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 […]
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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 […]
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday (Feb 16) for the reported death of Alexei Navalny in prison, describing the Kremlin critic as a “powerful voice for the truth”. Saying he was “outraged”, Biden added he did not yet know exactly what had […]
NEW YORK: Elon Musk can ask a U.S. District Court to review a magistrate judge’s order that he must testify in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, according to a court notice filed on Friday. Lawyers for Musk on Thursday had said in […]
NEW YORK: The UN Security Council said it was concerned by “escalating violence” in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, condemning in a statement the offensive launched earlier this month by M23 rebels near the city of Goma. Clashes have intensified recently between the M23 ― among the strongest […]