Foreign
Haley exits race; top US Republican senator endorses Trump
March 7, 2024, 3:18 pm
WASHINGTON – Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the US Senate, announced Wednesday that he is endorsing former president Donald Trump for the White House, setting aside their long contentious relationship. The decision to back Trump came after former UN envoy Nikki Haley, Trump's remaining… Read More
Sofia University triumphs at human rights competition in Dublin
March 7, 2024, 8:50 am
DUBLIN, Ireland – Sofia University won the best team award at the Regional Round of the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition in Dublin on Feb. 23-25, the University said. The competition is organized annually by the European Law Student Association in cooperation with the Council of Europe,… Read More
Rural women in poor countries hit harder by climate shocks, says study
March 6, 2024, 6:52 pm
ROME – Women farmers and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries suffer larger losses due to climatic shocks, such as heat and flooding, than those by male-headed households, according to a new study Tuesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Unjust… Read More
Children dying of starvation in Gaza, WHO chief warns
March 5, 2024, 8:05 pm
TEHRAN – Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that children in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food. "Grim findings during @WHO visits to Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals in northern #Gaza: severe levels of malnutrition,… Read More
Families of MH370 victims mark 10 years since flight disappearance
March 4, 2024, 9:02 pm
KUALA LUMPUR – Family members of those aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 marked the 10th year since the disappearance of the aircraft here on Sunday. With speeches, presentations, and poems, the next-of-kin marked the milestone, with Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook being in… Read More
South Korea gov't to suspend licenses of 7K defiant trainee doctors
March 4, 2024, 8:58 pm
SEOUL – The health ministry said Monday it started taking procedures to suspend the licenses of around 7,000 trainee doctors who have defied the government's order to go back to work, warning that such punishment would be "irreversible." About 9,000 trainee doctors remained off their jobs at… Read More
Haley notches 1st win over Trump in DC primary
March 4, 2024, 3:55 pm
HOUSTON – Nikki Haley notched her first win over Donald Trump on Sunday in the Washington, D.C. primary election, marking an historic victory. The former South Carolina governor became the first woman to win a Republican presidential primary or caucus by beating the former president 63 percent… Read More
Palestinians killed, injured as Israel bombs aid truck in central Gaza
March 4, 2024, 3:23 pm
GAZA CITY, Palestine – At least nine people were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian crowd collecting humanitarian aid from a truck in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to medical sources. Sunday’s attack was the second in the… Read More
Vote count in Iran election continues as many seats go to runoff
March 4, 2024, 3:06 pm
TEHRAN – Vote count continued on Sunday, two days after elections for Iran’s parliament and the top clerical assembly. Mohsen Eslami, the spokesperson for Iran’s election headquarters, told reporters on Sunday the results of 231 seats in parliament and 72 seats in the Assembly of Experts had… Read More
Child deaths ‘likely to rapidly increase’ amid Israeli siege: UNICEF
March 4, 2024, 2:17 pm
ANKARA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned Sunday of rising child deaths in the Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive and siege on the territory continues. At least 15 Palestinian children died from dehydration and malnutrition at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip… Read More
FIFA president rules out plan for blue cards
March 3, 2024, 8:53 am
ANKARA – FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday ruled out the idea of blue cards in football. A plan was formed by some of football's lawmakers for a new card to join the red and yellow ones to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent or committing cynical fouls. Speaking in Scotland,… Read More
Tensions loom as doctors plan mass rally vs med school quota
March 2, 2024, 5:49 pm
SEOUL – Tensions were rising Saturday as defiant doctors were set to hold a mass rally on weekend in protest against the government plan to increase medical school admissions, with no sign of a breakthrough amid growing risks of a major medical disruption. The Korea Medical Association (KMA),… Read More
UK urges probe into Israeli killing of civilians awaiting aid in Gaza
March 2, 2024, 3:13 pm
LONDON – UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Friday called for an urgent investigation into the Israeli killing of civilians awaiting aid in Gaza. "The deaths of people in Gaza waiting for an aid convoy yesterday were horrific. There must be an urgent investigation and accountability. This… Read More
Largest wildfire in Texas history rages out of control, 1 dead
March 1, 2024, 7:02 pm
HOUSTON, US – Wildfires continued to rage out of control in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, scorching nearly 1.2 million acres of land so far, making it the largest blaze in state history, forestry officials said. At least one person is reported dead after emergency officials said the fire… Read More
Gaza death toll tops 30K as Israel fires on aid seekers
March 1, 2024, 3:58 pm
GAZA – More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its offensive against Hamas in October, the Hamas-run health ministry said Thursday as the Israeli army fired at a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid in western Gaza, killing at least 104 people.… Read More
At least 43 dead as blaze hits building in Bangladeshi capital
March 1, 2024, 2:06 pm
DHAKA – At least 43 people were killed Thursday night after a devastating fire tore through a seven-story building in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh Samanta Lal Sen confirmed the deaths early Friday. The minister said 33 bodies were brought… Read More
European Parliament calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
February 29, 2024, 7:43 pm
ANKARA – The European Parliament made its first-ever call for an "immediate and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza as Israel continued its attacks on the enclave. The European Parliament General Assembly, the 2023 report on "Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on… Read More
3 new moons discovered orbiting Uranus, Neptune
February 29, 2024, 2:51 pm
ISTANBUL – The Minor Planet Center of the Paris-based International Astronomical Union has announced the discovery of three new moons orbiting the ice giants of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune. Multiple observations and “special image-processing techniques” are crucial in confirming the… Read More
Prince Harry loses appeal over personal security downgrade while in UK
February 29, 2024, 1:31 pm
LONDON – Prince Harry has lost his High Court challenge against the British government regarding the level of security protection he received while in the United Kingdom. According to the British media, the legal battle stemmed from a decision to downgrade Prince Harry's security status after he… Read More
Japan releases more treated radioactive waste into oceans
February 28, 2024, 6:06 pm
ISTANBUL – Despite voices of concern, Japan on Wednesday released more treated radioactive water into the oceans from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This is the “last discharge for the fiscal year ending March,” the Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported. Plant operator Tokyo… Read More
