Former Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron (Image credits: AP) PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is running out of wiggle room. The abrupt resignation of his prime minister Monday, Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval, puts the French leader in a bind. None of the options now […]
Demonstrators and riot police face off during a protest (Image credits: AP) MEXICO CITY: The annual march to commemorate the 1968 massacre of protesting students in Mexico’s capital was eclipsed Thursday by demands to end a humanitarian crisis halfway around the world in Gaza. The October 2 march that has regularly been used not only […]
Israel defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said the IDF is nearing the encirclement of Gaza City, saying residents have a “last opportunity” to flee south through Israeli checkpoints while warning that those who remain would be considered “terrorists and supporters of terror.“ Katz noted that Hamas is preparing a response to a US ceasefire […]
The White House went full pop-culture clapback mode, issued a fiery response to singer Ariana Grande after she reposted an anti-President Donald Trump message that targeted over 77 million voters who supported him. Grande, 32, reshared “A Bit Fruity” podcast host Matt Bernstein’s Instagram post on Sunday, which criticised voters who cast their ballots for […]
Two women lost their lives on Saturday while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK on a makeshift boat carrying other migrants, French officials said. Rescuers found the women in cardiac arrest but were unable to save them. A couple and their child suffering from hypothermia were taken to a hospital […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday that he will resign, bowing to mounting pressure from within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after successive election defeats left his government in a weakened state. His 11-month tenure will end with the party preparing for another leadership contest in the coming weeks, throwing Japan into […]
Japan PM Ishiba Shigeru announces resignation In a stunning turn of events, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba tendered his resignation late Sunday night, setting off a political domino effect that could reshape the leadership of the world’s fourth-largest economy, and possibly usher in an opposition government for the first time in over a decade.His exit […]
One person died and three others were injured when two small planes collided while landing at a municipal airport in Colorado on Sunday. Authorities said they received the crash report at approximately 10.44 am (local time).A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 struck each other mid-air while approaching Fort Morgan Municipal Airport, as per […]
Passengers on a Virgin Australia flight from Bali to Brisbane faced an unprecedented mid-air crisis when all the plane’s toilets failed, forcing travellers to improvise in humiliating and unsanitary conditions. Flight VA50 departed Denpasar International Airport on 28 August with only two functioning lavatories, as a rear toilet was already out of service. Midway through […]
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet from office over her role in a border dispute with Cambodia.The court’s nine judges said Paetongtarn failed to meet the ethical standards expected of a prime minister. Their decision was based on a leaked phone call from June, where she was heard […]
