WASHINGTON, DC: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials believed responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong. “Today, I am announcing visa restrictions on current and former CCP officials who are believed to be responsible for, […]
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JERUSALEM: Israeli air force jets have struck Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip after rockets were fired on Friday (Jun 26) from the territory towards Israel, the army said. The exchange came after Hamas, an Islamist movement, warned that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank amounted […]
WASHINGTON: Amanda Anisimova saved a match point en route to a 5-7, 7-5, 10-2 victory over fellow American Caroline Dolehide at the invitational women’s tennis tournament in Charleston, South Carolina. Anisimova, 18, was staring at defeat when she trailed 5-7, 3-5 against her hard-hitting opponent, but the 2019 French Open […]
MANILA: Philippine authorities are investigating immigration records that show the ex-chief operating officer of collapsed payments provider Wirecard entered the country this week before leaving for China, the Filipino justice secretary said Friday (Jun 26). Jan Marsalek, who was fired from the German company on Monday and is being targeted […]
LONDON: Britain will ditch a 14-day quarantine period for people arriving from countries it deems to be lower risk for COVID-19 , the government said on Friday (Jun 26). Official travel advice against all but essential travel outside Britain will also be eased for some countries and regions. Taken together, […]
NEW YORK: Phil Mickelson, making his first US PGA Tour start since turning 50, fired a seven-under-par 63 on Friday (Jun 26) to seize the lead in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The five-time major winner was the star of a marquee group that also featured world number one Rory […]
SEVILLE, Spain: Sevilla missed out on an opportunity to move up to third in La Liga when they were held to a fourth consecutive draw in a 1-1 stalemate against visiting Real Valladolid on Friday (Jun 26). A late Lucas Ocampos penalty for the hosts cancelled out Kiko Olivas’s first-half […]
TURIN, Italy: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a thumping penalty and created goals for Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain as Juventus hammered 10-man Lecce 4-0 on Friday (Jun 26) to stretch their lead over Lazio at the top of Serie A to seven points. With Lecce’s Fabio Lucioni getting a straight red […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national airline is taking heavy flak after it emerged that nearly a third of its pilots were holding fake or dubious licences, with some observers wondering if the struggling national carrier can survive the scandal. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) this week said it would immediately ground 141 of […]
WASHINGTON, DC: US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the New York Times reported on Friday (Jun 26). Citing officials briefed on the matter, the Times said the United States determined months ago that […]