[ad_1] GAZA CITY: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday said more than 50 of its staff in Gaza were abused and used as human shields while in Israeli military detention.“Since the start of the war in October 2023, over 50 UNRWA staff among them teachers, doctors, social workers, have been detained and […]
[ad_1] (Source: ShanghaiDaily/X) A deadly fire broke out at a restaurant in northeastern China on Tuesday, killing 22 people and injuring three others, according to Chinese state media. The fire started just after noon in Liaoyang City, located in Liaoning Province. The restaurant was situated near the Sanlizhuang resettlement housing area in the city’s Baita […]
[ad_1] European Court of Justice, Luxembourg (Image: AP) BRUSSELS: “Golden passport” schemes for deep-pocketed foreign investors violate European Union law, the bloc’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, after a legal challenge against Malta by Brussels.“The acquisition of Union citizenship cannot result from a commercial transaction,” the EU’s Court of Justice said, ruling that Malta had […]
[ad_1] President Trump’s cryptocurrency firm has eroded the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in American history. David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The New York Times covering the crypto industry, describes how it works. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) BEIJING”: China said Tuesday it was open to improving ties with Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney won the country’s election to lead his Liberal Party to another term in power.“China is willing to develop China-Canada relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo […]
[ad_1] Mark Carney‘s Liberal Party has won Canada’s federal election, fueled by voter backlash against US President Donald Trump’s trade war. The campaign centered on Trump’s tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty, with Carney pledging a fresh direction in a world reshaped by a more hostile US stance on free trade. “We are over the […]
[ad_1] He never aspired to be a priest. After he rose to be a bishop, he implied that he suffered from impostor syndrome. And when Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle of the Philippines is asked if he could become the first Asian pope — a frequent question in recent years — he says it is […]
[ad_1] Jagmeet Singh, the pro-Khalistan leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP), broke down in tears on stage as he announced his resignation following a humiliating defeat in the federal elections.Not only did he lose his own seat, Burnaby Central, but his party also failed to secure the 12-seat minimum to retain national party status […]
[ad_1] HANOI: A court in Vietnam jailed a former deputy minister of industry and trade for six years on Tuesday after finding him guilty of “power abuse” in a solar energy development plan.The Southeast Asian country has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and is trying to increase wind and solar production to […]
[ad_1] UK Prince William has taken a step toward modernising the British monarchy by dropping the “no selfies” rule once set by his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.The Prince of Wales is making gradual changes to the traditional royal protocols to better fit the modern world.The 42-year-old heir to the throne has consistently shown his […]
