Israel will not oppose US sale of F-35 to UAE

Israel said on Friday it will not oppose US sales of “specific weapons systems” to the United Arab Emirates, in an apparent reference to the F-35
24 October 2020

Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental checks’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that
24 October 2020

EU adopts crucial biodiversity plan

EU environment ministers on Friday adopted a biodiversity strategy aimed at protecting ecosystems, a move deemed essential to tackling climate change and reducing the risk of future pandemics.
24 October 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: New clashes after Washington talks

New clashes broke out between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over Nagorno-Karabakh a day after talks in Washington to try to end the deadliest fighting in the enclave in more than a quarter of a century.
24 October 2020

AstraZeneca, J&J vaccine trials back on track in US

Two major clinical trials for experimental Covid-19 vaccines got back on track in the United States -- providing a glimmer of hope as the number of cases skyrocket across the country.
24 October 2020

Israel-Sudan deal: World Reaction

Sudan and Israel agreed Friday to normalise relations, in a US-brokered deal to end decades of hostility that was widely welcomed but stirred Palestinian anger.
24 October 2020

Myanmar vote ban dashes hope for ethnic minorities

For many marginalised ethnic minority groups in conflict-plagued regions of Myanmar, next month’s national elections had at least offered a glimmer of hope for empowerment.
24 October 2020

Trump effect: EU-US ties ‘on life support’

Back in 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted Donald Trump’s victory with an extraordinary warning: that she would work with the US president on the condition that he respect democratic values. Things did not improve from there.
24 October 2020

Nigeria's megacity Lagos reopens as curfew relaxed after protest shootings unrest

Workers began a clean up of the streets of Lagos today after the relaxation of a round-the-clock curfew after days of unrest sparked by the shooting of protesters demonstrating against police brutality in Nigeria.
24 October 2020

Ethiopia summons US ambassador over Trump's 'blowing up that dam' comment

Ethiopia summons the US ambassador over what it called an “incitement of war” between Ethiopia and Egypt from President Donald Trump over their dispute about the filling and operation of a massive hydropower dam.
24 October 2020

New Florida resident Trump casts presidential ballot for himself

US President Donald Trump voted in his new home state of Florida today, casting his ballot for his re-election at a public library across the street from one of his golf clubs..
24 October 2020

China terms US remarks on its role over Rohingya issue ‘inappropriate’

The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has reacted to the US claim that China has done very little to resolve the Rohingya issue, terming it "inappropriate and not constructive at all".
24 October 2020

Trump to vote in Florida before hitting campaign trail, Biden heads to Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump will vote in his adopted home of Florida before holding campaign rallies in three swing states on Saturday, joining more than 53 million Americans who have cast early ballots at a record-setting pace ahead of the November 3 election.
24 October 2020

As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track

When forecasts of severe flooding on Bangladesh's Jamuna River came through in early July, UN aid officials did not just wait and hope for the best, as they might have done in the past.
24 October 2020

Half-measures won’t save nature

Bending the curve of nature’s rapid decline will require attacking the problem aggressively along several fronts at once, leading scientists warned Thursday.
23 October 2020

Palestinians sue Britain for Balfour Declaration

Palestinian lawyers yesterday filed a complaint to sue the British government for the 1917 declaration setting out London’s support for a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
23 October 2020

Don’t give up on plasma therapy

Researchers yesterday called for more research into using blood from recovered Covid-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment, after a small trial of hospitalised patients in India found it was of no benefit
23 October 2020

US slaps sanctions on 5 Iran groups

The United States on Thursday slapped new sanctions on five Iranian entities for what it called “brazen attempts” to interfere with the US election.
23 October 2020

Sri Lanka faces ‘difficult’ choices over China ties

The United States will urge Sri Lanka to make “difficult but necessary choices” on its economic relations when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits there next week, a senior US official said on Thursday, apparently refering to China’s deepening influence over Colombo.
23 October 2020

EU environment ministers strike deal on climate law

European Union environment ministers struck a deal yesterday to make the bloc’s 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding, but left a decision on a 2030 emissions-cutting target for leaders to discuss in December.
23 October 2020