Russian attacks on Ukraine kill four
KYIV: Russia launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 37, Ukrainian military and local authorities said on Sunday. Overnight attacks targeted Ukraine’s frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine’s air force said on the Telegram messaging app. Russia has been pummelling Ukrainian border regions with […]
UN ‘concerned’ by newly ratified Afghan morality law
KABUL: The UN mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was “concerned” about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women. The Taliban authorities on Aug 21 announced the codification of a law with 35 articles detailing wide-ranging behaviour and lifestyle restrictions based on their strict interpretation of […]
Besieged Gazans share shoes, wear same clothes
• Gaza Strip had 900 textile units in the industry’s heyday in the early 1990s • WB estimates 79pc of industrial establishments had been partially or totally destroyed during the latest Israeli aggression GAZA STRIP: For months, Safaa Yassin has dressed her child in the same white bodysuit, an all-too-familiar tale in the Gaza Strip, […]
Philippines detects first mpox case this year, yet to determine strain
The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday, adding it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain. ADVERTISEMENT The patient was a 33-year-old Filipino male who had no travel history outside the Philippines, […]
US presidential candidate Kamala says she supports eliminating taxes on tips
LAS VEGAS: US Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters in Nevada on Saturday she supported eliminating taxes on tips, taking a similar position to her rival Donald Trump in an effort to win over service workers, an important constituency in the state. Harris and her Democratic running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, wrapped up a […]
Kerala govt approved several projects in Wayanad without comprehensive environmental review, say sources
The Kerala government approved numerous projects in Wayanad over the past four years, including those related to non-coal mining, without allegedly conducting a thorough study of the district’s topography and geomorphology, according to sources at the Environment Ministry on Monday. As per the document assessed by ANI, the state government approved several development projects in […]
91 killed as Dhaka turns into battleground
DHAKA: Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign, clashed with government supporters on Sunday, with dozens killed in one of the deadliest days since demonstrations began. Rallies that began last month against civil service job quotas have escalated into some of the worst unrest of Hasina’s 15-year rule and shifted […]
Iran’s Khamenei grants Pezeshkian presidential powers
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave on Sunday his official endorsement of Dr Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s ninth president, following snap elections won by the reformist camp’s candidate. In a message read by the director of Khamenei’s office, the supreme leader said: “I endorse the vote (for) the wise, honest, popular and […]
Netanyahu, Biden meet for tense ceasefire talks
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was ready to work with Joe Biden for the rest of his presidency, as the two leaders met for the first time at the White House for talks on a Gaza ceasefire. “I want to thank you for the 50 years of public service and […]
64 killed as Israeli strikes hit central Gaza
GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces intensified strikes across central Gaza killing at least 64 people and leaving more than a hundred others wounded in a single day, following the International Court of Justice ruling declaring the Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory ‘illegal’. Many victims are still under rubble and on roads, with civil defence crews not […]