16-11-2022 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: The family of Shireen Abu Akleh say they are “encouraged” by the United States announcing an investigation into the Palestinian American Al Jazeera correspondent’s killing in May. In a statement released on Tuesday, the family said the US decision, first reported on Monday, was necessary considering Abu …

16-11-2022 UNITED NATIONS: The world’s population has reached eight billion people, the United Nations has said, warning of more hardship in store for regions already facing resource scarcity because of climate change. Reaching eight billion people is “a sign of human success, but it’s also a great risk for our …

16-11-2022 BAGHDAD: As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artefacts like old warships, an ancient city and human remains have emerged. This story is part of “Climate artefacts”, a miniseries telling the stories behind the people, places and objects that have …

16-11-2022 KINSHASA: Thousands of Shia Muslims have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the army and M23 rebels moved close to the key city of Goma, an army spokesman has said. Clashes picked up again in North Kivu …

15-11-2022 NUSA DUA, INDONESIA: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations on Tuesday that now was the time to stop Russia’s war in his country under a peace plan he has proposed. He spoke by video link to leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations …

15-11-2022 WASHINGTON: US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Monday will caution Vladimir Putin’s spy chief about the consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and will raise the issue of U.S. prisoners in Russian jails, a White House spokesperson said. In the first known high-level face-to-face US-Russian contact …

15-11-2022 NUSA DUA, INDONESIA: Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali on Monday for a long-awaited meeting with US President Joe Biden, ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) summit set to be fraught with tension over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two leaders are expected …

15-11-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has shown interest in buying the English football club Liverpool FC by entering the takeover bid after it was put up for sale. Ambani, who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, inquired about the club, …

15-11-2022 CAIRO/ AMMAN: Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles over Homs province on Sunday, state news agency SANA said, in what military sources said was a strike on a major Syrian air base. Syrian state television posted a short video of the “aggression” but gave no further details. A …

15-11-2022 NEW YORK: At least $1 billion of customer funds have vanished from collapsed crypto exchange FTX, according to two people familiar with the matter. The exchange’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried secretly transferred $10 billion of customer funds from FTX to Bankman-Fried’s trading company Alameda Research, the people told Reuters. A …