ZAGREB: Croatia’s constitutional court said yesterday it would consider President Zoran Milanovi’s candidacy for prime minister in the country’s upcoming elections, after he attracted criticism for not resigning beforehand. Milanovic, who already served as prime minister from 2011 to 2016, announced on Friday he would run as the Social Democratic […]
world
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took jabs yesterday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his election opponent during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the 1880s. Biden’s appearance at the dinner, in which politicians and journalists trade […]
The Boeing plane dropped abruptly mid-flight, injuring more than 50 passengers who were travelling from Sydney to Auckland. SYDNEY: New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) said on Tuesday (Mar 12) it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 after an […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden warned Israel that it cannot use aid as a “bargaining chip” as he issued a call for an immediate, temporary ceasefire with Hamas in the bloody Gaza war. “To the leadership of Israel I say this — humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or […]
CAIRO: Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo yesterday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported. A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for the talks, billed as a possible final hurdle before an agreement that would halt the […]
BENGALURU: Indian police have detained three men and are searching for four others accused of attacking two tourists and gang-raping the woman, authorities and the couple said. Police found the couple, who are Spanish citizens, around 11pm local time on Friday on a roadside, looking like they had suffered a […]
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Saturday (Mar 2) inched ahead in his quest to become the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, winning internal party elections in the states of Missouri, Michigan and Idaho, US media reported. The former president has now won every state nominating contest heading into next week’s “Super Tuesday”, […]
NEW YORK: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (Feb 26) that without new US military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions of tons of grain to global markets. Ukraine launched the shipping corridor hugging its […]
LONDON: Britain’s High Court on Wednesday finished hearing two days of arguments over whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a fresh appeal against his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. Two senior judges heard evidence from his lawyers and those representing Washington, and opted against making […]
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden’s brother was questioned in Congress Wednesday by Republican lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry against the US president, who they say benefitted from illicit business. Republicans in the House of Representatives have accused Biden of engaging in corrupt business dealings during his time as vice president with his […]