[ad_1] Protests against immigration raids in LA (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the federal government would intervene in response to ongoing protests in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids, accusing local officials of failing to maintain order. “If governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los […]
[ad_1] German foreign minister Johann Wadephul (Image credit: AP) Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar met with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Berlin on Thursday.The meeting took place a day after Wadephul promised that Germany would send more arms to Israel despite growing international calls for a weapons embargo.Speaking at a press conference with his […]
[ad_1] New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (AP) Just a day after being sworn in as South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to pursue dialogue with North Korea while maintaining strong military deterrence. In a powerful inaugural address delivered at the National Assembly’s Rotunda Hall, Lee called for peace and reconciliation on […]
[ad_1] Chinese students call measure ‘Chinese Exclusion Act’ after Rubio vows to revoke visas (Photo: AP) Chinese students studying in the US are scrambling to figure out their futures after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that some students would have their visas revoked. The US will begin revoking the visas of some […]
[ad_1] South Africa’s Malema vows to keep chanting controversial song (Photo: AP) South Africa’s firebrand opposition leader on Saturday vowed to keep using controversial chants that featured in a contentious White House meeting between the US and South African presidents.During talks in Washington on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump ambushed his South African counterpart Cyril […]
[ad_1] Kim Jong Un (File Photo AP) SEOUL: North Korea said Friday it began steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Unexpressed fury over the incident that he said was caused by criminal negligence. The 5,000-ton-class warship was damaged when a transport […]
[ad_1] Police investigating the fatal shooting of Israeli embassy staffers in Washington Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC as “terrible price of anti-Semitism.”“We are witnessing the terrible price of anti-Semitism and wild incitement against the State of Israel. The blood libels against […]
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass in St.Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people, presidents, patriarchs and princes.Leo officially opened his pontificate […]
[ad_1] China on Saturday said that it would continue to support Pakistan in upholding its “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national independence”, describing the country as an “iron-clad friend.”According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi made these remarks in a phone call with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar.Dar updated […]
[ad_1] JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister vowed a forceful response after a missile fired from Yemen was intercepted on Friday, in an attack claimed by the Iran-backed Huthi rebels.“The Huthis continue to launch Iranian missiles at Israel. As we promised, we will respond forcefully in Yemen and wherever necessary,” Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a […]
