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US State Dept: Ceasefire in northwest Syria welcomed
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Saturday said it welcomed news of a ceasefire in Northwest Syria – the last rebel bastion in the country – and urged for an end to attacks on civilians. Last week Syrian media reported
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Fresh arrests as Hong Kong braces for further protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police said on Sunday they arrested more than 20 people after violent clashes with anti-government protesters overnight, as the Chinese-controlled territory braced for more protests and a general strike aimed to bring the city to a
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Sharp rise in Brazilian deforestation undeniable
SAO PAULO: Ricardo Galvao, the sacked head of Brazil’s space research agency, said on Saturday the trend of sharply rising deforestation was undeniable, a day after he was fired following a public spat with President Jair Bolsonaro over data published
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20 killed in rifle rampage at a Walmart store
EL PASO: A gunman armed with a rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday and wounded more than two dozen before being arrested, authorities said, after the latest U.S. mass shooting sent panicked shoppers
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Trump: Kim didn’t violate agreement with missile tests
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday that North Korea’s recent short-range missile tests did not violate his agreement with supreme leader Kim Jong-un, although they may have breached United Nations Security Council resolutions. Trump’s remark came after North Korea
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US lawmakers urge gov’t to halt sales of crowd-control gear to Hong Kong
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers yesterday urged the Trump Administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has been accused of using excessive force against anti-government protesters. A Hong Kong democracy
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China vows retaliation against Trump’s latest tariffs
BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China vowed to fight back against US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to slap 10% tariffs on the remaining US$300 billion in Chinese imports, a move that ended a month-long trade truce. China’s new ambassador to the United Nations,
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Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women, grants them more control
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily criticized male guardianship system at a time of heightened scrutiny over its human rights record. A series
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US believes Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead
The US believes that Hamza bin Laden, a son of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and himself a notable figure in the militant group, is dead, a US official said yesterday. The US official, who spoke on condition
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Cafe Coffee Day coffee baron’s body found
BANGALORE: Authorities today confirmed they have located the body of Indian coffee baron VG Siddhartha from near Netravathi river, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Siddhartha, the founder of the Cafe Coffee Day chain, was not reachable since late
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