Britain is ‘gung ho’ about world role after Brexit: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS: Britain’s new UN ambassador says the government is feeling “gung ho” about continuing its role as an important player on...
US to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as foreign terror group: sources
RIYADH/WASHINGTON: The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organisation, three sources familiar with the matter said,...
Trump finally acknowledges defeat, says transition will be orderly after Congress certifies Biden’s victory
President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly...
Indonesian clerics declare Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine halal
JAKARTA: A Covid-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech is deemed halal, or permissible under Islam, the Indonesian Ulema Council said on Friday, days...
Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege
WASHINGTON: Congressional Democrats on Friday weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud...
Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency isolated and shunned by former allies and members of his own...
Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how US diplomats and others...
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
BOSTON: One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers...
Nine killed in armed attack on wake in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Unidentified gunmen burst into a wake in the central Mexican city of Celaya late on Thursday and shot dead nine people,...