Biden meets Jordan’s King Abdullah, affirms support of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque
AFP :President Joe Biden on Thursday underlined his support for the legal “status quo” of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound in a meeting at the White...
International
EU-Ukraine wartime summit to deliver on some issues, disappoint on others
Reuters :European Union leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, bringing the promise of new sanctions against Russia but disappointing Ukraine’s...
South Sudan violence kills 27 on eve of Pope’s visit
Al Jazeera :Twenty-seven people have been killed in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state in tit-for-tat violence between cattle herders and members of a militia on...
Chinese spy balloon: US tracks suspected surveillance device
BBC Online :The US is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days.Defence officials said they...
Hundreds of migrant children still apart from family: US
Deutsche Welle :Almost 1,000 migrant children who were separated from their families at the US-Mexico border under a Trump-era policy still haven’t been reunited with...
Israel carries out air strikes on Gaza Strip
AFP :Israel conducted air strikes on the central Gaza Strip early Thursday, according to AFP journalists and witnesses, hours after intercepting a rocket fired from...
US reopens Solomons embassy, vying with China for influence
AFP :The United States reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands Thursday after a 30-year hiatus, part of a bid to counter China’s growing influence...
Indian opposition lawmakers shout anti-Adani slogans in parliament
Reuters :Opposition lawmakers shouted slogans against the Adani Group in India’s parliament on Thursday after a report by a US short seller that accused the...
Australia to erase British monarch from banknotes
Arab News :Australia will erase the British-based monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on its $5 note with a design...
Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican nomination
AFP :Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley moved closer Wednesday to the widely-expected launch of her US presidential campaign — previewing a “big announcement” that looks...
Lula candidate wins Brazil Senate chief post
AFP :A lawmaker backed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was reelected the leader of Brazil’s Senate Wednesday, fending off a challenge from a...
14 die in a building fire in India’s Jharkhand
Indian Express :At least fourteen people, including three children, were killed in a massive fire at a high-rise residential building in India’s Jharkhand on Tuesday.According...