Trump impeachment inquiry moves ahead after start of televised hearings
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump moves ahead on Thursday after an opening day of public testimony that linked Trump to a...
Ceasefire takes hold after deadly Israel-Gaza violence
GAZA: A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza took hold Thursday after two days of fighting triggered by an Israeli strike on an...
Trump prioritised Biden investigation over Ukraine aid, witness tells impeachment probe
WASHINGTON: Senior Democratic and Republican lawmakers presented dueling narratives on Wednesday as a U.S. congressional impeachment inquiry that threatens Donald Trump’s tumultuous presidency entered...
Chaos in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests ‘blossom everywhere’
CENTRAL: Pro-democracy protesters Wednesday stepped up a "blossom everywhere" campaign of road blocks and vandalism across Hong Kong that has crippled the international financial...
Fireworks expected as televised Trump impeachment hearings open
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faces the most perilous challenge of his three-year presidency as public hearings convened as part of the impeachment probe against him...
Venetian anger after historic flood devastates city
VENICE: Venetians woke Wednesday to devastating scenes after the highest tide in 50 years washed through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas, trashing hotels...
Bolivia moves to end power vacuum as Morales condemns ‘sneaky coup’
SUCRE: A senator proclaimed herself Bolivia's interim president Tuesday in an effort to fill the power vacuum left by the abrupt resignation of Evo...
Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins
CANBERRA: Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst fears were unrealised...
Greta Thunberg bound for Europe as new adventures await
PARIS: "Extremely educational" is how Greta Thunberg sums up her North American sojourn as she prepares to cross the Atlantic once more, this time...
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day
TEL AVIV: Exchanges of fire triggered by Israel's targeted killing of a top militant in Gaza raged for a second day Wednesday and showed little...
At least 7 killed in Kabul car bomb blast
KABUL: At least 12 people, including three children, were killed when a minivan packed with explosives rammed into a vehicle carrying foreigners during Kabul's morning...
Venice underwater as exceptional tide sweeps through canal city
VENICE: Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years late Tuesday, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter...
Clinton criticizes UK for blocking Russian influence report
LONDON: Hillary Clinton says she’s “dumbfounded” that the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics before the...
‘YOU? Really?’: Iran’s Zarif scorns EU warning over nuclear deal
DUBAI: Europeans have failed to fulfil their own commitments to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Tuesday, in response...
Bolivia seeks new leader as Morales heads for Mexico refuge
LA PAZ: Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales was flying to Mexico for asylum on Tuesday as security forces sought to quell violence over the...
6 Indian labourers die in heavy rains at Oman construction site
MUSCAT: Six South Asian labourers died in Oman during heavy rains when they were buried at an excavation site for a water pipeline project,...
Behind Trump-Erdogan ‘bromance,’ a White House meeting to repair US-Turkey ties
WASHINGTON DC/ISTANBUL: At the 2012 opening of Trump Towers in Istanbul, real estate mogul Donald Trump sang the praises of Tayyip Erdogan, telling a...
