Explosion took place at noon local time 0530 GMT. 25 women and 30 men died in explosion: local media. Anyone found responsible would be held accountable: TNLA. At least 55 people were reportedly killed in a blast in Myanmar’s Kaung Tat village, which a rebel army said was caused by the accidental explosion of material […]
UK former minister confirms he will bid to replace PM Starmer
Streeting calls for “proper contest” to replace premier. In resignation letter, Streeting said he “lost confidence” in Starmer. Expert describes Streeting’s opposition as “acute political sense”. Britain’s former health minister Wes Streeting until he quit his post earlier this week, has become the first MP to confirm publicly he will bid to replace Prime Minister […]
Iran says UAE ‘active partner’ in US-Israeli war
Iran claims UAE directly participates in attacks against Tehran. Araghchi questions alleged Netanyahu meeting with UAE leadership. UAE denies allowing territory used for attacks targeting Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of playing an active role in the US-Israeli war against his country. “The UAE is an […]
Crude oil barrels ahead as Tehran’s counteroffer signals tough path to ending tensions
Iran demands end to blockade, compensation, sovereignty over Hormuz. OPEC oil output hits lowest in two decades in April, survey shows. US to loan 53.3m barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve.Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday as negotiations to end the war between the United States and Iran appeared fragile, with […]
Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages
NEW YORK: A US transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in New York with only one text on display: a print-out of all the files released by the US Department of Justice — roughly 3.5 million pages — relating to financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. The library, dubbed “The Donald J […]
Starmer vows to fight on after Labour punished in polls across Britain
Starmer vows to fight on to deliver ‘change’. Voters punish Starmer’s party across Britain. Farage hails ‘historic shift’ in British politics. LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to stay in office to “deliver change” after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in English local elections and parliamentary votes in Scotland and Wales, […]
‘It’s pretty scary’: Seafarers traumatised by Hormuz tensions
LONDON: Isolated and traumatised by drones and missiles, seafarers in the Gulf face grave mental suffering after more than two months stuck on board in the Middle East war, maritime charities warn. From captains to cooks, engineers and other officers, the workers who keep global freight flowing have found themselves not just stranded but in […]
Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sex abuse
Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo, where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into […]
Iran could withstand blockade for four months, claims CIA report, as tensions flare
Iran still weighing its response to the US proposal. UAE says its air defences engaged Iranian missiles, drones. US imposes sanctions for aiding Iran’s weapons sector. Efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran appeared to stall as the two sides traded fire in the Gulf on Friday, while a US intelligence […]
Plane hits pedestrian during takeoff at Denver airport
A flight aborted its takeoff from Denver International Airport late on Friday after striking a person on the runway, with at least one passenger injured, according to the airport and US media reports. Denver International Airport said in a statement that “Frontier Flight 4345 reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff” at around 11:19pm (local time). […]