Three killed in Iran protests over Mahsa Amini’s death
TEHRAN: Three people have been killed during protests in Iran’s Kurdistan province over the death of a young woman after she was arrested by “morality police”, the region’s governor said on Tuesday. Public anger has grown in Iran since authorities on Friday announced the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after her arrest by the police […]
Students take to the streets in Iran after woman’s death in custody
TEHRAN: Fresh protests broke out on Monday at several universities in Iran’s capital, local media reported, over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the “morality police” that enforces a strict dress code. The rallies came a day after police made arrests and fired tear gas in the woman’s home province […]
Evacuation warnings after typhoon makes landfall in Japan
Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight. The powerful system has weakened since arriving on land on Sunday evening around Kagoshima city in the southwestern region of Kyushu, but it has still […]
‘Like a waterfall’: Storms kill 10 in Italy, spark climate debate
OSTRA (Italy): Ten people died and four were missing after heavy rain sparked major flooding in central Italy on Thursday, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections. Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed the toll before heading to the town of Ostra, one of the places worst hit when more […]
Taliban accuse US of ‘usurping’ Afghanistan’s frozen assets
KABUL: Taliban authorities accused the United States on Thursday of having “usurped” Afghan assets, after Washington revealed plans to set up an external fund to manage $3.5 billion of its seized national reserves. When the Taliban stormed back to power in August last year, the US froze $7 billion in central bank assets, exacerbating a poverty crisis […]
Zelensky vows ‘victory’ on frontline visit to liberated Kharkiv region
KHARKIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday promised “victory” on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv’s army in a lightning counter-offensive. The visit comes at a decisive moment in Russia’s six-month invasion, with Ukraine routing Moscow’s forces from swathes of the east and seriously undermining […]
US lawmakers ask Archives agency for accounting of Trump records
WASHINGTON: A congressional panel on Tuesday sought an urgent review by the US National Archives after agency staff members acknowledged that they did not know if all presidential records from Donald Trump’s administration had been turned over. House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney also asked the Archives, the federal agency charged with preserving […]
Oregon blaze latest major wildfire to engulf US West
LOS ANGELES: A massive wildfire burned out of control on Monday in Oregon forcing residents to flee and threatening towns and thousands of homes, in the latest blaze to scorch the US West during a blistering summer. Dozens of active infernos in California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and other western states have ravaged more than 1,200 […]
New wildfire spreading in California mountains
LOS ANGELES: California’s latest wildfire has spread rapidly in the US state’s central mountains, just as firefighters were bringing a big blaze south of Los Angeles under control, authorities said on Sunday. The Mosquito Fire has now swept through an area of more than 41,000 acres (16,600 hectares) in the Sierra Nevada range northeast of […]
Blackout has put Ukraine N-plant’s operation in danger, says IAEA
VIENNA: A blackout caused by fresh shelling near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has compromised the site’s safety, the UN atomic watchdog warned on Friday, adding the plant’s operator is considering shutting down the sole remaining reactor. “Shelling has caused a complete blackout in Energodar (town) and compromised the safe operation of the nearby Zaporizhzhia […]
