27-02-2024 WASHINGTON: A man set himself on fire on Sunday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. A US Air Force spokeswoman, Ann Stefanek, confirmed on Sunday night that the man was an active-duty airman. Officers with the US Secret Service extinguished the fire …
Read More »31,000 troops killed since Russia’s invasion: Zelensky
27-02-2024 KYIV: Volodymyr Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian president said he would not give the number of wounded as that would help Russian military planning. Typically, Ukrainian officials do not make casualty figures public, and other estimates are much higher. It …
Read More »Photo that broke millions of hearts
26-02-2024 RAFAH, GAZA CITY: Shehab, 19, stands looking uncertainly at the camera, as if unsure if it will hurt him or whether he wants to share his pain. “My name is Shehab Omar Abu al-Hanud,” he begins. “My mother died. Her name is Ghada Youssef Ahmed Abu al-Hanud.” He is …
Read More »Trump wins 2024 South Carolina Republican presidential primary
26-02-2024 COLUMBIA, SC: Former President Donald Trump rolled to victory in the South Carolina Republican primary, easily defeating former Gov. Nikki Haley in her home state and moving ever close to the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. The Associated Press and television networks called the race for Trump shortly after the …
Read More »Pakistan’s stocks gain 5% after coalition deal
26-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KARACHI: Pakistan’s equity market responded positively to a power-sharing agreement between two major political parties this week, as the uncertainty surrounding the formation of a new government dissipated, making the stocks close the weekend trading session with a five percent gain …
Read More »West should be bolder about seizing Russian assets: UK PM
26-02-2024 LONDON: Western nations should be bolder about confiscating Russian assets which they froze after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Sunak, in an article in an early edition of the Sunday Times to mark two years since the start of the …
Read More »US-UK bomb Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea
26-02-2024 SANA’A/ LONDON: The United States and the United Kingdom have bombed more than a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen, officials said, as the rebel group stepped up its attacks on ships in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. In a joint statement on Saturday, the …
Read More »West African bloc lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger
26-02-2024 ABUJA: The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union – a move that threatens regional integration. Leaders of the Economic Community of West …
Read More »Bankrupt Indian airline Go First gets two financial bids
26-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s Go First has received two financial bids as part of its bankruptcy process, said two bankers who attended a meeting of the airline’s creditors held on Friday. Budget carrier SpiceJet’s (SPJT.BO), opens new tab managing director, Ajay Singh, and Busy Bee Airways have jointly submitted …
Read More »‘Palestinians cling to life in Gazan city of Rafah’
26-02-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the grinding Israeli ground offensive. A barefoot boy wears a pot on his head and beams a smile. A child lugs a …
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