Protests rock France over raising of retirement age
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron‘s government on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, sparking angry protests in Paris and other…
Colombia: Officials say 21 workers killed at coal mine in Colombia
BOGOTA: Rescue operations at a coal mine in central Colombia that collapsed earlier this week ended Thursday and officials said the accident had left 21…
Nato: Poland to be 1st Nato member to give Ukraine fighter jets
WARSAW: Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first Nato member to fulfill…
Namma Yatri: Auto app Namma Yatri looks to crowd build its offerings
The builder of the auto rickshaw booking mobile application Namma Yatri is seeking public participation to help it match the service and user experience offered…
Noted British writer Patrick French dies
Patrick French, the British writer and historian best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, died on Thursday morning. He was 56, and had been…
Malawi: Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326: President
BLANTYRE: The death toll from Cyclone Freddy after it lashed Malawi upon returning to southern Africa‘s mainland has risen to 326, the country’s president said…
Pentagon: Pentagon: Russia likely trying to recover US drone debris in Black Sea
WASHINGTON: The United States has indications that Russia is likely trying to recover debris from the U.S. drone downed after a Russian intercept over the…
Russia: UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
GENEVA: Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according…
China urges Ukraine, Russia to restart peace talks ‘as soon as possible’
BEIJING: China’s foreign minister on Thursday urged Kyiv and Moscow to restart peace talks “as soon as possible”, saying Beijing fears the conflict “could escalate…
Anger as French government pushes through pension reform without vote
PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne used a special procedure to push an unpopular pensions bill through the National Assembly without a vote on Thursday,…