A looming clash between the centre and left of the Democratic party could unseat members of the “the Squad” of progressives and hand a gift to Donald Trump’s Republicans in the 2024 elections. The war in Gaza has divided Democrats like no other issue and is likely to play a key role in party primaries … Read more
King Charles has praised the work of volunteers, calling them a “selfless army of people” who form an “essential backbone of our society”. In his second Christmas speech, the king said he was delighted that hundreds of volunteers and their representatives attended his coronation in May, saying their presence “emphasised the meaning of coronation itself, … Read more
Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas conflict with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said Monday. The proposal, worked out with the … Read more
ROME – Pope Francis on Monday blasted the weapons industry and its “instruments of death” that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians. Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to the throngs of people below, Francis said he … Read more
Dozens of passengers have requested asylum, sources told news agency AFP (Representational). New Delhi: A Nicaragua-bound Airbus A340 with 303 passengers – several of whom, if not all, are Indians, and which had been grounded at a Paris airport over human trafficking links – has finally left for Mumbai, French newspaper Le Monde reported late Monday. The … Read more
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny located in Arctic prison 3 weeks after contact with him lost Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost. Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian … Read more
Experts have called for a new search on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 following new leads on the flight. Aerospace expert Jean-Luc Marchand and pilot Patrick Blelly called for a new search based on revelations about the fate of the flight. The duo claimed the mystery of the missing flight could be solved in … Read more
An Israeli airstrike claimed the lives of at least 70 people in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities. GAZA, Dec 25: In a devastating incident on Christmas Eve, at least 70 people lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Al-Maghazi refugee camp at the heart of Gaza, as reported … Read more
Lahore, December 25 A new political front organisation of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has fielded candidates for most of the national and provincial assembly constituencies across Pakistan for the February 8 general elections, saying it wants to make the country an Islamic welfare state. Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has … Read more
The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. More than 100 people have been killed in Israeli air raids overnight in central Gaza. At least 70 people were killed in strikes in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said late on Sunday. Attacks on the Bureij refugee … Read more
