Nine migrants drown off Tunisia: ministry on March 1, 2022Tunis: Nine migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia during a bid to reach Europe, the defense ministry said. The bodies of the migrants, “citizens of various African countries”, were recovered by navy and coast guard patrols off Al-Mahdia province on the Mediterranean coast. Nine other passengers were rescued, […]
Father kills three children, self in US church shooting on March 1, 2022Los Angeles: A father shot dead three of his children Monday before turning the gun on himself in a US church, police said. A fifth person also died in the incident near Sacramento, California, though it was not clear if that person was related to what police said was a “domestic incident.” All three children […]
Australia tells tens of thousands to flee floods on March 1, 2022Grafton, Australia: Deadly floods spread down Australia’s east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and prompting authorities to order tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Flood warnings were in effect for dozens of rivers across the states of Queensland of New South Wales, where a days-long “rain bomb” has dumped […]
Finland to debate NATO petition in parliament on March 1, 2022Helsinki: Finnish MPs will debate how to handle a petition calling for a vote on NATO membership on Tuesday as a poll showed a historic change in attitude in the traditionally non-aligned country after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a Twitter post-Monday evening that a planned debate in parliament the […]
US Supreme Court hears climate case as UN issues stark warning on March 1, 2022Washington: A divided US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in an environmental regulation case with potentially far-reaching implications for the Biden administration’s fight against climate change. The high-stakes case concerns the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants, which produce nearly 20 percent of the […]
Russian army says Ukraine civilians can ‘freely’ leave Kyiv on February 28, 2022Kyiv: The Russian army said Monday that Ukrainian civilians could “freely” leave the country’s capital Kyiv and stressed it had air superiority over Ukraine as its invasion went into its fifth day. “All civilians in the city can freely leave the Ukrainian capital along the Kyiv-Vasylkiv highway. This direction is open and safe,” Russian defence […]
European subsidiary of Russia’s Sberbank ‘failing or likely to fail’: ECB on February 28, 2022Frankfurt: The European subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Sberbank is likely to fail, the European Central Bank said Monday, in the wake of sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow for its recent invasion of Ukraine. “The European Central Bank (ECB) has assessed that Sberbank Europe AG and its two subsidiaries in the banking union, Sberbank d.d. in […]
Biden, allies to talk Monday to coordinate Ukraine response: W.House on February 28, 2022Washington: US President Joe Biden will hold a secure call with allies and partners on Monday to discuss “developments” in Russia’s attack on Ukraine and “coordinate our united response,” the White House said. The administration did not elaborate on who would participate in the call, which will take place at 11:15 am (1615 GMT). Russia […]
Biden, allies to talk Monday to coordinate Ukraine response: W.House on February 28, 2022Washington: US President Joe Biden will hold a secure call with allies and partners on Monday to discuss “developments” in Russia’s attack on Ukraine and “coordinate our united response,” the White House said. The administration did not elaborate on who would participate in the call, which will take place at 11:15 am (1615 GMT). Russia […]
S.Africa’s Ramaphosa axes police chief following deadly unrest on February 26, 2022Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday dismissed the country’s police chief in the aftermath of riots last July that left more than 350 dead, the worst unrest since the end of apartheid. The dismissal of General Khehla Sitole was “by mutual agreement” and in the “best interests of the country”, the presidency said […]