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Xi promises fairness, justice to Arabs in solving hot spot issues
China wants to work with Arab nations to resolve hot spot issues in ways conducive to upholding fairness, justice and achieving long-term peace and stability, President Xi Jinping said in a speech today that also highlighted the Gaza…
UK police arrest 40 people after pro-Gaza rally
UK police yesterday said that 40 people had been arrested and three officers injured after protesters refused to disperse following a demonstration in London over Israel's latest offensive in Gaza.
The British capital's Metropolitan…
Biden missing talks would be ‘applause’ for Putin
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that if US President Joe Biden missed a peace summit organised by Kyiv in Switzerland next month, it would be like a standing ovation for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine hopes to…
Prosecutor urges jury to convict Trump using ‘common sense’
Prosecutors pleaded with jurors Tuesday to use their "common sense" and find Donald Trump guilty, as the first ever criminal trial of a former president reached its dramatic final phase.
With both sides wrapping up their closing…
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Rafah strike: diplomats
The UN Security Council has convened an emergency meeting for Tuesday after a deadly Israeli strike on a displaced persons camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, diplomats told AFP.
The closed-door meeting was requested by Algeria,…
‘Unlikely’ to be more survivors from Papua New Guinea landslide
It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands at risk from further slips were ordered to evacuate.
Some 2,000 people are feared buried by a massive…
After Raisi funeral, Iran’s focus turns to vote for successor
After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation's focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali…
Israel not ‘akin’ to Hamas
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan justified his decision to request arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defence minister in an interview with a British newspaper published yesterday.
Khan said on Monday…
Thai MP sentenced to two years in jail for insulting monarchy
A Thai court sentenced a lawmaker from the progressive Move Forward Party to two years in jail on Monday for insulting the monarchy.
Chonthicha Jaengraew was found guilty under Thailand's strict lese-majeste laws over a speech she made…
Spain pledges 1 bln euros in military aid to Kyiv as Zelensky visits
Spain today pledged one billion euros in military aid to Ukraine as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security deal in Madrid.
The deal "includes a commitment for one billion euros in…