Biden choosing oil over human rights?

It took less than 24 hours in Saudi Arabia for US President Joe Biden to tarnish an image he has long cultivated: that of a fierce defender of human rights.
17 July 2022

Biden fails to secure commitments to Middle East security axis, oil output rise

President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.
17 July 2022

Cargo aircraft crashes in northern Greece

A cargo plane with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, the fire brigade and state TV said.
17 July 2022

Ten shot dead in ambush in Indonesia’s Papua: police

Ten people were shot dead in Indonesia’s restive eastern province Papua yesterday in an ambush police attributed to rebels.
16 July 2022

Russia orders troops to step up Ukraine offensive

Russia has ordered its forces in Ukraine to step up operations, its defence ministry said yesterday, as rockets and missiles pounded the country in the latest of a series of bombardments that Kyiv says have killed dozens of people in recent days.
16 July 2022

Israel strikes Gaza Strip after rocket fire

Israel yesterday hit the Gaza Strip before dawn in what it said was a retaliatory strike for rocket fire from the Palestinian territory controlled by the Islamist movement Hamas.
16 July 2022

Combat drones deal - Russian officials visited Iran: US

The United States believes that Russian officials visited an airfield in Iran recently to view attack-capable drones, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan said yesterday.
16 July 2022

31 dead in Sudan tribal clashes

At least 31 people have been killed in clashes this week between two tribes in Sudan’s Blue Nile state bordering Ethiopia, the security services
16 July 2022

UK Tory leadership race: Contenders spar over tax in first TV debate

The five remaining Conservative candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister clashed Friday night over tax and honesty in politics in their first TV debate, as they fight to make an eventual two-person run-off.
16 July 2022

Black Hawk crash kills 14 in Mexico

Fourteen people were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said. It said the aircraft was
16 July 2022

Criticism over Khashoggi killing: MbS hits back at Biden

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia had acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes like the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, including in Iraq, a Saudi minister said.
16 July 2022

"US won't leave a vacuum in Middle East to be filled by China, Russia or Iran"

US President Joe Biden yesterday told Arab leaders that Washington would remain fully engaged in the Middle East and would not cede influence to other world powers.
16 July 2022

1,600-year-old iron pillar that refuses to rust

The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque complex in New Delhi is home to an ancient wonder of metal work – a 1,600-year-old iron pillar that is exceptionally resistant to rust.
16 July 2022

Thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in France, Spain

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
16 July 2022

Khashoggi killing: US also made similar mistakes, MBS tells Biden

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has told US President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia has acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes such as the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, especially in Iraq, a Saudi official said.
16 July 2022

Biden says he confronted Saudi Prince Salman over Khashoggi murder

US President Joe Biden said on Friday he told Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, shortly after exchanging a fist bump with the kingdom's de facto ruler.
16 July 2022

Sikh man acquitted in 1985 Air India bombing case shot dead in Canada

Canadian police confirmed on Friday that a man shot dead in British Columbia on Thursday was Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Sikh businessman acquitted in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people.
15 July 2022

US House votes to restore abortion rights, slim chances at Senate

The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade. 
15 July 2022

Death of Briton in Donetsk: UK summons Russian envoy

Britain’s foreign office yesterday summoned Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin to express “deep concern” over reports of the death of a British aid worker. “I am
15 July 2022

US to resume Int’l Space Station flights with Russia

The United States yesterday said it would resume flights to the International Space Station with Russia, despite its attempts to isolate Moscow over the
15 July 2022