Category: World

ABIDJAN: Cote d’Ivoire’s ruling party, the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, began its second ordinary congress on Saturday in Abidjan, which is expected to designate its candidate for the Oct 25 presidential election, Xinhua reported. According to Amedee Kouacou, chairman of the organising committee, the congress is being held in two phases. The… Continue reading Cote d’Ivoire’s ruling party holds congress to designate candidate for presidential election

BRUSSELS: European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Sunday urged all sides to step back and return to the negotiating table, after U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites. “Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon,” Kallas said in a post on social media platform X. “I urge all sides to… Continue reading EU foreign policy chief calls for return to negotiating table after US strikes on Iran

JERUSALEM: Three areas of Israel including coastal hub Tel Aviv were hit Sunday morning during waves of Iranian missile attacks, with at least 23 people injured, according to rescue services and police. Several buildings were heavily damaged in the Ramat Aviv area in Tel Aviv, with holes torn in the facades of apartment blocks. “Houses… Continue reading At least three impacts in Israel during Iran missile attacks, 23 hurt

CARACAS: Bolivian Labor Minister Erland Rodriguez Lafuente has died, prompting authorities to open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, the government said on Saturday in a statement shared on social media. President Luis Arce said on Facebook that Rodriguez had always showed his commitment to the Bolivian people. Rodriguez, appointed labor minister in… Continue reading Bolivia’s Labor Minister Rodriguez dies, authorities launch probe

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were involved in strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites on Saturday. Three Iranian nuclear sites were struck in a “very successful attack,“ President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that the crown jewel of Tehran’s nuclear program, Fordow, is gone. The B-2 is one of America’s most… Continue reading US B-2 bombers and bunker-busters used in Iran strike

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said US air strikes on Sunday had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities, and warned of more attacks to come if Tehran does not seek peace. In a televised address to the nation from the White House after the United States joined Israel’s air campaign against Tehran, Trump… Continue reading Trump says US ‘obliterated’ Iran nuclear sites, threatens more

NEWARK: Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of US pro-Palestinian campus protests, pledged Saturday to keep campaigning after he was released from a federal detention center. “Even if they would kill me, I would still speak for Palestine,“ Khalil said as he was greeted by cheering supporters at Newark airport, just outside New… Continue reading Pro-Palestinian protest leader defiant despite US deportation threat

PANAMA CITY: Panamanian authorities on Saturday partially suspended internet and mobile phone service in a western province where a state of emergency was in effect after two months of anti-government unrest. Right-wing President Jose Raul Mulino declared the emergency on Friday, suspending freedom of assembly and movement in Bocas del Toro province, where protesters have… Continue reading Panama cuts internet, cell phones in restive province

LAGOS: The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era. It is the latest return of artefacts to Africa, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of colonial oppression.… Continue reading Nigeria receives over 100 looted artifacts from the Netherlands

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said the US military launched a “very successful attack” Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites including the Fordo uranium enrichment plant, as Washington joined Israel’s air campaign against Tehran. Trump said a “full payload of BOMBS” was dropped on the underground facility at Fordo and he was set to address the… Continue reading Trump says US bombs Iran nuclear sites, joining Israeli campaign

LONDON: Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in European cities Saturday calling for an end to the war in Gaza, amid concerns the Iran-Israel conflict could spark wider regional devastation. In London, AFP journalists saw tens of thousands of protesters, who waved Palestinian flags as they marched through the British capital clad in keffiyeh… Continue reading Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches across Europe

BANGKOK: Thailand’s embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, a senior official from the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday, risking a prolonged political crisis in Southeast Asia’s second largest economy. Sorawong Thienthong, who also serves as Thailand’s tourism minister, said in a Facebook post that the prime minister would… Continue reading Thai PM will not resign or dissolve parliament, ruling party official says

BEIRUT: A member of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli air strike on Tehran alongside a member of an Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group, a senior Lebanese security source told Reuters and the Iraqi group said on Saturday. The source identified the Hezbollah member as Abu Ali Khalil, who had served as a… Continue reading Israeli strike on Tehran kills bodyguard of slain Hezbollah chief

BOBIGNY: Thousands marched on Saturday outside a French trade fair, calling for an end to war profiteering and Israel’s offensive in Gaza in the latest demonstration to hit the event. The long-planned protest at the Paris Air Show outside the French capital also comes as Israel’s war with Iran drags on into a ninth day,… Continue reading Protesters slam war profiteering, Israel at French air fair

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warned Saturday of a “more devastating” retaliation should Israel’s nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic republic would not halt its nuclear programme “under any circumstances”. Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed Tehran’s alleged progress… Continue reading Iran threatens ‘more devastating’ response to Israel’s attacks

SAO PAULO: At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot-air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, a state governor said. It was the second fatal balloon accident in the vast South American country in less than a week. “Eight fatalities and 13 survivors,“ Santa Catarina state governor Jorginho Mello said… Continue reading Eight dead in Brazil hot-air balloon accident