Category: Rest of World News
Mohamed Bazoum: Leading politician says victory for Niger’s coup leaders would be ‘the end of democracy’ in Africa
NIAMEY: If mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger‘s President Mohamed Bazoum succeed, it will threaten democracy and security across the region and the continent, a high-ranking…
China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus
TALLINN: Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia‘s neighbor and ally, where Moscow…
Cable theft ‘significantly’ impact South Africa’s railways: operator
Johannesburg: South Africa’s state-owned freight logistics firm on Thursday called on the government to urgently crack down on criminals stealing railway cables — saying the…
UN says militants are occupying a school complex in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp after clashes
BEIRUT: Two weeks after clashes between armed factions in Lebanon‘s largest Palestinian refugee camp ended, militants are still occupying a United Nations-run school complex, UN…
Nicaraguan government seizes highly regarded university from Jesuits
MEXICO CITY: Nicaragua‘s government has confiscated a prestigious Jesuit-run university alleging it was a “center of terrorism,” the college said Wednesday in announcing the latest…
Joe Biden is ‘music to my ears,’ gushes Brazil’s Lula da Silva
BRASILIA: US-Brazilian relations have hit some sour notes under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but the South American leader sang the praises of counterpart…
Air evacuations are to begin for people in the path of wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE: Air evacuations were to begin Thursday to move residents in the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories out of the path of wildfires that neared…
Israel raid kills West Bank militant, wounds health worker: Palestinians
JENIN: Israeli forces on Thursday killed a Palestinian militant and shot a health worker during a raid on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin,…
North Korea prepares for military actions in protest of US three-nation summit -S Korea
SEOUL: North Korea may launch an intercontinental ballistic missile or take other military action to protest a summit of the United States, South Korea and…
Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home
JERUSALEM: A growing number of Israel’s tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed US funds and pro-business policies, and with…