busiest airport Sunday, investigators said. Dramatic footage shared on social media showed Aeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, land at Sheremetyevo international airport, flames […]
End rocket attacks on Israel, they will bring more misery: Trump warns Palestinians
Washington, May 6 : The US supports Israel “100 per cent” in its defence against a barrage of deadly rocket attacks by militant groups in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said, warning Palestinians that such actions would bring them “nothing but more misery”. Tensions flared up on Saturday between Israel and Palestine with massive […]
University of Houston renames engineering building after Indian-American couple
Houston, May 5: A building at the University of Houston has been renamed after an Indian-American couple in recognition of their contribution to aid research projects, faculty and students at the varsity. The university, a public research college founded in 1927, renamed its Engineering Research Building after Durga D Agrawal and Sushila, long-time Houstonians, on […]
Senegal MPs pass reform to scrap post of prime minister
Dakar, May 5 : Senegalese lawmakers on Saturday approved a constitutional reform to scrap the post of prime minister, the first initiative of President Macky Sall’s second term in office. The motion passed with 124 MPs voting in favour and only seven against, National Assembly president Moustapha Niasse said Saturday evening after a nine-hour debate. […]
Erdogan condemns Israeli Gaza bombing of Turkish news agency offices
Istanbul, May 5 : President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday fiercely denounced Israel for the bombing of a building housing Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu in Gaza. “We strongly condemn Israel’s attack against Anadolu Agency’s office in Gaza,” Erdogan said on Twitter. “Turkey and Anadolu Agency will continue to tell the world about Israeli terrorism […]
Newly-crowned Thai king carried in elaborate royal procession
Bangkok, May 5 : Thailand’s newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in front of crowds who craned to witness the historic event. The king, Rama X of the Chakri dynasty, wore a bejewelled robe and broad-brimmed hat with a feather on the second […]
