RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank yesterday, Palestinian authorities said, in an incident Israel’s army described as a “violent confrontation” between Palestinians and Jewish settlers. An Israeli army statement did not confirm the fatality, but said troops had fired at a […]
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SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of his own meeting in May with US President Joe Biden, the South’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said today. Moon had hoped to use the meeting with Biden as a chance […]
SYDNEY: High numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent in fear of harassment, Human Rights Watch said. Some parents in mainland China had been questioned by Chinese police about the activities of students […]
BERLIN: The German military late on Tuesday (Jun 29) concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades, finishing Germany’s deadliest military mission since World War 2. “Our last troops left Afghanistan this night after almost 20 years and are on their way home,” German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said […]
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday (Jun 29) held its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries’ key infrastructure – an issue US President Joe Biden recently raised with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. While the US envoy to the world body asked […]
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming for a September snap election that would capitalise on the country’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic, said two sources familiar with the matter. Trudeau, whose centre-left Liberals control a minority of seats in the House of Commons, had said for many months […]
It is the first time a Swedish prime minister has ever been ousted by a no-confidence motion put forward by the opposition. Sweden’s parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence motion on Monday, June 21, giving the Social Democrat leader a week to either resign and […]
TEHRAN: Congratulations poured in for ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday (Jun 19) for winning Iran’s presidential election as his rivals conceded even before official results were announced. The other three candidates in the race all congratulated him for his victory, which had been widely expected after a host of heavyweight […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country needs to prepare for both “dialogue and confrontation” with the US, and “especially to get fully prepared for confrontation”. This marks the first time Mr Kim has directly commented on President Joe Biden’s administration. North Korea had earlier snubbed efforts by […]
In recent years, Israel has seen a series of shootings, stabbings and car ramming attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank. Most have been carried out by Palestinians with no apparent links to organized militant groups. The Israeli military on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian woman […]