IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a ...
Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne
TOKYO : – Japanese Emperor Akihito reported his abdication to a Shinto sun goddess in a ritual at the Imperial Palace today.The ...
UN biodiversity conference to lay groundwork for Nature rescue plan
Diplomats from 130 nations gathered in Paris on Monday to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of Nature and lay the groundwork ...
Mozambique: UN appeals for int’l support in wake of 2nd cyclone
United Nations, Apr 29 : With Mozambique and Comoros battling heavy rains and raging flood waters in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth – ...
Thailand rehearses elaborate $31 million coronation for king
BANGKOK : Forty roads were closed in Bangkok as a band and officers on horseback marched past the Grand Palace on Sunday in a dress ...
Iran says leaving nuclear treaty one of many options after U.S. sanctions move
DUBAI : Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, ...
Afghan peace deal hinges on ceasefire by Taliban: U.S. peace envoy
Zalmay Khalilzad
KABUL :Any peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban would depend on the declaration of a permanent ceasefire and a ...
Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
COLOMBO : The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security ...
Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws
HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of people marched on Hong Kong’s parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition ...
Rescuers deploy, homes collapse amid flooding in cyclone-hit Mozambique
PEMBA, Mozambique/JOHANNESBURG : Rescuers were racing to help people caught in fast-rising floodwaters in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit ...