05-12-2023 DUBAI: Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE – host of the COP28 climate summit, saying its position as overseer of international negotiations on global warming this year was an abuse of public trust. The comments, made to Reuters in an interview …

05-12-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel will hunt down Hamas in Lebanon, Turkey and Qatar even if it takes years, the head of Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet said in a recording aired by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan yesterday. It was unclear when Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar made the remarks or …

05-12-2023 MANILA: Islamic State (IS/ Daesh) militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines on Sunday that killed at least four people and injured 50 others. The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city in the south of the …

04-12-2023 DUBAI/ RIYADH: Three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said Sunday, as Yemen’s Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli vessels in the area. The Carney, an American destroyer, responded to distress calls and provided assistance …

04-12-2023 NEW YORK: In a harrowing incident in Queens, New York, four individuals, including two children, lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries during a stabbing attack. The police response unfolded in the Far Rockaway neighbourhood, where officers discovered victims in a home that had been set on fire, …

04-12-2023 MANILA: Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, the country’s largest Muslim city. Forty-two others suffered mostly minor wounds, authorities said, adding the situation was …

04-12-2023 PARIS: A German tourist has been killed and two other people wounded in a knife attack close to the iconic Eiffel Tower in central Paris, according to the French interior minister. “A man attacked a couple who were foreign tourists. A German tourist who was born in the Philippines …

04-12-2023 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Muslim American leaders in six pivotal states pledged on Saturday to rally their communities against President Joe Biden’s bid for re-election due to his steadfast backing of Israel’s war in Gaza. The #AbandonBiden campaign began when Minnesota Muslim Americans demanded Biden call for a ceasefire by …

04-12-2023 CAPE TOWN: It’s a Monday morning and a dozen teenagers from a school for students with autism and related conditions have arrived for their weekly surf therapy session. Shrieking with glee, one girl envelops her coach in a bear hug. Others are less demonstrative, but the joy on their …

04-12-2023 GAZA CITY: Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza tells reporters that more than 700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during the last 24 hours. The Israeli army has called on residents from certain neighborhoods in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, to evacuate as it intensifies its …