Child deaths in Gaza exceed global rate: NGO
THE number of children who have lost their lives during the recent Israeli military campaign over the past three weeks in Gaza has exceeded the annual child mortality rate in armed conflicts worldwide for each of the past four years, Save The Children said. Gaza’s health authorities have reported that over 3,000 children have been […]
Two killed, 18 hurt in Florida gunfight
FLORIDA: Gunfire erupted in the midst of Halloween festivities early on Sunday around a clutch of bars and clubs in the Florida city of Tampa, leaving at least two people dead and 18 others injured, police said. Videos posted on social media site X showed a chaotic scene of crowds of people running through the […]
Suspect in US mass shooting found dead, drawing ‘sigh of relief’ in Maine
The suspect in a mass shooting that killed 18 people in the US state of Maine has been found dead, the state’s governor said on Friday, ending a two-day manhunt that mobilised hundreds of law enforcement agents and set jittery residents of the northeastern state on edge. Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist, died of […]
‘Enough is enough’: Qatar’s emir takes aim at Israel’s backers
• Beijing tells Tel Aviv ‘civilians must be protected’ • Raisi says Muslim disunity enabled Israeli aggression • Hamas raid doesn’t justify killing ‘millions of innocents’: Lula • Macron calls for ‘coalition against Hamas’ DOHA: The Qatari ruler hit out at Israel’s backers on Tuesday, charging they had given it “free licence to kill” in […]
Philippines, China trade blame over collisions in disputed sea
Beijing and Manila traded blame on Sunday for two collisions between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea. The incidents happened near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, a hotly contested region where Beijing deploys ships to assert its […]
Brutalities expand to West Bank as Israel kills 12 in refugee camp
• Sunak visits Tel Aviv, extends support • Israeli army hits Syrian military base • US citizens alerted worldwide • Rafah crossing likely to open today • FO dismisses Netanyahu’s assertion Pakistan is a ‘major threat’ to Israel RAMALLAH: The Israeli forces on Thursday extended atrocities to the occupied West Bank, killing 12 Palestinians and […]
Biden backs Israel amid Arab rage over hospital tragedy
• Jordan cancels summit with US president • US vetoes resolution seeking pause in fighting • Israel ‘conditionally’ allows aid for Gaza through Egypt BEIRUT: While Arab and Muslim nations on Wednesday squarely blamed Israel for the bombing of the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza that left over 470 Palestinians dead and demanded Tel Aviv’s […]
Barbaric Israeli bombing creates ‘million refugees’
• UN terms situation in besieged enclave ‘unprecedented human catastrophe’; UNSC reviewing draft resolutions • Tel Aviv claims water supply restored to south Gaza; US fears hostilities could extend to Lebanon • Entire Palestinian families wiped out in bombardment GAZA STRIP: More than one million people have been displaced by sustained Israeli bombardment in the […]
Anti-Israel protests continue in US despite harassment
WASHINGTON: An Arab advocacy group has claimed that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has detained some Palestinian Americans, apparently for participating in protest rallies against Israel. “We have received multiple calls today regarding Palestinian nationals detained by ICE, and/or visited by the FBI,” Abed Ayoub, the executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination […]
Hong Kong raises warning for typhoon, closes schools
HONG KONG: Hong Kong issued its second-highest storm warning signal on Sunday, prompting the closure of some transport services and schools, as Typhoon Koinu skirted the financial hub, bringing rains and powerful gusts. Koinu comes just a month after Hong Kong was lashed by Typhoon Saola, which triggered its highest “T10” storm alert. A week […]
