Erdogan rival sharpens tone on migrants

Turkey’s opposition leader yesterday vowed to send back millions of migrants in a strident message aimed at winning the backing of an ultra-nationalist who helped push last weekend’s presidential vote to a runoff.
18 May 2023

Ukraine weathers wave of Russian missiles

Ukraine said yesterday it had downed nearly an entire barrage of Russian missiles overnight, the latest in an “unprecedented” wave of aerial attacks on the capital Kyiv.
18 May 2023

Mexico rescues 40 kidnapped migrants

Mexican authorities have rescued around 40 migrants who were briefly kidnapped this week while traveling on a bus, officials said yesterday.
18 May 2023

Rival claims over Prince Harry, Meghan NY 'car chase'

Competing claims surfaced today over Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's purported involvement in a "near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York
18 May 2023

Jerusalem tensions run high ahead of far-right Israeli rally

Jerusalem police and residents were bracing for extremist ministers and their supporters to rally on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel's capture of the Old City.
18 May 2023

Biden arrives in Japan for G7 summit

US President Joe Biden landed in Japan Thursday to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, leaving behind tense talks with Republican opponents in Washington on averting a US debt default
18 May 2023

4 kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon after plane crash

Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country"
18 May 2023

Resale Of Russian Oil: EU should crack down on India

The European Union should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel, including diesel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday.
17 May 2023

Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN

It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.
17 May 2023

UN wants $100 bn to boost digitalisation in poor countries

The United Nations today demanded a tripling of pledges aimed at filling the global digitalisation gap, asking countries and the private sector to hike the funding to $100 billion by 2026..Around 2.7 billion people around the world were offline in 2022, according to data from the Internati
17 May 2023

India's SC gives market watchdog 3 more months to finish Adani probe

India’s Supreme Court today granted Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) a three-month extension to complete its probe into allegations of stock price manipulation by Adani Group.."SEBI is granted an extension of time till August 14, 2023 to submit its report," said the bench head
17 May 2023

EU should crack down on India for reselling Russian oil: Borrell

The European Union should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel, including diesel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday..India has emerged in the past year as a top buyer of Russian oil foll
17 May 2023

Imran Khan's bail extended

Imran Khan secured an extension to his protective bail until May 31
17 May 2023

France's Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, must wear electronic tag

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals on Wednesday
17 May 2023

Australia cancels Quad meeting after Biden postponement

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday a Quad summit would not go ahead in Sydney next week without US President Joe Biden, who postponed his trip to Australia due to debt ceiling negotiations in Washington
17 May 2023

Over 30 killed in clashes in central Nigeria

More than 30 people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria's Plateau State, a local official said Tuesday
17 May 2023

Ukraine repels Russian attacks

Ukraine said yesterday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable.
16 May 2023

Air strikes, artillery fire escalate

Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan’s capital early yesterday, residents said, as the army sought to defend key bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month.
16 May 2023

Coming years ‘critical’ to slash plastic pollution: UN

The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according to a UN report yesterday that warns the next few years are critical.
16 May 2023

Azerbaijan makes arrests over fresh coup plot blamed on Iran

Azerbaijan arrested at least nine of its nationals, suspected of being linked to Iranian secret services and of plotting a coup and assassinations, officials said yesterday.
16 May 2023