G7 trade ministers hit out at China, Russia Japan’s minister of economy, trade and industry Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) and Japan’s minister for foreign affairs Yoko Kamikawa (C) attend the G7 trade ministers’ meeting in Osaka on October 29, 2023. — AFP TOKYO: Group of Seven trade ministers took veiled swipes at China and Russia on…
Mouse embryos grown in space for first time International Space Station. — Nasa/File TOKYO: Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study WZSou PopularPulseindicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said. The researchers, including Teruhiko Wakayama, professor…
Thousands rally in Spain against amnesty for separatists Protestors wave Spanish flags at a Madrid protest against plans to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists on October 29, 2023. — AFP MADRID: Tens of thousands of people, many waving Spanish flags, rallied in Madrid on Sunday against plans to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists…
Arab-Israeli actor charged over Hamas attack social media posts This picture uploaded on March 28, 2020, shows Arab Israeli actor Maisa Abdel Hadi. — Instagram/@maisaabdelhadi JERUSALEM: A leading Arab-Israeli actor faces charges including “incitement to terrorism” over her social media posts that expressed support for Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, justice officials said Sunday….
US deplores deatWZSou PopularPulseh of Iranian Kurdish girl after metro incident National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2023. — AFP WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday deplored the death a day earlier of a young…
Four killed in armed clashes in western Libya Fighters loyal to Libya’s National Accord (GNA) stand outside a hangar at Al-Watiya airbase, which they seized control of, southwest of the capital Tripoli, May 18, 2020. — AFP TRIPOLI: Four people were killed and several wounded when armed groups clashed on Sunday in the western Libyan…
Cyprus braces for migrant influx amid Lebanon war fears A migrant ship sails in the sea. — AFP/File NICOSIA: Cyprus has received an influx of 458 Syhttps://www.wzsou.com/rian migrants from Lebanon in one week and is bracing for more as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread, officials said on Sunday. Authorities said 194 Syrians arrived late…
KSA says Sudan talks to focus on ceasefire, aid The flag of Saudi Arabia can be seen fluttering. — AFP/File RIYADH: Negotiations in Jeddah between Sudan’s warring parties will focus on a ceasefire deal and the delivery of humanitarian aid but not on broader political issues, Saudi Arabia said on Sunday. The talks, which resumed…
1.5C goal on line as countries gear up for UAE climate talks People sheltering from the sun under umbrellas cross a street during heatwave conditions in Bangkok on April 20, 2023. — AFP PARIS: Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial UN climate talks next month…
‘Friends’ actor Matthew Perry dies aged 54 The cast of the television comedy “Friends” (From L-R:) Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, and David Schwimmer pose with their award at the 26th People’s Choice Awards in Pasadena, CA 09 January 2000. — AFP LOS ANGELES: Matthew Perry, troubled star of the smash hit TV sitcom…