US govt reaches $127.5 million settlement with high school shooting victims on March 17, 2022Washington: The US Justice Department announced Wednesday that it had reached a $127.5-million settlement with survivors and relatives of victims of the 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The agreement settles all 40 of the civil cases stemming from the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 […]
UN Security Council members call for emergency Ukraine meeting on March 17, 2022United Nations: The United States, Britain, France, Albania, Norway, and Ireland have requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting Thursday because of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said. The vote, first scheduled for Wednesday and then pushed to Thursday afternoon, is to be set for Friday morning. Discussions are also underway, according […]
Iran nuclear deal ‘close’, Tehran frees captives as obstacles narrow on March 17, 2022Vienna: Washington said Wednesday it was “close” to a deal with Iran on reviving a 2015 pact that saw Western powers provide sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the latest sign of advancement following prolonged deadlock. Days after Russian demands seemed to jeopardize talks in Vienna over restoring the pact, this […]
Troubled Somalia elections hit new snag on March 16, 2022Mogadishu: Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in a deeply troubled process to appoint a new president. The mandate of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known as Farmajo, expired in February 2021 but was then controversially extended by parliament, triggering deadly clashes. […]
Migrant minors face misery in asylum hub Cyprus on March 16, 2022Nicosia: Hundreds of unaccompanied foreign minors in the migrant hub of Cyprus, one of the smallest EU member states, have tales of misery to tell in their struggle to start a new life. Chronic overcrowding, woeful bathroom facilities and reports of meagre food rations in the Pournara camp for migrants on the edge of the […]
World must not forget Afghanistan because of Ukraine war: UN on March 16, 2022Kabul: The Russian invasion of Ukraine must not make the world forget Afghanistan, the UN refugee chief said on Tuesday, warning that ignoring its humanitarian needs could be very risky. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi, who is on a four-day visit to Afghanistan, said the international community must continue to engage with the Taliban authorities as […]
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin still in US amid deportation rumors on March 16, 2022New York: Fake heiress Anna “Delvey” Sorokin remains in custody in the United States, US immigration authorities said on Tuesday, despite reports she was about to be deported to Germany. Sorokin, who was jailed in 2019 for scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from hotels, banks, and friends and who inspired a hit series on […]
CAR to hold long overdue reconciliation talks next week on March 16, 2022Bangui: Long-promised national reconciliation talks will take place next week in the perennially restive Central African Republic between the government and unarmed opposition groups and civil society, a presidential decree said Tuesday. The CAR was plunged into bloodshed along sectarian lines in 2013 when the then president, Francois Bozize, was toppled by a predominantly Muslim […]
Russia calls for UN Council vote on Ukraine-linked ‘humanitarian’ resolution on March 16, 2022United Nations: Moscow’s envoys to the United Nations on Tuesday called for a Security Council vote on a resolution it has drafted about the “deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Ukraine, where Russian troops have launched an all-out assault. Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said he regretted that France and Mexico opted not to present […]
Biden to announce $800 mn in new security aid to Ukraine: US official on March 16, 2022Washington: US President Joe Biden will announce $800 million in new security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday, a White House official said, with the announcement set to come soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress. The announcement, expected to come at 11.45 am (1545 GMT), brings “the total (aid) announced in the last […]