As Ramazan begins, world leaders call for silencing guns in Gaza
• Biden says working tirelessly for an immediate six-week ceasefire • Guterres wants release of all prisoners, regrets humanitarian law lies in tatters UNITED NATIONS: As Ramazan commences, global leaders united in recognising the significance of the holy month and called for silencing guns in Gaza. US President Joe Biden pledged international efforts to deliver […]
From Dubai to Chile, Turkish series expand their empire
ISTANBUL: In the skies above Istanbul’s Tophane neighbourhood, seagulls are sent scattering by a drone that’s filming a policeman arresting a young woman on the streets below. But it’s for a television series called “Degenler”, one of about 60 filmed annually in Turkiye that have made Istanbul and other Turkish cities familiar to viewers in […]
Expansion of Israeli settlements is war crime: UN rights chief
GENEVA: Expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes “a war crime” and risks eliminating any likelihood of a viable Palestinian state, the UN rights chief warned on Friday. Volker Turk said there had been a drastic acceleration in Israeli illegal settlement building in the occupied West Bank since the Gaza crisis unfolded in […]
Ukraine names former commander-in-chief as new ambassador to UK
Amonth after Valerii Zaluzhnyi was ousted as the nation’s top military commander, Ukraine has named him as the new envoy to the United Kingdom, reported Al Jazeera. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a request to the British side for an agreement,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Ukraine has […]
‘Uncommitted’ votes show Gaza impact on Biden
DEARBORN: Joe Biden’s campaign and top Democratic officials vowed to double down on efforts to win back former supporters after being hit by a much stronger-than-anticipated protest vote in the Michigan primary over the president’s support of Israel. About 13.2 per cent of Michigan Democrats cast a ballot for “uncommitted” in the nominating contest, following […]
WTO braces for battles on fisheries, agriculture in UAE talks
The world’s trade ministers are set for tough negotiations on Tuesday at a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Abu Dhabi, with fisheries and agriculture taking centre stage. The closed talks will take place on the second day of the WTO’s 13th ministerial conference which is scheduled to run until Thursday but could go into […]
Navalny team says Russia threatening body’s burial at Arctic prison
Russian authorities have threatened to bury Alexei Navalny at the Arctic prison colony where he died if his family does not agree to a closed funeral, the opposition leader’s team said on Friday. Navalny, the most vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin, died on February 16 after three years in prison on charges widely seen […]
Russia recaptures Avdiivka, biggest gain since May
MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday said it had full control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, though some Ukrainian troops were still holed up in a vast Soviet-era coke plant after one of the most intense battles of the war. The fall of Avdiivka is Russia’s biggest gain since capturing the city of Bakhmut in May […]
‘Informant’ charged with lying about Biden bribery
LOS ANGELES: The special counsel probing claims that Hunter Biden used his father’s power and prestige to secure millions of dollars in bribes from a Ukrainian firm has charged a one-time FBI informant with lying, according to a federal indictment. Alexander Smirnov, 43, is accused of fabricating claims that the US president’s son demanded the […]
Jailed Thai ex-PM to be freed, says minister
BANGKOK: Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom’s justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend — just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, was jailed for eight years on graft and […]
