Keeping the peace: A combined team of security forces searches a location in Sai Buri district of Pattani on Friday, where a school janitor was detained for questioning on suspicion of being involved in a security violation activity. Anwar Ibrahim’s rise to power as Malaysia’s […]
Day: January 28, 2023
Russia claims 14 killed in attack on hospital in eastern Ukraine
Russia has accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately attacking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine in what it said was a war crime that killed 14 people and wounded 24 patients and medical staff. There was no immediate response to the allegations […]
Italy’s Eni signs $8bn gas deal with Libya amid energy crunch
Italian energy company Eni and Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed an $8bn gas production deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. The agreement, signed on Saturday during a visit to the capital […]
Syria ‘totally rejects’ watchdog report on 2018 chemical attack
Syria has rejected a report by the global chemical weapons watchdog that blamed Damascus for a 2018 poison gas attack which killed 43 people, calling it “false”. Syria’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that a report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons […]
Israel’s Netanyahu vows ‘swift response’ to Jerusalem attack
Israel’s security cabinet is meeting in the wake of escalating deadly violence in the occupied West Bank and the occupied East Jerusalem, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising “a strong, swift and precise response”. Netanyahu made the statement as he convened his security cabinet over […]
What’s next for Pakistan as its economic crisis worsens?
Pakistan’s economic crisis is worsening, with the rupee sinking to record lows against the dollar. The IMF is sending a team next week amid a standoff with the government over reforms. So how is this crisis affecting Pakistan’s people and what does the future hold? […]
World reacts to rising violence in Israel-Palestine conflict
World leaders have called for calm amid rising violence in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. On Thursday, Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp during a raid. On the same day, a Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces […]
Russia claims 14 killed in hospital attack in eastern Ukraine
Russia has accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately attacking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine in what it said was a war crime that killed 14 people and wounded 24 patients and medical staff. There was no immediate response to the allegations […]
Photos: Images of destruction left behind by Israel in Jenin
Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank – On the morning of January 26, Israel launched what residents said was the largest military raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank since 2002. The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians, including two children […]
The NRA has won
Innocent after innocent has been murdered. Burial after burial has been consecrated. Eulogy after eulogy has been delivered. Tear after tear has been shed. Vigil after vigil has been held. Plea after plea has been made. Solution after solution has been offered. Column after column […]