10 Cuban migrants killed in Mexico truck accident, 17 injured
At least 10 Cuban migrants died and 17 others were seriously injured when a cargo truck ferrying them had an accident in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, Mexico‘s migration institute said on Sunday. The accident took place along the Pacific coast stretch of the Pijijiapan-Tonala highway in Chiapas, a common route taken by migrants […]
Top US officials laud growing strategic relations between India-US: credit diaspora, EAM Jaishankar
WASHINGTON DC: Terming the India-US ties one of the most defining partnerships, several top Biden administration officials praised External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar‘s commitment to this bond, calling him the “architect” of modern US-India relations.These accolades came during a special reception hosted by India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in honor of External […]
New Zealanders start voting in October 14 general election
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders on Monday started voting for a new government as advance in-person balloting opened ahead of the Oct. 14 general election. Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne said in a statement that 400 polling places were open on Monday. “That number will increase as we head towards election day,” he said. Voting before […]
Mutual Trust: Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda says his China visit has strengthened mutual trust between both sides
KATHMANDU: Nepal prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said on Sunday that his recent visit to China has further strengthened the climate of mutual trust and played a key role in the concretisation of the historical ties between the two neighbours. Speaking in the Parliament, Prachanda, 68, said that his discussions with Chinese president Xi […]
US says Guatemala ministry is interfering in election transition of power
GUATEMALA CITY: The US State Department said on Sunday it is “gravely concerned” that Guatemala’s Public Ministry is trying to undermine the transfer of power to President-elect Bernardo Arevalo, who recorded a landslide victory in August. The ministry, which functions similar to the attorney general in other countries, raided the Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Friday […]
At least 10 migrants are reported killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico
TAPACHULA:At least 10 migrants have died and about 15 other people were injured when a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala. It was the latest in a series of migrants deaths in Mexico amid a surge in migrants traveling toward the US border. […]
Joe Biden vows Ukraine support, urges Republicans to stop ‘games’
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Sunday vowed the United States would not abandon Ukraine despite aid being dropped from a deal to avoid a government shutdown, urging Republicans to “stop the games” on funding. “I want to assure our American allies, the American people and the people in Ukraine that you can count on our […]
UK PM Rishi Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine
MANCHESTER: There are no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, rowing back from comments by his defence minister who had suggested troops could carry out training in the country. To date, Britain and its allies have avoided a formal military presence in Ukraine to reduce […]
Military Aid: EU’s Josep Borrell, in Kyiv, says bloc is preparing long-term security pledges
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday that Ukraine needed more military aid and he promised ongoing EU support. “Ukraine needs more capabilities & needs them faster,” he said in a statement posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. He said he had discussed “continuous […]
Ukraine: Mourners hail dead Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin as hero of the people
MOSCOW: At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained plane crash exactly 40 days ago, dozens of mourners hailed the mutinous mercenary chief as a patriotic hero of Russia who had spoken truth to power. The private Embraer jet on which Prigozhin was travelling to St Petersburg crashed north of Moscow killing […]