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 […]
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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 […]
GENEVA: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin kicked off their summit on Wednesday (Jun 16) with a handshake outside the Geneva villa where the two presidents plan to confront each other over the worst US-Russia tensions in years. Following an introduction by their host, Swiss President Guy Parmelin, Biden extended his […]
NATO allies joined the United States on Monday in formally scolding Beijing as a “constant security challenge.” The Chinese mission to the European Union on Tuesday denounced a NATO statement that declared Beijing a “security challenge,” saying China is actually a force for peace but will defend itself if threatened. […]
BEIJING: China on Monday (Jun 14) accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. In a communique after a three-day summit in England, G7 leaders slammed China over abuses against minorities in the Xinjiang region and activists in […]
BRUSSELS: US President Joe Biden will seek to restore bonds of trust at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) first post-Trump summit on Monday (Jun 14), as leaders push to revitalise the alliance despite differences over dangers ahead. The allies will agree a statement stressing common ground on securing their […]
The four victims, spanning three generations, were killed when Nathaniel Veltman, 20, ran into them while they were out for an evening walk near their home. Thousands of people marched on Friday in support of a Canadian Muslim family run over and killed by a man driving a pick-up truck […]