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UAE firm inks airport deal as Afghanistan eyes int’l flights
A United Arab Emirates company signed a contract with the Taliban authorities yesterday to provide ground handling services at Afghanistan’s three airports, officials said, as the country seeks to resume international transit.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM
"Willing to use force to defend Taiwan": Biden
US President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, as part of a series of critical comments about China, but an aide said the remark represented no change in US policy on the self-ruled island.
23 May 2022, 07:15 AM
Over 100mn driven from their homes around the world: UNHCR
More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.
23 May 2022, 05:17 AM
WHO international meet starts amid crises
The Ukraine war looms large as the World Health Organization opens its main annual assembly yesterday, threatening to overshadow efforts on other health crises and a reform push aimed at preventing future pandemics.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Don’t forget other crises with Ukraine focus: UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned yesterday that countries focused on helping Ukraine should not ignore other crises, which were likely to worsen due to the war.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
UN alarmed as 18 million face Sahel food crisis
The United Nations yesterday warned that up to 18 million people in the Sahel face severe food insecurity, with rations being cut due to funding shortages.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Three injured in Norway family stabbing drama
A man from Syria is suspected of stabbing his wife and another man yesterday in an attack in a quiet rural village in Norway, police said.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Bachelet to arrive China on Monday
The UN rights chief will begin her long-anticipated visit to China on Monday, her office said, including to the Xinjiang region where authorities
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Musk denounces claim of sexually harassing flight attendant as "utterly untrue"
Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter late on Thursday to denounce as "utterly untrue" claims in a news report that he had sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016.
20 May 2022, 11:45 AM
Global food crisis may last for years
The UN warned Wednesday that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank announced an additional $12 billion in funding to mitigate its “devastating effects.”
19 May 2022, 18:00 PM
‘World is falling apart’
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said yesterday.
19 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Turkey to reject Sweden, Finland's bid to join NATO: Erdogan
Turkey has told allies that it will reject Sweden and Finland's membership to NATO, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a video posted on his Twitter account on Thursday.
19 May 2022, 14:42 PM
Conflicts, disasters displaced 60mn people within their countries in 2021
Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday.
19 May 2022, 07:02 AM
Panel says world still unprepared to face new pandemics
Global reform efforts to better ward off new pandemic threats have been slow and fragmented, leaving the world as unprepared as when Covid-19 first
18 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah lose majority in Lebanon polls
Shia group Hezbollah and its allies lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament, official results showed yesterday, while
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Georgia jails pro-opposition media owner
Georgia yesterday jailed for over three years an owner of the nation’s most popular television station critical of the government, further raising concerns over media freedom in the country.
16 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Those responsible for killing Al Jazeera journalist Shireen must face justice: DCAB
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) has condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead on May 11, 2022, during an Israeli raid in the West Bank.
13 May 2022, 12:14 PM
Elon Musk willing to lift Trump’s Twitter ban
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that as owner of Twitter he would lift the ban on Donald Trump, contending that kicking the former US president off the platform “alienated a large part of the country.”
11 May 2022, 18:00 PM
'Bongbong' Marcos set to reshape Philippines' relations with China and US
The decisive victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday is set to re-shape the Southeast Asian country's relations with China and the United States as he seeks closer ties with Beijing.
11 May 2022, 13:27 PM
NYT wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes, Reuters wins for feature photography
The New York Times won three Pulitzer Prizes and was named as a finalist five more times on Monday, while its rival the Washington Post took the public service award and Reuters claimed the prize for feature photography.
10 May 2022, 02:55 AM