March 19, 2024
World
MANILA: US state secretary Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and secure the release of hostages held by the Palestinian group.
March 19, 2024
World
MANILA: US state secretary Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and secure the release of hostages held by the Palestinian group.
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March 19, 2024
World
KABUL: Fighting has stopped on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Pakistani air strikes sparked skirmishes, a Taliban government spokesman said today.
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March 18, 2024
World
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine.
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March 18, 2024
World
SEOUL: Seoul’s unification ministry today added its voice to growing speculation around Kim Jong-un’s succession plans, saying they have not “ruled out” that his daughter could be next in line to lead North Korea.
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March 18, 2024
World
SYDNEY: Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the country’s first openly gay female parliamentarian, has married her partner Sophie Allouache, Wong said (pic right).
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March 17, 2024
World
WASHINGTON: Former US vice president Mike Pence said that he would not be backing Donald Trump as his old boss runs for a second term in the White House.
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March 17, 2024
World
GAZA STRIP: Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war continued Saturday after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant group which also called for more aid into Gaza, where famine threatens and the first food shipment by sea was unloaded.
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March 16, 2024
World
SEATTLE: Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand.
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March 16, 2024
World
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately needed food in Gaza today as Hamas proposed a new six-week truce in the war.
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March 16, 2024
World
NEW YORK: Prosecutors preparing to put Donald Trump on trial in New York for allegedly covering up hush money payments said they would accept a delay of up to 30 days after both sides received a deluge of case documents, court filings showed.
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