WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organise efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop “intercommunal fighting” in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem. However he stressed […]
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Luther ended its five-season run in 2019 and since then, Idris Elba has been teasing the possibility of a film version. British star Idris Elba has revealed that the movie version of his popular detective drama series Luther will start production in September this year. The BBC series, created by […]
MADRID: Zinedine Zidane expressed delight today at his Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema’s France recall ahead of La Liga’s final round of matches with Real in contention to retain the title. Benzema’s form this season — he has netted 29 times passing 20 league goals in all three seasons since […]
WASHINGTON: Nearly four months after the US Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty, a sign of tough conditions set by prosecutors for plea deals and resistance by defence lawyers to their demands. This reflects the high stakes of cases stemming from the worst […]
Palestinian supporters of the Hamas movement celebrate after a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 21, 2021. GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories): Thousands of displaced Gazans started going back to their homes to check for damage and Israelis […]
HONG KONG: China’s Internet watchdog said on Friday (May 21) it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper collection and use of data and ordered them to fix the problem. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the 105 apps violated […]
TOKYO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan from Jul 12, ahead of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, according to a letter released by IOC senior official John Coates. Plans for Bach to visit Japan in May were postponed because of a government-issued state of […]
COPENHAGEN: Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned on Thursday (May 20), but stressed that authorised vaccines do work against variants of concern. “Right now, in the face of a continued threat and new uncertainty, we need […]
MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the views of players have to be respected after Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo held up a Palestine flag following Tuesday’s (May 18) 1-1 Premier League draw with Fulham. The ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas militants who rule Gaza are […]
BEIJING: Bitcoin plunged below US$40,000 for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday (May 19) after China said cryptocurrencies would not be allowed in transactions and warned investors against speculative trading in them. The comments sent the unit diving more than 10 per cent and dealt it […]