This week, President Biden will hold his first meeting as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He’ll be the fifth American president to try to negotiate with Putin, whose hold on power matches his ambition to assert Russian prerogatives and … read more
India has reported 259,551 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths have risen by 4,209 with rising cases of mucormycosis, a fungal disease also known as “black fungus”, further complicating treatment. The South Asian nation’s infection tally … read more
LONDON: Journalist Martin Bashir tricked princess Diana into giving an explosive BBC television interview where she lifted the lid on her troubled marriage to Prince Charles, an independent report concluded on Thursday. Retired senior judge John Dyson said Bashir commissioned faked … read more
A ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding on Friday, but there have been tensions in occupied East Jerusalem where Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fired tear … read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards unarmed Palestinian youth at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday amid growing anger over the potential eviction of Palestinians from homes on land occupied by Jewish settlers. At least 178 Palestinians … read more