Category: World

ISTANBUL: Firefighters in Turkey are battling wildfires for a second day raging in the western province of Izmir fanned by strong winds, the forestry minister and local media said on Monday Wildfires in Kuyucak and Doganbey areas of Izmir were fanned overnight by winds reaching 40-50 kph (25-30 mph) and four villages and two neighbourhoods… Continue reading Firefighters in Turkey battle to contain wildfires for second day

LONDON: A trade deal cutting tariffs on British exports of automobiles and aerospace equipment to the United States takes effect Monday, as the two sides continue to negotiate over steel duties. “From today, British car and aerospace manufacturers will benefit from major tariff reductions when exporting to the US, saving thousands of jobs,“ the UK… Continue reading UK-US deal for lower car, aerospace duties takes effect

WARSAW: The pace of talks to resolve the war in Ukraine depends on Kyiv’s position, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and the situation on the ground, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks televised on Sunday. Five months into U.S. President Donald Trump’s term, there is no clear end to the war Russia launched in… Continue reading Pace of Ukraine talks hinges on efforts of Kyiv, Washington, Kremlin says

SYDNEY: The triple-murder trial of Australian Erin Patterson revolves around an innocuous-looking mushroom with a “slightly sweet” smell and a sinister name. Patterson is accused of killing her husband’s parents and aunt in 2023 by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with highly toxic death cap mushrooms. The 50-year-old has strenuously denied the charges, saying the… Continue reading Sweet-smelling fungi at centre of Australian triple-murder trial

ISLAMABAD: Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 45 people in just a few days since the start of the monsoon season, disaster management officials said Sunday. The highest toll was recorded in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that borders Afghanistan, where 10 children were among 21 killed. The disaster management authority said… Continue reading Pakistan flash floods, heavy rain kill 45 in just days

CIUDAD JUÁREZ: Police have found 381 corpses piled up in a private crematorium in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, the local prosecutor’s office said Sunday, attributing the grisly find to negligence. “Preliminarily we have 381 bodies that were deposited irregularly in the crematorium, which were not cremated,“ Eloy Garcia, communications coordinator of the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s… Continue reading Police find 381 cadavers piled up in Mexico crematorium

SAO PAULO: Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to “change Brazil’s destiny” as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup. The divisive far-right figure called for the demonstration on a major thoroughfare of South America’s largest metropolis, seeking “justice” as… Continue reading Backers of Brazil’s Bolsonaro hold mass protest in Sao Paulo

LOME: At least seven people were killed and many others wounded during recent anti-government protests in the Togolese capital Lome, according to an initial count civic groups gave journalists Sunday. Campaigning groups and rights organisations denounced “abuses committed by members of the Togolese security forces and militias”, and said seven bodies had been recovered from… Continue reading Togo groups say recent protests left 7 dead

ANKARA: Police arrested more than 50 people in Istanbul Sunday ahead of a banned LGBTQ+ pride march, the city’s bar association said. “Before today’s Istanbul Pride march, four of our colleagues, including members of our Human Rights Centre, along with more than 50 people, were deprived of their liberty through arbitrary, unjust, and illegal detention,“… Continue reading More than 50 arrested ahead of banned Istanbul pride parade

PARIS: Algeria’s authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist specialised in African football to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism”, media rights campaigners RSF said Sunday, denouncing the verdict as “nonsensical”. Christophe Gleizes, 36, who contributes to the So Foot magazine, was ordered by the court in Tizi Ouzou to be immediately incarcerated… Continue reading Algeria sentences French football journalist to 7 years jail: RSF

SEVILLE: Spending on aid is essential to promote peace in times of global turmoil and deep cuts to foreign assistance, the head of the UN Development Programme said Sunday. In an interview on the eve of a four-day UN conference in Spain that aims to rally fresh impetus for the embattled development sector, Haoliang Xu… Continue reading Invest in aid to build peace in troubled world: UN

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his country’s “victory” over Iran in their 12-day war had created “opportunities”, including for freeing hostages held in Gaza. “Many opportunities have opened up now following this victory. First of all, to rescue the hostages,“ Netanyahu said in an address to officers of the security services.… Continue reading Netanyahu sees ‘opportunities’ to free Gaza hostages

ORLÉANS: French firefighters were mobilised to tackle early summer fires as 84 of the country’s 101 administrative areas were put on a heatwave alert for Monday until midweek. Wildfires broke out in the Corbieres area of Aude in the southwest, where temperatures topped 40 degrees, forcing the evacuation of a campsite and abbey as a… Continue reading Fires break out and most of France put on heatwave alert

RABAT: Monthly temperature records have been broken across Morocco, sometimes topping seasonal norms by as much as 20 degrees Celsius, the national meteorological office said Sunday, as the North African kingdom was gripped by a heatwave. “Our country has experienced, between Friday 27 and Saturday 28 of June, a ‘chegui’ type heatwave characterised by its… Continue reading Heatwave leaves Moroccan cities sweltering in record-breaking tempertatures