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Defiant Erdogan plans to expand presence across northeast Syria
ISTANBUL: Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, insisting that a planned “safe zone” will extend much farther than US officials said was covered under a fragile ceasefire deal. Less
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A Canadian election looms
Canadians go to the polls on 21 October, four years after Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party swept to power. But things aren’t as clear-cut this time around, with several other parties rising in the polls. Here’s a visual look at some
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Elijah Cummings: Iconic US congressman and fierce critic of Trump, dies
WASHINGTON: US Representative Elijah Cummings, a civil rights champion who over the last quarter century became one of the most influential Democrats in Congress and a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, passed away yesterday. He
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‘It took me years to realise I was a trafficking victim’
Cyntoia Brown-Long was just 16 when she was jailed for life for shooting dead an estate agent who had picked her up for sex. She had run away from home and was being sent out onto the streets to make
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Turkey agrees to halt Syrian offensive…for five days
ANKARA: Turkey agreed yesterday to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe zone” Ankara had sought to capture, in a deal hailed by the Trump administration and cast by Turkey as
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American boxer dies four days after brutal knockout
American boxer Patrick Day died yesterday in Chicago as a result of the traumatic brain injury he suffered during his fight on Saturday, where he was knocked out by Charles Conwell in the 10th round. Day, 27, had been in
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Wisma Putra: Postpone non-essential travel to Catalonia, Spain
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has advised Malaysians to postpone non-essential travel to the Catalonia region in Spain. Wisma Putra in a statement yesterday said the advice was issued given the current circumstances in the area, where there have been major
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One person missing in Democrats’ impeachment inquiry: the whistleblower
WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers leading an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump have heard days of testimony from a parade of senior government officials. But they have yet to hear from the whistleblower who sparked the probe – and may never
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US House backs resolution condemning Trump on his Syria move
WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives yesterday voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeastern Syria, clearing the way for Turkey’s offensive against US-allied Syrian Kurds. The vote was 354 to 60 for the resolution,
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Google’s next big play for your house is here
Two new Nest products articulate Google’s understated blitz on your home. Isabelle Olsson, design lead at Nest, has a simple test when designing new products. She brings them home to her three-year-old daughter and asks, “What is this?” “If she
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