UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria
Ayan KhanA boy carries food aid given by the UN's World Food Programme in Raqqa, Syria. — Reuters/FileBEIRUT: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria…
India begins renovation works to ‘hide’ atrocities in Kashmir: report
A government building illuminates with the G20 logo in an Indian city. — ANI/FileThe Narendra Modi-led administration has kick-started renovation works in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)'s Srinagar…
Indian police detain students for screening ‘The Modi Question’
In this picture taken on January 25, 2023, Kerala Students' Union activists shout slogans with an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after watching the BBC documentary "India: The Modi…
First Muslim mayor elected in Johannesburg
Thapelo Amad, of the Al Jama-ah party, speaks during an event. — ANA/FileJOHANNESBURG: A councillor from a small Muslim party was elected mayor of Johannesburg on Friday after months of…
Two years after Myanmar coup, UN says situation ‘catastrophic’
Soldiers cross a street as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar. — Reuters/File GENEVA: Nearly two years after Myanmar's military coup, the UN rights chief warned…
US on edge over video of fatal police beating
People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. — AFPWASHINGTON: The southern US city of Memphis…
EU extends sanctions on Russia over Ukraine for six months
EU flags flutter in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. — Reuters/File BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) extended its sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine for…
Azerbaijan strongly protests to Iran after fatal embassy shooting
A general view outside the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan after an attack on it, in Tehran, Iran, January 27, 2023. — Reuters Gunman shoots dead Azeri embassy security chief.Azerbaijan…
Canada appoints first adviser to combat Islamophobia
Activist and journalist Amira Elghawaby becomes the first anti-Islamophobia adviser. — Journalist and activist Amira Elghawaby appointed as adviser. PM Trudeau terms appointment as "important step in our fight against Islamophobia".New job recommended…
Canada appoints first advisor to combat Islamophobia
Activist and journalist Amira Elghawaby becomes the first anti-Islamophobia advisor. — Journalist and activist Amira Elghawaby appointed as advisor. PM Trudeau terms appointment as "important step in our fight against Islamophobia".New job recommended…
More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather
An Afghan man holds his child as he walks on a snow-covered street on the TV mountain in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 25, 2023. About 84 deaths had taken place in last…
Asteroid to come ‘extraordinarily close’ to Earth
The massive Vehicle Assembly Building is where NASA's powerful new 322-foot-tall moon rocket has been assembled for the unpiloted Artemis 1 mission. — Reuters/FileWASHINGTON: A truck-sized asteroid will pass near…
Blinken to urge end to violence on Middle East trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2023. — AFPWASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next…
When might US default? Timeline of key events in debt limit battle
A car drives next to a board at a bus stop showing a US national debt figure after the government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit amid a standoff between…
Israeli troops martyr nine Palestinians in Jenin clash, medics say
alestinian stone-throwers gather amid clashes with Israeli troops during a raid in Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 26, 2023.— Reuters Israeli troops martyr nine including elderly woman during clashes.Hamas and…
Russia launches air attacks on Ukraine after Germany, US agree to send tanks
Soldiers of the Swiss Army are seen in a Leopard 2 tank, taking part in the military exercise "Pilum", as they drive on the A1 motorway near Othmarsingen, Switzerland November…
Thousands rally for ‘Invasion Day’ protests on Australia Day holiday
People participate in the 'Invasion Day' rally in Melbourne, January 26, 2023.— Reuters SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians marked the country's national day celebrations on Thursday with rallies in support of Indigenous…
Trump greenlighted to be back on Facebook, Instagram
Former US President Donald Trump. AFP/FileSAN FRANCISCO: Social networking giant Meta announced Tuesday it would soon reinstate former president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram with "new guardrails," two…
From invasion to German tanks
Ukrainian soldiers carry a snatch block back to their recovery vehicle after winching a stricken battle tank from a waterlogged ditch and up a hill during the Royal Electrical &…
tragedy offers respite from war
William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is being played in a theatre show in Yemen. — Screengrab YouTube/@AFPNewsAgency.ADEN: "To be, or not to be": on a stage in Yemen, William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" rings…