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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche appeared on track yesterday to become the next US attorney general after two Republican senators dropped their opposition to his nomination. Blanche’s Senate confirmation has been held up by concerns from senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis over a US$1.8 billion […]

DOHA: Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, which are mediating the truce in Gaza, yesterday criticised Israel after renewed strikes in the Palestinian territory reportedly killed over 20 people. The trio said they strongly condemned what they said were “ongoing Israeli violations in the Gaza Strip, particularly the targeting of health facilities […]

GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes on Gaza hit multiple residential buildings and killed at least 13 people, authorities said yesterday, despite Hamas saying it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war. Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a plan championed by US President Donald Trump […]

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin today after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump told reporters yesterday that the talks would cover the Strait of Hormuz […]

LIMA, Aug 3 — Peruvian authorities said yesterday they are investigating the crash of a small plane carrying tourists to view the famous Nazca Lines, which killed all 13 people on board. Seven Italians, two Germans and two Spaniards died, along with two Peruvian crew members, when their Cessna 208 […]

The vote was largely along party lines, as all but seven Republicans voted in favour of the measure and all but six Democrats voted against. WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy Bill on Wednesday (Jul 22), despite Democrats’ concerns about its […]

NEW DELHI: Indian opposition lawmakers disrupted parliament on Wednesday (Jul 22) in support of student protesters, echoing their calls for the education minister to resign over exam leaks and ratcheting up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after days of unrest. The protests, which started last month over the leak […]

The new tariffs will take effect in 30 days and cover products such as wine, hockey sticks and cement. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed orders Monday (Jul 20) to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods, claiming “discriminatory treatment” by Ottawa against American alcohol, automobile and […]

MANILA: Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the Philippines on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a deep divide over Myanmar’s return to the diplomatic fold. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ministers will huddle for days of meetings in Manila, joined […]