Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
BSS :A Palestinian teenager died from his wounds hours after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said Saturday.Mohammad Hamad,...
International
Trump says ‘God made decision’ to end right to abortion
BSS/AFP :Former US president Donald Trump on Friday said “God made the decision” after the Supreme Court ended the right to abortion in a ruling...
Putin defends Russia’s stance on global food crisis
BSS/AFP :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday Moscow’s military action in Ukraine was not responsible for the global food crisis, instead blaming the West for...
Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong celebration
Xinhua :Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a ceremony in Hong Kong celebrating 25 years of the city’s handover to China, state media Xinhua News...
EU top diplomat visits Iran in bid to revive nuclear talks
BSS :European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was due to meet Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday after arriving for talks on efforts to revive...
Ministers slam Russia’s ‘grain war’ at Berlin food summit
BSS/AFP :Germany accused Russia of taking the world hostage with its “grain war” on Friday as Berlin hosted a conference to address concerns the Ukraine...
Afghan quake survivors without food and shelter as floods hamper relief effort
BSS/AFP :Many survivors of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in more than two decades were on Friday without food, shelter and water as they waited in devastated...
India reports 17,336 new Covid cases, highest in over four months
BSS :India reported 17,336 fresh Coronavious cases in the last 24 hours for the first time in over four months. As the country is witnessing...
Johnson’s Conservatives lose two UK parliamentary by-elections
BSS :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservatives suffered two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats on Friday, including in a southwest English seat previously held by...
Zelensky hails Ukraine’s EU candidacy status as ‘historic’
BSS/AFP :President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the European Union’s decision on Thursday to grant Ukraine official EU candidate status as “a unique and historic moment”.The expected...
US sending Ukraine $450m more in arms, including rocket systems
BSS :The United States is sending a new batch of military assistance to Ukraine, the White House said Thursday, with the $450 million shipment including...