Massive landslide buries Darfur village: Over 1,000 killed; only one survivor found
Massive landslide buries Darfur villageOver 1000 people were killed in a massive landslide in Sudan's western Darfur region late Monday, a rebel group that controls the area said. It added…
The slow train from North Korea: How Kim Jong-un is travelling to China
SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un left Pyongyang by train on Monday on his way to Beijing, Yonhap news agency reported, relying on a slow but specialised form of transport that…
Fresh strikes in Gaza kill 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide
DEIR AL-BALAH: Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory's largest city, according…
UK suspends refugees’ family reunion applications
LONDON: The UK govt said on Monday it would suspend applications from registered refugees to bring family members into the country in order to give govt time to toughen the…
Ukraine backers to talk post-war guarantees at summit in Paris
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (PTI) PARIS: The leaders of France and the UK will on Thursday co-chair a Paris summit involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Elysee said, amid a new international…
Putin defends Ukraine’s invasion, says West backing coup in Kyiv led to conflict
TIANJIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow's allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war. "This crisis was not triggered…
ILO staff fear job losses as Trump proposes $107m cut in funding
GENEVA: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is assessing the impact of a $107 million funding cut proposed by the Trump administration to the Geneva-based UN agency, according to an internal…
800 dead as 6-quake destroys villages in Afghanistan; nearly 3,000 hurt
ISLAMABAD: Eastern Afghanistan was rocked by a powerful earthquake late Sunday night that killed over 800 people and left nearly 3,000 injured in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, officials said on…
‘People will be outraged’: Epstein victims to speak at Capitol; press conference to pressure Trump to release file
A press conference with 10 victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be held on Wednesday at the US Capitol, where they are expected to demand public release of…
Fresh strikes in Gaza kill 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide
DEIR AL-BALAH: Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory's largest city, according…
