Haiti PM has agreed to resign: Guyana president, US official

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority, the president of Guyana and a US official said Monday after a regional meeting on a gang uprising that has plunged Haiti into violent chaos
12 March 2024

Trump says will free US Capitol rioters if reelected

Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them "hostages."
12 March 2024

Airbnb bans security cameras inside guest homes

Airbnb on Monday said it is banning security cameras inside guest homes so as to prioritise privacy
12 March 2024

New Zealand says seizing black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787

New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission said on Tuesday it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines, opens new tab Boeing, opens new tab 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured
12 March 2024

Biden's $7.3 trillion budget is campaign pitch for spending, tax goals

US President Joe Biden sketched his policy vision for a potential second four-year term on Monday, unveiling a $7.3 trillion election-year budget aimed at convincing skeptical Americans that he can run the economy better than Donald Trump
12 March 2024

50 injured as passengers ‘flew through cabin’

At least 50 people travelling in a LATAM Airlines LTM.SN flight from Sydney to Chile via Auckland suffered injuries yesterday after a “technical problem” caused a “strong movement”, the New Zealand Herald reported, citing the airline.
11 March 2024

Europe must do more: EU

Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned yesterday.
11 March 2024

‘Would exchange Oscar for no war’

Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov, who on Sunday won the first Academy Award for his country for the “20 Days in Mariupol” documentary about the Russian siege of the port city, said he would rather have no Oscar and no war waged against his country.
11 March 2024

No Ramadan relief for Palestinians in Gaza

The first day of Ramadan arrived yesterday like others for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza: stalked by famine and disease, shivering in tents and threatened by bombs more than five months into Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory.   
11 March 2024

India enacting divisive citizenship law ahead of polls

India’s interior ministry yesterday said it was enacting a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world’s most populous country heads into a general election. 
11 March 2024

Space station crew bound for Earth

Four astronauts left the International Space Station yesterday and were bound for Earth following a more than six-month mission.
11 March 2024

Russia presidential polls: US trying to meddle

President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence service yesterday accused the United States of trying to meddle in Russia’s presidential election and said that Washington even had plans to launch a cyberattack on the online voting system.
11 March 2024

Controversial CAA becomes reality in India ahead of polls

The Indian government today issued a notification for implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act
11 March 2024

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 31,112

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that at least 31,112 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants
11 March 2024

12 hospitalised after technical problem on New Zealand-bound flight

Twelve passengers were hospitalised Monday after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced a technical problem that caused a sudden jolt, the airline and first responders told AFP Monday
11 March 2024

UK government pledges extra cash for Muslims' security

The British government on Monday pledged 117 million pounds ($150 million) towards protecting Muslim communities amid a rise in Islamophobia as it promises more action to tackle extremism
11 March 2024

Saudi king calls for end to 'heinous crimes' in Gaza in Ramadan message

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has called in his Ramadan message for the international community to bring an end to the "heinous crimes" taking place in Gaza, where Israel's war with Hamas has been raging for more than five months
11 March 2024

No Gaza truce in sight on eve of Ramadan

Deadly fighting raged in Gaza yesterday between Israeli forces and Hamas, with no truce in sight as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan neared and a dire humanitarian crisis gripped the besieged Palestinian territory.
10 March 2024

Patagonia cave paintings are earliest found in South America

Archaeologists have discovered the earliest dated cave paintings in South America in Argentine Patagonia, dating back 8,200 years.
10 March 2024

Kyiv vows ‘never’ to surrender to Russia

Ukraine yesterday slammed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing “never” to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should “have the courage to raise the white flag”.
10 March 2024