Italy’s PM opens conference that aims to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa
Rome: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organisations aimed at stanching flows of illegal migration. The one-day conference is a Meloni initiative that aims to make Italy […]
Israel’s prime minister Netanyahu undergoes pacemaker implantation surgery ahead of Parliament vote on controversial judicial reforms
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday underwent a successful pacemaker implantation procedure, a surgery scheduled just days before the Knesset is set to vote on a controversial judicial reform bill that has paralysed the whole country. Last week, Netanyahu, 73, was hospitalised from Saturday to Sunday after he complained of dizziness following a […]
Latest Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa leaves 1 dead, many hurt and a cathedral badly damaged
Odesa: Russia struck the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa again on Sunday, local officials said, keeping up a barrage of attacks that has damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine in the past week. At least one person was killed and 22 others wounded in the attack in the early hours. Regional Governor Oleh […]
Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in Denmark
Baghdad: Tensions flared again in Iraq Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which have sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the […]
Drone hits Crimean ammunition depot as strikes kill, wound civilians and journalists in Ukraine
Kyiv: A Ukrainian drone hit an ammunition depot in central Crimea on Saturday, sparking an explosion, less than a week after a predawn strike on a key bridge linking the peninsula to Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine’s seaports with drones and missiles. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head […]
As Taiwan prepares for anti-invasion exercises, China sends dozens of warplanes toward the island
Taipei: China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island’s Defence Ministry said Saturday, marking a forceful display days before the democracy plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion. Taiwan is due to hold its annual Han Kuang exercise next week, during which its […]
Thousands of Muslims take to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden
Baghdad: Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries on Friday to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, a day after protesters stormed the country’s embassy in Iraq. The protests in Iraq, Lebanon and Iran that followed weekly prayers were controlled and […]
Russia aims missiles at Ukraine’s farm storage after days of hitting port facilities
Kyiv: Russian cruise missiles, flying low and hugging the terrain to dodge Ukrainian air defences, destroyed farm storage buildings in the Odesa region early Friday, Ukrainian officials said, as the Kremlin’s forces expanded their targets following three days of bombardment of the region’s Black Sea port infrastructure. Hours later, seven Russian missiles also damaged what […]
US sending more warships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran’s efforts to seize commercial ships
Washington: The US is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday approved the deployment of the USS Bataan amphibious readiness group and the 26th Marine Expeditional Unit to the Gulf region, […]
China ready to discuss ‘correct way’ to fix stalled ties with US: President Xi tells Kissinger
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Thursday told Henry Kissinger that China is ready to discuss the “correct way” to halt the slide of its relations with the US and sought the help of veteran American diplomat to fix the ties as he did 50 years ago by establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries. Kissinger, […]
