War and peace on the brink
By Ioannis Tirkides
These are unprecedented times. We are simultaneously on the cusp of a technological revolution and the promise of unparalleled economic prospects, and on the brink of total ...
Turkey’s Erdogan postpones tentative White House visit, sources say
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official said on Friday of a visit ...
King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis
Britain’s King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period ...
First Covid, now heat: online schooling returns to the Philippines
Record heat in the Philippines this month has forced schools to send children home for online classes, reviving memories of Covid lockdowns and raising fears that more extreme weather in ...
Scottish First Minister Yousaf: I intend to fight no-confidence vote
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Friday he intended to fight a vote of no confidence called in him by political opponents following his decision to withdraw from ...
It could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza – UN
–The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on ...
Ireland says UK’s Rwanda policy drives migrants over its border
The threat of deportation to Rwanda is causing migrants to head for Ireland instead of staying in Britain, Ireland’s deputy prime minister told a British newspaper on Friday.
British ...
Greece rules out air defence systems to Ukraine, PM says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece can not offer air defence systems like ‘Patriots’ or S-300 to Ukraine responding to pressure from EU and NATO allies to send more military ...
Gaza baby saved from dead mother’s womb dies
A baby girl who was delivered from her dying mother’s womb in a Gaza hospital following an Israeli airstrike has herself died after just a few days of life, ...
At US Supreme Court, clashing views presented on presidential immunity
During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump‘s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display
Trump‘s ...
London Cypriot football team New Salamis to fold
London Cypriot football team New Salamis FC have announced that their first team will cease its operations at the end of the current season.
The club said that it had ...
Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response
Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests that have ...
Russia accuses US of pressuring Turkish Airlines to deny Russians flights to Mexico
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused the United States of exerting pressure on Turkey’s national airline to bar Russian citizens from flights bound to Mexico.
His comments ...
UK retail sales slide in April, early Easter may be partly to blame
British retailers suffered their worst April for sales since 2020, when the country was in its first COVID-19 lockdown, although the timing of the Easter holidays could be to blame, a ...
Egypt in renewed mediation push for Gaza truce, sources say
Egypt has asked for a follow-up meeting with Israel in renewed efforts to mediate a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian ...
Some US troops set to depart Chad, at least temporarily
The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move that comes just days after Washington was forced ...
Arizona House lawmakers vote to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Lawmakers in Arizona’s House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that could still go into effect within weeks if not also knocked down by ...
‘Uncommitted’ organizers will join campus protesters in Michigan over Gaza
Organizers behind the “uncommitted” political movement against President Joe Biden’s staunch support for Israel’s war against Hamas will travel to the University of Michigan’s campus on Thursday ...
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction overturned by top NY court
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped to create the #MeToo movement.
In a 4...
Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify ‘nuclear deterrence’
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture and allow Russia to deploy ...
Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of threatened invasion
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight, killing at least six Palestinians, medics said on Thursday, after saying it would evacuate civilians from the Gaza border city and storm it ...
Britain’s Rwanda asylum legislation formally becomes law
Britain‘s King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Royal assent is the final stage ...
‘Europe could die,’ Macron warns
President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Thursday for stronger, more integrated European defences and said the continent must not become a vassal of the United States, as he outlined his vision ...
US House Speaker Johnson booed at Columbia uni
Columbia University students heckled U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as he visited the flashpoint of nationwide student demonstrations over Israel‘s war in Gaza, as the school ...