Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties
BSS :President Joe Biden hopes to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of...
International
Saudi receives first foreign Hajj pilgrims since before pandemic
BSS :Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the corona virus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual.The group from Indonesia landed in the city...
As EU squeezes Russia, Serbia embraces old ally
BSS/AFP :While the European Union scrambles to isolate Russia and reduce energy imports from the country, EU candidate Serbia is tightening its bond with Moscow through a new gas supply deal.Belgrade has condemned the...
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia: Reports
BSS/AFP :US President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia this month, reports said Thursday, a stark reversal for a leader who once called for the kingdom to be made a pariah.The reported decision comes...
Turkey officially changes name at UN to ‘Turkiye’
BSS/AFP :Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called “Turkiye” in all languages, the UN announced Thursday.“The change is immediate,” Stephane...
Ukraine war ‘will have no winner,’ UN says on 100th day of fight
BSS/AFP :The United Nations said on Friday there would be no victor from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the conflict entered its 100th day and Moscow’s forces pressed deeper into the eastern Donbas region.“This...
Fugitive shot dead after allegedly killing Texas family: Sheriff
BSS/AFP :Texas law enforcement officers have shot dead a convicted murderer who escaped prison and was suspected of killing a family close to his last known location, authorities said on Thursday.The bodies of five...
Zelensky says ‘victory will be ours’ on day 100 of Russian invasion
BSS/AFP :Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday his country’s military would fend off the Russian invasion in a video marking 100 days of Moscow’s all-out assault on its pro-democracy neighbour.“Victory will be ours,” Zelensky...
Football legend Pele tells Putin: ‘stop the invasion’
BSS/AFP :Brazilian football legend Pele called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his army’s invasion of Ukraine, as the war-torn country’s national team was set to vie for a World Cup spot.“Today Ukraine...
Positive’ signs on down-to-the-wire Yemen truce talks: UN
BSS/AFP :The United Nations has reported “positive” signs for renewing a truce that has eased suffering in war-torn Yemen, though there was no concrete breakthrough early Thursday, when the initial deal was set to...
Papua New Guinea’s Ulawun volcano erupts
BSS/AFP :The Mount Ulawun volcano in northeastern Papua New Guinea erupted early Thursday, spewing ash highinto the air before easing with no injuries reported.The country’s Geohazards Management Division reported “continuous forceful emissions of thick...
Shanghai eases Covid curbs in step towards ending lockdown
BSS/AFP :Shanghai eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday in a step towards returning to normal after a two- month lockdown that confined residents of the megacity to their homes and battered China’s...