JERUSALEM: Israel’s decades-old exemption from military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews is poised to end today, a divisive move that imperils the coalition government as the nation is at war with Hamas. Barring a last-minute delay, ultra-Orthodox Israelis would for the first time be subject to the mandatory service that is […]
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ISTANBUL: Turkey’s main opposition party yesterday claimed victory in Istanbul and Ankara, with its rising political star emerging from local elections as a serious challenger to veteran President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan, addressing supporters at his party’s headquarters in Ankara, acknowledged a “turning point” for his party and promised to […]
CAIRO: The Islamist group Hamas accused rivals with the Palestinian Authority of sending security officers into northern Gaza under cover of securing aid trucks, the Gaza Hamas-run interior ministry said. A Palestinian Authority official denied the Hamas accusations. A senior Hamas interior ministry official told the group’s Al-Aqsa TV, that […]
SINGAPORE : The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as data showing easing U.S. prices bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in June, while the yen loitered near 152 per dollar keeping traders on edge on the threat of intervention. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price […]
KRASNOGORSK, Russia: First there were rounds of machine gun fire, then piercing screams of panic while a Moscow suburban concert hall went up in flames. An attack by gunmen at the Crocus City Hall on Friday (Mar 22) left at least 60 dead and injured 145 more. Here’s what we […]
ZAGREB: Croatia’s constitutional court said yesterday it would consider President Zoran Milanovi’s candidacy for prime minister in the country’s upcoming elections, after he attracted criticism for not resigning beforehand. Milanovic, who already served as prime minister from 2011 to 2016, announced on Friday he would run as the Social Democratic […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took jabs yesterday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his election opponent during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the 1880s. Biden’s appearance at the dinner, in which politicians and journalists trade […]
The Boeing plane dropped abruptly mid-flight, injuring more than 50 passengers who were travelling from Sydney to Auckland. SYDNEY: New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) said on Tuesday (Mar 12) it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 after an […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden warned Israel that it cannot use aid as a “bargaining chip” as he issued a call for an immediate, temporary ceasefire with Hamas in the bloody Gaza war. “To the leadership of Israel I say this — humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or […]
CAIRO: Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo yesterday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported. A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for the talks, billed as a possible final hurdle before an agreement that would halt the […]