MINNEAPOLIS: One person died and 11 more were wounded in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis, police said Sunday (Jun 21). Images streamed live to Facebook showed at least one person lying on the pavement as dozens gather around – some screaming for medical help. Other footage appeared […]
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DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies under a Saudi-led coalition, three sources said, as violence escalates with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the north of the country. Previous clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Southern Transitional Council […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by minority ethnic groups in education, health and the criminal justice system following Black Lives Matter protests. Johnson said he could not ignore the strength of feeling shown by tens of thousands of […]
MANILA: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted on Monday (Jun 15) in a cyber libel case that press freedom advocates have branded a ploy to silence critics of President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa, 56, and her news site Rappler have been the target of legal action and probes after publishing […]
TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday (Jun 15) it was not true the government had decided to ease an entry ban, which was implemented to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, for people from certain countries. The Yomiuri daily reported last week that Japan may restart […]
MOSCOW: Russia’s most advanced new nuclear-powered submarine entered service on Friday (Jun 12), the defence ministry said, at a time of growing arms control tensions between Moscow and the West. The Knyaz Vladimir (Prince Vladimir) – designed to carry Bulava intercontinental nuclear missiles – was enrolled into the navy during […]
PARIS: Police staged protests in cities across France against a ban on chokehold restraint techniques imposed by the government in response to public anger over the death of George Floyd and alleged police brutality in France. In Paris on Friday (Jun 12), police unions parked dozens of vehicles at the […]
SEOUL: North Korea sees little use in maintaining a personal relationship between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump if Washington sticks to hostile policies, state media reported on Friday (Jun 12) on the two-year anniversary of the leaders’ first summit. US policies prove Washington remains […]
BANGKOK: The Thai government will lift a nationwide curfew next Monday (Jun 15) and allow alcohol sale to resume at restaurants and hotels, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Its spokesperson Taweesin Visanuyothin said on Friday that more restrictions will ease from Monday onwards as the country […]
SEOUL: South Korea will extend its prevention and sanitation guidelines against the coronavirus until daily new infections drop to single digits, the health minister said on Friday (Jun 12), failing which he warned of a return to tough social distancing measures. The announcement came as such cases persist in the […]