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Ocasio-Cortez: Texas migrant facility in ‘horrifying’ state
CLINT, Texas: Migrants held at a border patrol station in Texas were being kept in ‘horrifying’ conditions that included psychological abuse and being told to drink out of toilets, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said after a visit to the facility with
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Respect us if you want talks, Iran tells US
DUBAI: Iran will not be pressured into negotiations by the US, but if authorities in Washington act towards it with respect, Tehran will respond accordingly, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said today. The two countries have been drawn into starker
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How Did Princess Diana Spend Her Last Birthday?
It’s been more than two decades since Princess Diana died following a car crash in Paris. All these years later many are still fascinated by the People’s Princess and want to learn as much as they can about her life. Diana was
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Taiwan president to visit U.S, likely to anger China
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will spend four nights in the US this month while visiting Caribbean diplomatic allies, her government said today, in a move likely to anger China, which considers the island a renegade province. China says self-ruled
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Israel excavates in east Jerusalem, Palestinians livid
JERUSALEM: US envoys wielded hammers yesterday to break open a new tunnel at a Jewish heritage site in East Jerusalem, signalling Washington’s support for Israel’s hold over parts of the city that Palestinians seek for a future state. Palestinians –
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Oil prices soar on Saudi, Russia support for supply cuts
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose more than US$1 a barrel today after Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq backed an extension of supply cuts for another six to nine months ahead of an OPEC meeting this week. Front-month Brent crude futures for September
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Trump-Kim meet, reopening talks on denuclearisation
PANMUNJOM/SEOUL: US President Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea yesterday when he met its leader, Kim Jong Un, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled
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Fresh protests erupt in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Hundreds of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial
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Deutsche Bank board to meet July 7 over job cuts
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank’s supervisory board will meet on July 7 to discuss a major restructuring that may result in as many as 20,000 job cuts, four people with knowledge of the matter said. CEO Christian Sewing flagged an extensive overhaul
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Ship carries waste back to Canada from the Philippines
TORONTO: A ship carrying 69 containers of waste mislabeled as plastic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Philippines, closing a chapter on a dispute that started in 2013 and sparked a diplomatic furor between Ottawa and Manila. The
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