Int’l police arrest 288 in dark web bust

A global crackdown has halted a major “dark web” marketplace, with international police arresting 288 suspects and recovering more than 50 million euros
2 May 2023

Chinese foreign minister to visit Myanmar, India this week

<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Myanmar and India from May 2-5, China's Foreign Ministry said today.</p><p>Qin will be in India for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation grouping, the ministry added in a brief statement.</p>
2 May 2023

US to end Covid-19 vaccination requirements for int’l visitors on May 11

The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travellers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy
2 May 2023

Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli prison

Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, died in an Israeli prison today after an 87-day hunger strike, Israeli prison authorities said.
2 May 2023

Sudan conflict may trigger refugee crisis, UN says

The United Nations has warned of an influx of refugees fleeing to Sudan's neighboring countries
2 May 2023

Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cig crackdown

Australia today proposed to tighten e-cigarette laws, including introducing new controls on import and packaging to stamp out vaping especially among kids, in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in more than a decade..The federal government will take steps to ban all disposable v
2 May 2023

UN allows Taliban envoy to meet Pakistan, China ministers

A UN Security Council committee on Monday agreed to allow the Taliban administration's foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to travel to Pakistan from Afghanistan next week to meet with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China, diplomats said..Muttaqi has long been subjected to a travel b
2 May 2023

100,000 Russian dead, wounded in 5 months in Ukraine: US

More than 20,000 Russian troops have died and another 80,000 were wounded in five months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, particularly in Bakhmut, a White House official said Monday.."We estimate that Russia has suffered more than 100,000 casualties, including over 20,000 killed in action,"
2 May 2023

108 police injured, 291 detained in France May Day protests

Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform
1 May 2023

Thousands of Sudanese make perilous trek to Chad for safety

On donkeys or horses, by cart or by foot, hundreds of Sudanese, most of them women and children, each day cross a small, dry stream to find safety in neighbouring Chad
1 May 2023

Jack Ma takes up visiting professor post in Japan

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a Japanese university, another new academic role for the founder of tech giant Alibaba
1 May 2023

JPMorgan Chase to buy First Republic Bank after regulators seize control

The second-largest bank in US by assets, First Republic, collapses nearly two months after the fall of Silicon Valley Bank
1 May 2023

Saudi Arabia introduces e-visa, eliminating visa stickers for work, visits

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced e-visa, eliminating visa stickers for work, visits, and transit
1 May 2023

Suspected Islamic State group chief killed in Syria: Erdogan

The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday
1 May 2023

18 dead in Mexico tourist bus crash

At least 18 Mexican tourists died and two dozen were injured when their tourist bus plunged into a ravine in the western state of Nayarit, a local official told AFP on Sunday
1 May 2023

Clashes rock Sudan despite truce

Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan’s capital yesterday as tens of thousands have fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the “nightmare” risk of a descent into full-scale civil war.
30 April 2023

Biden aims dirts at Fox News

US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used “lies told for profit and power” to stir up hatred, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes about Fox News. Speaking
30 April 2023

Ukraine retains Bakhmut ‘road of life’

Ukraine remains in control of a key supply route into Bakhmut, a military spokesperson said yesterday, as the head of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group threatened to withdraw some of his troops from the eastern city if Moscow did not send more ammunition.
30 April 2023

US demands China stop ‘provocative, unsafe’ acts

The United States called on China to stop “provocative and unsafe conduct” in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippines coast guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by the Filipino president to the White House.
30 April 2023

Emirates announces return of 'My Emirates Pass'

Emirates has announced the return of its popular "My Emirates Pass". .Starting from May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023, My Emirates Summer Pass enables customers to get exclusive offers at hundreds of locations in Dubai and the UAE.
30 April 2023