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France, with its historical ties to Lebanon, has sought to play a role in securing a ceasefire in the Middle Eastern country. (AP pic) PARIS: Israeli officials are insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, France’s foreign minister said on […]
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama skewered the many leaders who skipped this year’s event. (AP pic) BAKU: Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks today as a new report warned that the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned. Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas […]
People queue up to vote at a polling station situated in a school building to elect the next Jharkhand state government in Ranchi, India. (AP pic) NEW DELHI: Indian political parties are increasingly targeting women voters with fiscally draining handouts of cash around the time of elections to counter wider worries about inflation and the […]
Pagers used by Hezbollah operatives exploded across Lebanon in supermarkets, on streets, and at funerals over two days last September. (AP pic) JERUSALEM: Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he okayed a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time Israel has admitted involvement. Hezbollah had previously blamed […]
Croatia provided nearly 120,000 non-EU nationals with work permits last year. (AFP pic) ZAGREB: Police in Croatia said today that four men were arrested over a racially-motivated attack against foreign workers, which was followed by three similar incidents that left one Nepali seriously injured. The European Union country of 3.8 million people is struggling to […]
Republican Donald Trump won the US presidential election on Tuesday. (AP pic) WASHINGTON: Several Maryland boards of elections and an office in a county in California received bomb threats yesterday, state authorities said, adding everyone was safe and law enforcement authorities were conducting probes. Election officials were counting mail-in ballots when the threats came in […]
Singapore prime minister Lawrence Wong said “we won’t do these things quietly” when asked about the next general election. (AP pic) SINGAPORE: The timing of the next Singapore general election has yet to be decided, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said today. Stating that the people would know once the process begins, he said he has […]
Paramedics helps an injured man walk to the ambulance after a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (AP pic) ZAPORIZHZHIA: A Russian strike on the frontline city of Zaporizhzhia damaged a hospital, killed one person, and wounded 17 more, including a medic and a child, the regional governor said on Thursday. The industrial […]
The Boeing F-15 fighters will be equipped with weapons systems integrated with existing Israeli weapons as well as having increased range and payloads. (US Air Force pic) JERUSALEM: The Israeli defence ministry said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to acquire 25 next generation F-15 fighter jets from Boeing. It said the US$5.2 billion […]
Elon Musk and Melania Trump listen to a speech by Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. (AP pic) PHILADELPHIA: A Pennsylvania state judge on Monday allowed Elon Musk’s US$1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters to proceed, after a surprising day of testimony in which the billionaire’s […]