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…
Massive landslide buries Darfur village: Over 1,000 killed; only one survivor found
Massive landslide buries Darfur village Over 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CEO shake-up at Nestlé: CEO Laurent Freixe ousted over secret office romance; company announces his successor
File photo of Laurent Freixe (Pic credit: AP)Nestlé on Monday confirmed that it has dismissed chief executive Laurent Freixe, after he was found to have breached the company's code of…
Labour Day in US: Protests rock multiple cities; crowds take aim at Trump’s policies
Protesters marched in several US cities on Labour Day, criticising president Donald Trump's policies. Hundreds of events were organised by labour groups, local activists and opposition Democratic Party officials. In…
Labour Day in US: Protests rock multiple cities; crowds take aim at Trump’s policies
Protesters marched in several US cities on Labour Day, criticising president Donald Trump's policies. Hundreds of events were organised by labour groups, local activists and opposition Democratic Party officials. In…
