JAKARTA: A court in Idonesia will today deliver its verdict on two challenges to the outcome of February’s presidential election, after losing candidates petitioned for a re-run and alleged the state had interfered in favour of winner Prabowo Subianto. The two rivals of Defence Minister and former special forces commander […]
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GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): Gaza’s civil defence said yesterday dozens of bodies had been found buried at a hospital complex previously raided by Israel, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up military pressure on Hamas. Netanyahu, who threatened action “in the coming days” without elaborating, has repeatedly said […]
NEW YORK: More than 2,500 people were killed or injured in gang violence in Haiti from January through March, up 53 per cent from the last three months of 2023, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said yesterday. At least 590 were killed during police operations, BINUH said […]
DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. Iran’s foreign minister said the drones, which the sources […]
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Thousands of Gazans flooded the coast road north yesterday after hearing that several people managed to cross a closed checkpoint towards Gaza City, despite Israel denying it was open. An AFP journalist saw mothers holding their children’s hands and families piling onto donkey carts with their luggage as […]
Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management said it holds a stake in Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing the company’s mail to its clients. “As of April 10, 2024, the ARK Venture Fund invests in OpenAI,” Ark said, referring to its $54 million VC fund, the report said.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged yesterday to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Tokyo and Manila amid growing tensions with Beijing. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” Biden said […]
FRANKFURT: Germany said yesterday it is providing €25 million (RM128 million) for Holocaust survivors in Israel to help them cope with the impact of the attack by the Hamas and Gaza war. Each of the 113,000 Jewish survivors in Israel will receive a one-off payment of €220, according to the […]
MANILA: The defence forces of the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct “maritime cooperative activity” to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Philippines’ defence ministry said today. Naval and air force activities will be conducted within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone on April 7, Manila’s defence […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s demand this week that Israel improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza and support a ceasefire drew sharp attacks both from frustrated political allies who said the US president did not go far enough and opponents who said he went too far. On Thursday in a call with […]