Thursday, April 25, 2024
BRUSSELS — The European Union has imposed sanctions on radical Israeli settlers in the West Bank for the first time, targeting four individuals for acts of violence against Palestinians. The agreement was finalized on Friday by a written procedure ...
19 Apr 2024
BRUSSELS — The European Union is planning a 14th round of sanctions on Moscow for the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior EU official said on Friday. The new sanctions package includes punitive measures on individuals and organizations...
19 Apr 2024
TEL AVIV — Israel has attacked Iran’s Isfahan town, after which the latter activated its air defence system and suspended flights. It comes few days after Iran had attacked Israel in response to an alleged attack on the Iranian consulate in t...
19 Apr 2024
CAPRI — The spring meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) economically strong democracies is set to end on Friday with discussions on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and global issues such as food, energy and cybersecu...
19 Apr 2024
BEIRUT — At least 28 pro-government fighters were killed in suspected attacks by Islamic State militants in Syria, a war monitor said on Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 22 Syrian soldiers and allied fighters were ...
19 Apr 2024
ABUJA — At least 192 suspected terrorists, including three key figures, were killed in anti-terror operations in Nigeria over the past week, the military said. Some 341 others were nabbed in raids by troops, with 62 hostages freed from their captor...
19 Apr 2024
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, weighed down by the risk-off sentiment stemming from the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 1,011.3...
19 Apr 2024
NEW DELHI — The 16 remaining Indian crew members on board a cargo ship seized by Iran have not been detained and are allowed to leave the country easily, Iran’s Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, said on Thursday. “The 16 Indian crew memb...
18 Apr 2024
TOKYO — At least nine people were injured after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck a wide area of western Japan, local authorities said on Thursday. The quake struck at around 11:14 p.m. local time, registering lower 6 on the Japanese sei...
18 Apr 2024
ZAGREB — The ruling centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), led by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, won most seats in the parliamentary elections a day before, but failed to obtain enough seats to form a government independently. Aft...
18 Apr 2024
BEIRUT — Two Hezbollah fighters and one civilian were killed, and three civilians were wounded on Thursday at dawn in a series of Israeli air strikes on villages in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military and medical sources. Lebanese mili...
18 Apr 2024
JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami warning and raised the alert for Mount Ruang to the highest level after the volcano near Sulawesi Island had multiple large eruptions over the past two days. The heightened alert was issued lat...
18 Apr 2024
KIEV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for more air defence support from Western partners after a Russian missile attack killed at least 17 people in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday. There were also more than...
18 Apr 2024
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders agreed late on Wednesday on new sanctions targeting Iran for the direct attack on Israel. The EU has decided “to put in place sanctions against Iran”, European Council President Charles Michel told repo...
18 Apr 2024
TEL AVIV — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out aerial strikes in the Rafah area during the early hours of Thursday. According to Israeli and Arabic media, many were feared dead and several were injured in the attack. Since Iran carried out ...
18 Apr 2024
CAPRI — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on Iran and Israel to show “maximum restraint” amid fears that the conflict in the Middle East could expand into a major regional war. “A spiral of escalation would serv...
17 Apr 2024
ISLAMABAD — Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday slammed the federal government over banning X, saying that the social media platform X is banned on mere speculation. Khurram Agha, Secretary Interior appeared before the IHC and submitted a repor...
17 Apr 2024
ISLAMABAD — Heavy rains and lightning caused havoc in different areas of Pakistan causing 71 deaths and injuries to 67 others since four days, an official told the media on Wednesday. An official from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDM...
17 Apr 2024
BANGKOK (IANS/DPA) — Myanmar’s ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to another location. Local media, citing military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, reported on Wednesday that the reason for the move was conc...
17 Apr 2024
ISLAMABAD — Farzana Begum, an Indian national hailing from Mumbai, is currently in Pakistan fighting for the custody of her children, has refused to return to her native country, stating that her children’s lives are in danger. Farzana Begum ...
17 Apr 2024
BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) leaders are in Brussels for a two-day summit starting from Wednesday to discuss the EU’s economic future, the Ukraine war and major tensions between Israel and Iran. The EU must “unite in urging all partie...
17 Apr 2024
YANGON — Myanmar’s State Administration Council granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday, the first day of the traditional Myanmar New Year. Among them were 3,303 Myanmar nationals and 36 foreign prisoners, including 13 Indon...
17 Apr 2024
NEW YORK — Seven jurors were selected in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, the first criminal trial against a former US President. Representatives of the prosecution and defence as well as Judge Juan Merchan interviewed a number of...
17 Apr 2024
TEL AVIV — The Israel Air Force has attacked a building in Rafah in southern Gaza, killing seven people. According to Israeli media, the attack occurred early Wednesday morning. The US and other allies of Israel had asked Israel not to attack Rafah...
17 Apr 2024
WASHINGTON — The US is planning new sanctions against Iran following Tehran’s missile and drone attacks on Israel, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. Sullivan said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden was “coordinating ...
17 Apr 2024
