TEHRAN: Iran said today that officials from the UN nuclear watchdog would visit the country in the coming days with the aim of resolving “ambiguities” over claims of secret activities. The UN’s Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, has for months been calling on Iran to explain the presence […]
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LONDON: Thousands of homes on the Shetland Islands off Scotland’s northeast coast were without power in freezing temperatures today after “significant” snowfall, the electricity provider said. The Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said engineers were working to restore supplies to about 2,800 homes but that full restoration was only […]
THE HAGUE: While Ukraine and the West dream of a tribunal that could put Vladimir Putin in the dock for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts warn such a court would face formidable challenges. The EU on Wednesday proposed a “specialised court” backed by the UN to prosecute Russia’s “crime of […]
DUBAI: Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign ministry said today. The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini after her arrest for “inappropriate attire”, pose one of the strongest challenges to the country’s clerical […]
Experts say Russia still has to rely on friendly countries for help, despite Finance Minister Anton Siluanov’s claims that it has found an “antidote” against the restrictions MOSCOW: Beer taps are running dry in the Russian capital of Moscow, with fewer foreign beers brought into the country amid sanctions introduced […]
At least 32 people in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson have been killed by Russian shelling since pro-Moscow forces pulled out two weeks ago, the head of Ukraine’s police said on Saturday (Nov 26). Russian forces completed their withdrawal from the city of Kherson on Nov. 11 after an […]
SEOUL: Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday (Nov 26). The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its most […]
KYIV: The West’s attempts to persuade Ukraine to negotiate with Moscow, after a series of major military victories by Kiev, are “bizarre” and amount to asking for its capitulation, a key adviser to the Ukrainian presidency told AFP. “When you have the initiative on the battlefield, it’s slightly bizarre to […]
PHNOM PENH: South-east Asian regional bloc Asean gained a surprise new member from the other side of the world Saturday — at least for an instant, courtesy of a verbal slip by US President Joe Biden. “I want to thank the prime minister for Colombia’s leadership as Asean chair,” Biden […]
JAKARTA: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in Bali next week, an Indonesian government official told Reuters on Thursday. Putin will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Jodi Mahardi, a spokesperson for the Coordinating Minister of […]