DUBAI: Iran’s hardline lawmakers plan to summon the president for questioning, a move that could ultimately lead to impeachment, media reported on Monday (Jul 6), amid growing discontent over the government’s economic policies. Iranians’ daily struggle to make ends meet has become harder since the reimposition of US sanctions in […]
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LONDON: Britain’s separation talks with the European Union resume Monday (Jul 6) with few signs of compromise on a new trade agreement and time running out to avoid a messy split. London will host EU negotiator Michel Barnier after a round of face-to-face talks ended a day early last week […]
MEXICO CITY: Mexican police have arrested three men over a bloody gun attack on a drug rehabilitation centre that left 27 people dead, the local prosecutor’s office said on Sunday (Jul 6). Gunmen burst into the centre in the city of Irapuato in the central Guanajuato state last Wednesday, forcing […]
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will make creditors an improved offer and extend negotiations on restructuring US$66 billion in debt through the end of August, President Alberto Fernandez said on Sunday (Jul 5). “The new offer will be made known today. It will be open until the end of August. It is […]
WASHINGTON, DC: US President Donald Trump will host an outdoor campaign rally in New Hampshire, his team said on Sunday (Jul 5), after his last rally drew criticism for ignoring coronavirus health guidelines. The “Make America Great Again” event will take place on Jul 11 in Portsmouth, his campaign said […]
PASSO GAVIA: Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. There is debate about where the algae come from, but Biagio Di Mauro of Italy’s National Research Council said the pink snow observed […]
WASHINGTON: American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday (Jul 4) that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. “We must now realise the promise of America […]
LONDON: A British royal historian who said slavery was not genocide has quit his honorary position at Cambridge University and been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins. The comments from Professor David Starkey came during a period of soul searching in Britain over its colonial past. The Black Lives Matter movement […]
FRANKFURT: German animal-rights activists protested outside a meat factory in North Rhine Westphalia on Saturday (Jul 4) where hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus last month, prompting local quarantines and shutdowns. Activists climbed the roof of the slaughterhouse and processing plant in Toennies and unfurled a banner saying […]
GREENVILLE: Ten people were shot early on Sunday (Jul 5) in a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub in an outburst of suspected gang-related violence that killed two people dead and critically injured two others, police said. Police believe more than one shooter fled the chaotic scene at the Lavish Lounge club […]