GAZA CITY: Thousands fled northern Gaza yesterday as renewed shelling pounded areas where Israel says Hamas militants have regrouped, despite having announced them cleared months ago. “The army dropped leaflets and sent a message on mobile phones warning everyone to leave Jabalia,” said Umm Odai Nassar, after reaching Gaza City […]
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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior administration official said yesterday. Biden has been trying to head off a full-scale assault by the Israelis […]
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday (May 7) it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorisations within Europe. “As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since […]
SINGAPORE: The United States sees Iran’s capacity to move its oil as reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the region, the US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official said on Tuesday. Brian Nelson, Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, was speaking […]
LOS ANGELES: The Indiana Pacers powered into the second round of the NBA playoffs on Thursday (May 2), thrashing the depleted Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 to win their Eastern Conference series 4-2. Unable to close out the Bucks on Tuesday, the Pacers got their uptempo offence flowing again, relentlessly pulling away after […]
WASHINGTON: Illegal immigration on the US southern border is a top talking point among Republican politicians, but some are taking it a step further by promoting disinformation about non-citizens voting in the presidential election. With the election possibly to be decided by several thousand votes in battleground states, social media […]
PARIS: When Diana, a Russian national living in France, received notification late last year that she had been selected as a volunteer for the Paris Olympics, she was ecstatic. “It was the best Christmas gift ever,” said the 31-year-old woman, who requested her last name be withheld. Diana, who also […]
SHANGHAI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Thursday (Apr 25) on the United States and China to manage their differences “responsibly” as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks. A day before meeting Beijing’s top brass to tackle thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and […]
TOKYO: Toyota Motor will delay the start of its electric vehicle (EV) production in the U.S. to the spring of 2026 from the proposed 2025 timing, the Mid Japan Economist newspaper said on Thursday. The automaker will also reduce its domestic vehicle production to less than 14,000 vehicles per day […]
BANGKOK : Thai banks will cut lending rates by 25 basis points for vulnerable groups for a period of six months, the country’s Bankers’ Association said on Thursday. The decision came after Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said this week he had asked Thailand’s four largest lenders to lower interest rates […]