Russian army accepts situation ‘tense’ for its troops in Ukraine
MOSCOW: The Russian military said on Tuesday that the situation for its troops on the ground in Ukraine was “tense” in the face of a Ukrainian counter-offensive, after several major setbacks in the east and south. “The situation in the area of the special military operation can be described as tense. The enemy is not […]
Six killed in drone attacks on Kyiv, other areas
• PM says strikes hit critical infrastructure in three regions • UN voices alarm at escalating conflict • Jet crashes into Russia’s residential area KYIV: At least six people were killed by Russian attacks on civil infrastructure in the Ukraine’s capital and the eastern region of Sumy, Ukraine officials said Monday, after dozens of drones […]
Thousands of protesters march in Paris to vent anger over inflation
PARIS: Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across the country, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris on Sunday, adding to a growing picture of defiance and anger about inflation. The demonstration against the rising cost of living on was called by the left-wing political opposition and led by […]
Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, dies aged 72
Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday. He also played a former KGB agent-turned-Russian mafia boss in two James Bond films — Goldeneye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999) — with Pierce Brosnan. “My client and friend Robbie Coltrane […]
Putin sees Turkiye as best route for gas supply to Europe
LONDON: President Vladimir Putin touted Turkiye on Thursday as the best route for redirecting gas supplies to the European Union after Nord Stream pipeline leaks, while Western nations focused on efforts to cut energy consumption. Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Turkiye could act as a gas hub, having already suggested on Wednesday […]
Lebanon, Israel clinch maritime border deal for energy exploration
BEIRUT: Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement demarcarting a disputed maritime border between them following years of US-mediated negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday. The deal would mark a significant compromise between states with a history of war and hostility, opening the way for offshore energy exploration and easing a […]
Putin vows more severe attacks as missiles kill 11 Ukrainians
KYIV: President Vladimir Putin threatened on Monday more “severe” attacks against Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on the capital Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in what Washington branded “utter brutality”. The biggest wave of strikes across Ukraine in months killed at least 11 and wounded more than 80 in retaliation for an explosion this […]
Iran state TV hacked with image of supreme leader in crosshairs
Hackers backing Iran’s wave of women-led protests interrupted a state TV news broadcast with an image of gun-sight crosshairs and flames over the face of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in footage widely shared online on Sunday. In other anti-regime messages, activists have spray-painted “Death to Khamenei” and “The Police are the Murderers of the People” on […]
Thailand mourns after over 34 die in daycare centre attack targeting children
Thai government buildings flew flags at half mast on Friday to mourn the death of more than 30 people, including 23 children, after an ex-policeman burst into a daycare centre in a knife and gun rampage that left the nation shocked and seeking answers. Most of the children who died at the daycare centre in Uthai Sawan, […]
US duo and Dane win Nobel for ‘click chemistry’
STOCKHOLM: A trio of scientists from the United States and Denmark won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for laying the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry where molecules are linked together. Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless, together with Denmark’s Morten Meldal, were honoured “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal […]
