07-12-2024 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron says he will stay on “until the end” of his five-year term, until May 2027, after a no-confidence vote in parliament toppled the government. Speaking to the nation in a televised address on Thursday, Macron said he would name a new prime minister in …
Read More »Israel kills dozens in Gaza, continues to target Lebanon
07-12-2024 GAZA STRIP/ BEIRUT: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that bitterly cold weather in Gaza is making conditions harder for forcibly displaced families “struggling to survive” in makeshift shelters without warm clothes or blankets. As dozens are reported killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, reporters on the ground says …
Read More »Boeing plea deal tied to fatal crashes rejected
07-12-2024 VIRGINIA: A Boeing plea deal intended to resolve a case related to two fatal crashes of its planes has been rejected by a US judge. The plane maker agreed with the US government in July to plead guilty to one count of criminal fraud, face independent monitoring, and pay …
Read More »Syrian rebels capture 2nd major city after military withdraws
07-12-2024 DAMASCUS: Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops from Hama in another setback for President Bashar al-Assad. The leader of the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, declared “victory” in Hama and vowed …
Read More »Worshippers flee arson attack at Melbourne synagogue
06-12-2024 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Worshippers have been forced to flee an Australian synagogue after it was set on fire in what the prime minister has condemned as an “act of hate”. Firefighters were called to Melbourne’s Adass Israel synagogue just after 04:00 local time on Friday (17:00 GMT Thursday), finding …
Read More »India’s Bharti Airtel signs ‘multi-billion’ dollar deal with Ericsson
06-12-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s Bharti Airtel, opens new tab on Wednesday signed a “multi-billion” dollar deal with Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson, opens new tab to boost its 4G and 5G coverage in the world’s second-largest smartphone market. Under the deal, which Reuters reported in October, Bharti Airtel …
Read More »Georgian police raid opposition parties’ offices
06-12-2024 TBILISI: Police in Georgia have raided the offices of several opposition parties in what appears to be an attempt to halt a wave of protests against the governing Georgia Dream party’s decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union. Thousands of people have rallied in the capital, Tbilisi, …
Read More »Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout
06-12-2024 HAVANA: Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed again, leaving millions of people across the Caribbean island without electricity in the latest such failure in recent months. Authorities said the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, the country’s top electricity producer, shut down about 2am (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, prompting …
Read More »Hidden victims of Pakistan’s latest political clash
06-12-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Anees Shehzad’s death certificate says he died from a pelvic injury and gunshot wound. He was killed while protesting alongside thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capital, Islamabad, on November 26, following clashes with security forces. Khan’s …
Read More »Threat of RSF invasion looms over el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
06-12-2024 KHARTOUM: Sara Ismail wears a black hijab and camouflage, and wields an AK-47, in the central market of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The 30-year-old is a member of the Sudan Liberation Army belonging to Minnie Arko Minnawi (SLA-MM), a former Darfur rebel leader now allied with the …
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