US aid to Israel debated as Biden’s support base crashes
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is facing a significant decline in approval ratings, hitting the lowest point of his presidency at 40 per cent. The latest national NBC News poll reveals widespread disapproval of his handling of the crisis in Gaza, particularly among Democrats and young voters. Senator Bernie Sanders and others in Congress are […]
Over 500 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia
BIREUEN: Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province on Sunday, a UN agency said, in one of the biggest arrivals since Myanmar launched a military crackdown on the minority group in 2017. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year […]
Gazans face cold, starvation, disease as supplies dry up
• WFP and WHO issue dire warnings as three days pass without fresh aid deliveries • Nine killed in Rafah strike GAZA: UN aid deliveries to Gaza were suspended on Friday due to shortages of fuel and a communications shutdown, with the World Food Programme (WFP) warning that civilians faced the “immediate possibility of starvation” […]
Myanmar junta fears break-up of country
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta-backed president said the country is at risk of breaking apart if the military cannot crush a joint offensive by ethnic armed groups along the border with China, state media reported on Thursday. Fighting has raged for almost two weeks across northern Shan state near the China border, posing what analysts say is […]
“If BJP raises questions on Nitish Kumar, they should talk about their people too”: NCP Spokeperson Clyde Crasto
Amid the ongoing controversy over Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s birth control remark, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) Spokesperson Clyde Crasto attacked BJP leaders, stating that they are racking up the issue and saying that if the BJP is raising questions about Nitish Kumar, then they should talk about their people too. The NCP […]
MSF staffer killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
JERUSALEM: An employee of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been killed in Gaza along with several family members, the group said on Tuesday. Mohammed Al Ahel, a laboratory technician, was killed in his home in the Shati refugee camp when the area was bombed and his building collapsed, MSF said in a statement. […]
Canadian govt, civil society at odds over Gaza invasion
TORONTO: With a tragedy of immense proportions unfolding before the world’s eyes in Gaza, the heat from the conflict is being felt around the world, in all realms; Canada being no exception. Despite being a G7 member and ‘the closest ally’ of the US, Ottawa, is finding it hard to balance its response. On the […]
Kazakhstan mourns 45 deaths in mine disaster
KARAGANDA: Kazakhstan held nationwide mourning on Sunday after 45 people died in a blaze at an ArcelorMittal mine, the worst accident in the Central Asian country’s post-Soviet history. The tragedy, which struck at the Kostenko coal mine in the Karaganda region on Saturday, came after a series of deadly incidents at ArcelorMittal mines and has […]
Conspiracy to topple K’taka Cong govt won’t work – DyCM Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Saturday asserted that the BJP’s conspiracy to topple the Congress government in the state will not work. Shivakumar was interacting with reporters in the city before leaving for Hyderabad. Reacting to remarks made in this regard by Congress MLA Ganiga Ravi, he said, “We know this conspiracy. […]
UN body voices concern about Israeli hate speech against Palestinians
GENEVA: A UN committee on racism voiced concern on Friday about a “sharp increase in racist hate speech and dehumanisation” directed at Palestinians by Israelis, including senior officials, since the Oct 7. Since the start of the unrest there have been a growing number of reports of both anti-semitic and Islamophobic incidents in places such […]