Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculty condemn universities’ leadership over calling police
New York: Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities across US, some of whom have clashed with police in riot gear, dug in Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going, as faculty at several schools condemned university presidents who have called in law enforcement to remove protesters. As Columbia University continues negotiations with those […]
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition explosion at a military base
Phnom Penh, Apr 27 (AP) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet says 20 soldiers have been killed and several others injured in an ammunition explosion at a base in the west of the country on Saturday afternoon. Hun Manet said in a Facebook post that he was “deeply shocked” when he received the news of the […]
Egypt sends delegation to Israel in hopes of brokering a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
Cairo: Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza’s city of Rafah on the border with Egypt could have catastrophic consequences to regional stability. Egypt’s […]
London resident arrested by NIA in Indian mission attack case
London: A man who was arrested for unlawful activities by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as part of its investigations into the attack on the High Commission of India here in March 2023 had previously been detained at the Attari border while entering India from Pakistan last year. Inderpal Singh Gaba, a resident of Hounslow […]
Chinese marine research ship back in Maldives waters
Male: A 4,500-tonne high-tech Chinese research ship is back in the Maldivian waters, two months after it spent a week docked at different ports in this archipelago nation. Xiang Yang Hong 03 was docked at the Thilafushi industrial island’s harbour on Thursday morning, news portal Adhadhu.com reported on Friday. However, “the government has not disclosed […]
Colleges in US turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near
Austin (US): With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests. While grappling with growing protests from coast to coast, […]
UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
United Nations: Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released on Wednesday. The UN report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than […]
Burkina Faso’s Army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says
Dakar: Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday. The mass killings took place on February 25 in the country’s northern villages of Nondin and Soro, and some 56 children […]
Blast near a ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull
Jerusalem: A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre, comes after a relative lull from the Houthis […]
World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
London: The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday as it published its annual report. The human rights organisation said the most powerful governments, including […]
