Unfurl banners slamming Israel’s Gaza war CANBERRA: A group of pro-Palestinian protesters have scaled Parliament House in the Australian capital, unfurling banners denouncing Israel’s brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip. The anti-war protest move was carried out in Canberra on Thursday, the final day of parliamentary sessions before a six-week winter recess, forcing authorities […]
LONDON: The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened across the UK on Thursday, with millions expected to turn out to cast their votes in the general election. Sunak, 44, is up against voter angst towards the incumbent Tories after […]
WASHINGTON: Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has developed a six per cent lead over his Democratic rival incumbent Joe Biden with 80 percent saying that the current White House occupant is too old to run for a second term, according to a latest poll by The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal said Trump’s […]
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure from within his party to prove he is physically and mentally fit for office, with a Democratic lawmaker publicly calling on him to end his re-election bid for the first time. Biden’s candidacy has been under a cloud since a disastrous debate performance against Republican […]
OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israeli authorities have green-lighted the largest West Bank land seizure in more than three decades as the rate of land grabs in the occupied Palestinian territory peaks, an Israeli anti-settlement watchdog says. The planned seizure, approved by Israel’s government late last month but only publicised on Wednesday, targets 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) […]
Astana (Kazakhstan): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met UN chief Antonio Guterres and discussed global hotspots and their larger implications apart from the reform of the UNSC. Mr Jaishankar, who is here to represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and carrying out various bilateral meetings on the sidelines, […]
DHAKA: Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka to discuss bilateral ties, including cooperation in the field of defence. During the discussions that took place on Tuesday, Hasina appreciated India’s contribution to Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in 1971. “Adm Dinesh K Tripathi CNS, on an […]
GAZA: Eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded when Israeli forces bombarded several areas of Khan Younis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, health officials said on Tuesday, as thousands of people fled their homes under fire. The Israeli army had ordered residents of several towns and villages in eastern Khan Younis to evacuate […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore is prepared in principle to recognise Palestine as a state and will make this move at an appropriate time, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in Parliament on Tuesday, emphasising that the country has advocated a negotiated two-state solution, consistent with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions to achieve lasting peace. “In particular, there […]
NEW DELHI: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has censured certain Western governments for letting some “disruptors” intimidate and insult overseas Iranian voters during the country’s 14th presidential election. He made the remarks in a post on social media platform X after several anti-Iran individuals harassed Iranian voters at polling stations in some states, such […]