No one has full picture of airport assault, says Manchester mayor
LONDON: New footage has surfaced showing the alleged assault of three police officers at Manchester airport, followed by an officer kicking a man in the head. The chaotic scenes, captured in the video obtained by the Manchester Evening News, depict an officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying face down on […]
Biden quits race, backs Harris for White House
REHOBOTH BEACH: Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, in a move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. The 81-year-old Biden stepped aside after weeks of pressure from Democrats following a disastrous debate performance, throwing the […]
Biden tests positive for Covid, will self-isolate in Delaware
US President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for Covid-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday and is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for the 81-year-old Democrat after Biden cancelled a speech due […]
Dozens killed as Israeli tanks storm Gaza City districts
CAIRO: Israeli forces pounded Gaza City early on Monday and columns of tanks advanced into the heart of the city from different directions in what residents said was ‘one of the heaviest attacks’ since October last year. The Gaza Civil Emergency Service said it believed dozens of people were killed but emergency teams were unable […]
Israeli strike kills Hamas official in Gaza
• Cairo to host negotiators from US, Tel Aviv • Hamas says its latest proposals ‘welcomed’ by Washington • 500,000 Gazans enduring ‘catastrophic’ hunger, UN agencies say GAZA STRIP: A Hamas-appointed deputy minister of labour was among several people, including children, killed as deadly Israeli strikes continued unabated in the Palestinian enclave with diplomatic efforts […]
Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election, urges people to stick with him
Relative moderate Masoud Pezeshkian urged people on Saturday to stick with him on “the difficult road ahead” after beating a hardline rival to win Iran’s presidential election. Friday’s run-off vote was between Pezeshkian, the sole moderate in the original field of four candidates, and hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old cardiac surgeon, […]
White House says Biden not pulling out of race
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the veteran Democrat following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. The 81-year-old Biden has told a key ally he must convince the public quickly that he can do the job, the New […]
Despite ‘policy differences’, Afghan Taliban seek global help
KARACHI: The Taliban government has urged the world to lift the sanctions imposed on Afghanistan, even though the Kabul government fails to address global concerns over the grim situation of human rights and girls’ education in the country. In his inaugural remarks at the Doha talks, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, who is leading the […]
US warns Israel over Lebanon as UN sounds alarm on Gaza
WASHINGTON: The United States warned Israel on Tuesday that a conflict with Hezbollah could spark a regional war, as UN agencies said 10 children a day are losing one or both legs and half a million Palestinians suffer “catastrophic” hunger in Gaza. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, […]
Unregistered pilgrims suffer the most during Haj
RIYADH: After years of failing to secure a visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform Haj illegally, a move he now regrets. While he survived the rites in extreme heat, he has not seen his wife since Sunday and fears she is among the more than 1,000 reported fatalities — the […]
