NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly will vote today on a US push to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” by invading Russian troops in Ukraine. A two-thirds majority of voting members ― abstentions do […]
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NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly will vote today on a US push to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” by invading Russian troops in Ukraine. A two-thirds majority of voting members ― abstentions do […]
KHARTOUM: Despite high temperatures, tear gas, and a Ramadan fast, tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum and more in towns across the country yesterday, marking the third anniversary of the fall of former President Omar al-Bashir and rejecting the recent power grab by the generals […]
MADRID: Spain will expel some 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff from Madrid, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said today, in response to alleged war crimes by the Russian military in Ukraine. “We have decided to expel Russian diplomats and staff from the Russian embassy in Spain who represent […]
NEW DELHI: India’s government today said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning national security and public order, the latest such federal crackdown in the country. The country’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said the blocked YouTube channels had a combined […]
Some Russian troops were still in the “exclusion zone” around the Chernobyl nuclear power station this morning, a day after ending their occupation of the plant itself, a Ukrainian official said. Russian forces occupied the defunct power station north of Kyiv soon after invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 but Ukraine’s […]
MOSCOW: Ukrainian helicopters have carried out a strike on a fuel storage facility in Russia’s western town of Belgorod, the local governor said today. “There was a fire at the petrol depot because of an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters, who entered Russian territory at a […]
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said today that US President Joe Biden’s comments that Vladimir Putin could not remain in power were a cause for concern. Biden made the comments to a crowd in Warsaw on Saturday. He later said that the United States does not have a policy of regime change […]
MANILA: The Philippines and the United States kicked off today their biggest joint military drills since 2015, underscoring improved defence ties after President Rodrigo Duterte had scaled back some earlier war games to pursue warmer ties with China. The annual “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises involve 8,900 troops this year and will […]
CANBERRA: Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday there was “great concern” across the Pacific after Solomon Islands confirmed it was creating a security partnership with China. The Pacific island nation yesterday said it was expanding ties with China to combat security threats and ensure a safe environment for investment […]