MANILA: Twin blasts that killed 15 people in the volatile southern Philippines could both have been suicide bombings, the military said today, representing an escalation of violence that the army chief said may require martial law to be re-imposed. Yesterday’s explosions on the southwest island of Jolo killed a mix […]
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The attack happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the Abu Sayyaf group. Jolo, Philippines: At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded — including soldiers and police — in a twin bombing Monday involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine […]
The sentencing hearing for Brenton Tarrant opened in a Christchurch court with testimony from members of the Muslim community that the white supremacist targeted on March 15 last year in a rampage that claimed the lives of 51 worshippers. Wellington: Some survivors raged, others chanted prayers, and many wept for […]
MANILA: China’s “nine-dash line” used to claim most of the South China Sea is a fabrication, the Philippine defence minister said, as he accused Beijing of illegally occupying Filipino maritime territory. The remarks late yesterday come amid a fresh row between Manila and Beijing over the disputed Scarborough shoal, which […]
KENOSHA: A Black man was hospitalised in a serious condition yesterday evening after police in the US state of Wisconsin shot him multiple times causing crowds to gather and demonstrate at the scene. The shooting happened at around 5pm local time in the town of Kenosha as officers were responding […]
OTTAWA: Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party today elected Erin O’Toole, a former cabinet minister and armed forces veteran, to be its new leader and the primary challenger to Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. O’Toole replaces Andrew Scheer, who failed to unseat Trudeau in an election last year. In the leadership […]
SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today extended a coronavirus lockdown in the country’s largest city until the end of the week and introduced mandatory mask wearing on public transport across the nation. Ardern said the four-day extension in the city of Auckland was critical to enable the country […]
WASHINGTON: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late yesterday that she will be leaving the administration of US President Donald Trump at the end of August, citing the need to focus on her family. “I will be transitioning from the White House at the end of this month,” she said […]
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday he blames Donald Trump for “walking away” as Covid-19 ravaged the country, in a televised interview alongside running mate Kamala Harris on the eve of the Republican convention. The president, who is trailing Biden in polls, has been heavily criticized for his […]
KINMEN (Taiwan): Amid rising tensions with Beijing, the de facto US ambassador in Chinese-claimed Taiwan took part today for the first time in commemorations of a key military clash and the last time Taiwanese forces joined battle with China on a large scale. China has stepped up military activity around […]