Tue 30 April 2024: A boy, 13, has died after a man with a sword went on a rampage near Hainault Tube station in northeast London. Two police officers also suffered significant injuries. A 36-year-old has been arrested. The incident took place in a residential and quiet area, on the border between Essex and east […]
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Tue 30 April 2024: Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas have met in China for talks on potential reconciliation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing confirmed on Monday that the groups’ representatives had met recently. The groups have competed for years, but the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has provoked further talks on Palestinian […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: A US State Department spokesman said the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel’s war on Gaza. “Since this president has come into office, we have worked to reset our relationship with the ICC and we are in contact with the court on a range of issues, including in connection to the […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: As the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the country’s first minister, Humza Yousaf has resigned. The move comes shortly after Yousaf broke up the SNP’s coalition with the Scottish Greens, which led to the opposition parties putting up two no-confidence motions that Yousaf was predicted to lose. “I […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement denied reports yesterday about possibly “exiling” some of its leaders from the Gaza Strip, in light of the recent Egyptian proposal to reach a ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange deal with the Israeli occupation government. “There is no truth to this news, it is false and […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: The Japanese yen has hit a 34-year low against the US dollar. The yen fell to 160.17 per dollar on Monday, its lowest level since April 1990, sparking speculation that Japanese officials could intervene to support the currency for the first time since late 2022. Though the Bank of Japan (BOJ) […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: Dubai has begun construction on a $35 billion airport terminal, which when finished would have the highest capacity in the world, emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice president and prime minister of Dubai, announced on Sunday that the upcoming terminal would accommodate up to […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests. What started as the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University, where students are camping inside campus to push their institute to divest from companies linked to Israel, has since spread to campuses in California, Texas and […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: US President Joe Biden’s approval rating averaged 38.7% during his 13th quarter in office, according to a recent survey released on Friday. US research firm Gallup revealed that Biden has the lowest support with a rate of 38.7% among all US presidents during their first terms. George H.W. Bush had the […]
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Sun 28 April 2024: Ministers from four leading economies have penned an article, suggesting levying a minimum two per cent tax on the world’s 3,000 billionaires to fight poverty and inequality. Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain have called on the global community to join their effort to collect enough funds to deal with the economic shocks […]
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