International

20-10-2023 WASHINGTON: Some 500 people have been arrested during a sit-in at the United States Congress in Washington, DC, where they protested against “Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians”, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, the group that organized the demonstration. The protesters, many wearing shirts emblazoned with the words “Not …

20-10-2023 Multiplying and escalating crises are placing ever greater strains on people’s mental health and the services available to support them. From the lingering effects of COVID-19, the uptick in climate-related emergencies and the ongoing impacts of conflict and displacement in many regions, more and more people are suffering. Meanwhile, …

20-10-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel announced on Wednesday that it would permit the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza through Egypt, focusing on “food, water, and medicine.” This decision was made in response to a request from US President Joe Biden, as confirmed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Israel emphasized that …

20-10-2023 MANAGUA: Nicaragua’s government has released a dozen Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome, following negotiations with the Vatican. A government statement released late on Wednesday said the 12 were flown to Rome in the afternoon, following “fruitful conversations” with Catholic leaders in …

19-10-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The United States has exercised its veto power at the United Nations Security Council, blocking a resolution put forward by Brazil that called for humanitarian pauses in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas. The purpose of these pauses was to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian …

19-10-2023 TEHRAN: Members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors over a deadly strike on al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Amirabdollahian’s remarks came in a statement on Wednesday …

19-10-2023 BEIJING: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that attacks by Hamas on Israel did not justify the “collective punishment” of Palestinians, and called for an immediate ceasefire. Speaking at an economic forum in China, Guterres condemned the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that killed more than …

19-10-2023 NEW YORK:  X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has begun charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to use the platform’s basic features and aims to expand the annual fee to all new users globally. Under the trial, new users in the Philippines and …

19-10-2023 JERUSALEM/ WASHINTON: US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday hours after Israel launched a deadly airstrike on a hospital in Gaza City, martyring hundreds of Palestinians and drawing condemnations from world leaders. Biden on a solidarity visit to Israel backed the ally´s account that Palestinian fighters …

19-10-2023 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country rejected “economic coercion” and “bloc confrontation” Wednesday, at the opening ceremony of a forum of international delegates to the forum marking the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing. Xi also lauded his grand plan of building …