Multi-millionaire Sunak faces ‘too rich for PM’ jibes
LONDON: Britain’s emboldened political opposition aimed jibes at newly-appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over his vast family wealth and past career in investment funds, suggesting he is out of touch amid a rampant cost-of-living crisis. The Guardian leftwing broadsheet joined the fray, headlining a story: “Does Rishi Sunak’s 730 million pound ($840 million) fortune make […]
Sunak will do his best for Britain, Indian billionaire father-in-law says
Rishi Sunak will do his best for Britain when he takes over as prime minister on Tuesday, said his father-in-law, Indian billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of software giant Infosys . The 42-year-old, a practising Hindu who traces his roots to India, will be Britain’s first prime minister of colour and its youngest leader […]
Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, says agent
NEW YORK: Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said on Saturday. Andrew Wylie, who represents literary giants such as Saul Bellow and Roberto Bolano, described the extent of the injuries Rushdie suffered in […]
Trump took home classified documents about China, Iran: Washington Post
WASHINGTON: Classified papers discovered from former US president Donald Trump’s Florida residence contained information about Iran’s missile programme and US intelligence data about China, The Washington Post reported on Friday. The secret documents were recovered when the FBI raided Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in August. “If shared with others, such information could expose intelligence-gathering methods […]
Climate change may heighten risk of virus spillover from Arctic: study
TOKYO: A warming climate could bring viruses in the Arctic into contact with new environments and hosts, increasing the risk of “viral spillover”, according to research published on Wednesday. Viruses need hosts like humans, animals, plants or fungi to replicate and spread, and occasionally they can jump to a new one that lacks immunity, as […]
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 […]
