Israel strikes Gaza again

Israeli jets launched air strikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after militants in the Palestinian territory again set off incendiary balloons into
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Biden gifts Putin pair of aviators

For his first meeting with Vladimir Putin in Geneva this week, President Joe Biden gifted his Russian counterpart a pair of American-made
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Hardliner set to win Iran polls

Iranians voted yesterday in an election expected to hand the presidency to a hardline judge subject to US sanctions, though many are likely to
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Twitter’s India head summoned

Indian police have summoned Twitter’s top local executive over a viral video on the site of a Muslim man being assaulted, with authorities accusing the US social media giant of stoking sectarian tensions.
18 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Russia monitoring talk of Turkish military base in Azerbaijan, says Kremlin

Moscow is closely monitoring developments around a potential Turkish military base in Azerbaijan, a move that could require Russia to take steps to ensure its own security and interests, the Kremlin said on Friday.
18 June 2021, 16:06 PM

UN chief Guterres appointed for second term

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second-five year-term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly.
18 June 2021, 15:09 PM

Chinese, Indian workers among 11 killed in Nepal floods, 25 missing

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal this week killed 11 people including one Indian and two Chinese workers at a development project, while 25 people were missing elsewhere, officials said on Friday.
18 June 2021, 11:54 AM

Israel strikes Gaza for second time since ceasefire

Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip overnight Thursday to Friday for a second time since a shaky ceasefire ended last month’s 11-day war.
18 June 2021, 05:12 AM

Global Covid-19 death toll exceeds 4 million

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.
18 June 2021, 03:01 AM

‘Fire and Fury’ author writes new Trump book ‘Landslide’

The author of “Fire and Fury,” the million-seller from 2018 that helped launched the wave of inside accounts of the Trump White House, will have a last take coming out next month.
17 June 2021, 19:06 PM

Moscow facing new aggressive coronavirus variant, mayor says

Moscow is facing a new coronavirus variant that is more aggressive and infectious, and the situation in the city is rapidly deteriorating, its mayor said on Thursday.
17 June 2021, 19:00 PM

UK reports biggest daily rise in Covid cases since Feb. 19

Britain reported its biggest daily rise in new cases of COVID-19 since Feb. 19 on Thursday, according to government figures which showed 11,007 new infections, up from 9,055 the day before.
17 June 2021, 18:54 PM

Major banks, airlines hit by internet outages

Websites of dozens of financial institutions and airlines in Australia and the United States were briefly hit by an internet outage yesterday, after a second major blackout in little more than a week.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

UK, EU condemn raid

The European Union and Britain yesterday said a police raid on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily showed that China was using a new national security law to crack down on dissent and silence the media rather than deal with public security.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Neglect may cost lives’

Some camps dotted in the forest have a few dozen people, some more than a thousand. The displaced sleep packed together under plastic sheeting for protection from Myanmar’s monsoon rains.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Juneteenth becomes US holiday

The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to create a federal holiday commemorating Juneteenth, which until now has been the unofficial fete marking the end of slavery in the United States.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

US SC rejects Republican challenge to Obamacare

The US Supreme Court yesterday rejected a Republican bid that had been backed by former President Donald Trump’s administration to invalidate the Obamacare healthcare law, ruling that Texas and other challengers had no legal standing to file their lawsuit.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Third largest’ diamond found

Botswanan diamond firm Debswana said Wednesday it had unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Biden sets red line for Putin

US President Joe Biden delivered a stern warning to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over ransomware attacks emanating from Russia, saying he was prepared to retaliate against any more cyber assaults on American infrastructure.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Sinovac jab’s efficacy questioned

More than 350 doctors and medical workers have caught Covid-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalised, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM