05-06-2024 There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded. Issued on Tuesday by the United States-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that Ethiopian forces and their allies carried out “acts constituting …
Read More »Modi’s BJP may fall short of majority
Bureau Report + Agencies 05-06-2024 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition is leading as India counts votes but trends so far suggest the BJP might fall short of a majority on its own as a united opposition led by the Indian National Congress makes gains. …
Read More »Australia’s Qantas back Boeing to bounce back from crisis
05-06-2024 SYDNET/ DUBAI: Australian airline Qantas (QAN.AX), opens new tab on Tuesday backed Boeing to bounce back from an unprecedented crisis that has led to an overhaul of the American plane-maker’s management and drawn scrutiny and criticism from some of its biggest customers. Boeing is searching for a new chief …
Read More »‘Iran’s allies in Iraq are firing at Israel’
05-06-2024 BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran-backed Shi’ite armed groups in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel in recent weeks, raising concerns in Washington and among some Iranian allies of potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation should they draw blood. Though the attacks, often from hundreds of miles …
Read More »British bank accused of helping to fund terrorists
05-06-2024 LONDON: A British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its …
Read More »Biden expected to unveil sweeping immigration order
05-06-2024 WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to issue a sweeping new executive order aimed at curbing migrant arrivals at the US-Mexico border as early as Tuesday. Under the planned order, US officials could swiftly deport migrants who enter the US illegally without processing their asylum requests once a daily …
Read More »Gaza ceasefire plan turns into deadly game of survival
05-06-2024 GAZA CITY: For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival. The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political future and their grip on power. For Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, even his physical …
Read More »Rafah border can’t reopen unless Israel quit Gaza side: Egypt
04-06-2024 CAIRO/ RAFAH: The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday. Last month, Israel seized Gaza’s entire border with Egypt including …
Read More »Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins three million followers
04-06-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Roughly a day since joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted 3 million followers on the short video social media platform that he tried to ban as president on national security grounds. The decision to join the platform could help the former president reach …
Read More »OPEC+ extends deep oil production cuts into 2025
04-06-2024 LONDON/ DUBAI: OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to extend most of its deep oil output cuts well into 2025 as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival U.S. production. Brent crude oil prices have been trading near $80 per …
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