Ethiopia claims retaking towns from Tigray rebels
Ethiopian forces have recaptured several towns from Tigrayan rebels including Kobo and Woldiya in the north, the government announced on Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the 13-month war that…
Typhoon leaves 31 dead, many homes roofless in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines: A powerful typhoon left at least 31 people dead, knocked down power and communications in entire provinces and wrought widespread destruction mostly in the central Philippines, officials said…
Too early to recognize Taliban, Pakistan says ahead of OIC session on Afghanistan
The stage to recognize the Afghan Taliban government “has not come yet,” Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said ahead of a special session of the Organization of Islamic…
UK Brexit minister quits as new COVID rules spark anger
A senior member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet resigned Saturday night, adding to a sense of disarray within a government that has faced rebellion from his own lawmakers and…
Philanthropist covers bills for thousands of poor families in Turkey
ANKARA: Long queues in major cities for cheap bread are not the only sign of the financial pains that Turkish households are experiencing after prices skyrocketed in recent months. Ilhami…
WHO issues new health alert as omicron virus strain spreads
World health chiefs issued a new warning on Saturday over the threat posed by the omicron coronavirus variant, as Egypt recorded its first cases of the strain and Lebanon imposed…
Rights violations on all sides of Ethiopia conflict, UN says
All sides in the deepening conflict in northern Ethiopia are committing severe human rights violations and should pull back from their year-old war, the UN said. An estimated 5,000 to…
Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan as visa-free corridor reopens
NEW DELHI: Sikh pilgrims from India’s Punjab started to arrive in Pakistan’s Kartarpur through a visa-free corridor on Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak, the…
Starvation kills scores of children in Tigray hospitals
ADDIS ABABA: Nearly 200 young children have died of starvation in hospitals across Ethiopia’s Tigray region as malnutrition soars one year after a brutal conflict broke out, according to a…
EU confirms ‘technical talks’ with Belarus on migrants
BRUSSELS: The European Commission confirmed Wednesday that it will hold “technical talks” with Belarus on how to repatriate migrants seeking to cross the Polish border. The European Union has not…