‘No new evidence’ to prove Ukraine rebel funding, court told
THE HAGUE: Ukraine has failed to present new evidence to show Russia was involved in funnelling arms and money to pro-Moscow separatists and Kiev?s case should be dismissed, the UN?s top court heard Monday. Similarly, Moscow?s representative said, Kiev also failed to produce new evidence that Russia supplied a surface-to-air missile used to shoot down a Malaysia Airlines flight ...
Pentagon confirms push to hide USS John McCain from Trump
US media reported that efforts were made to obscure the USS John S. McCain?s name during Trump?s visit to an American military facility last week, accusations denied by acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and the president. ?I?ll deal with this in an appropriate manner.? Shanahan?s spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Joe Buccino, said the Pentagon had already lodged a protest at a White ...
Amnesty asks Mauritania’s presidential candidates to end slavery
These include scrapping a law granting ?amnesty to alleged perpetrators of abuses, torture, illegal detention, extrajudicial killings and mass expulsions of Afro-Mauritanians,? and ending ?slavery, human trafficking and discriminatory practices,? the Amnesty statement said. It asked them to pledge that ?resources will be allocated to the police and the judiciary to enable them to properly address reported cases of ...
‘STOP!’ bombing, killing in Syria’s Idlib: Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday told Syria and Russia to stop ?bombing the hell? out of Syria?s last militant stronghold Idlib. ?Hearing word that Russia, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Iran, are bombing the hell out of Idlib Province in Syria, and indiscriminately killing many innocent civilians. As well as killing dozens of civilians, the recent ...
Tornado strikes Canada capital region, no injuries
OTTAWA: A tornado on Sunday knocked down trees and damaged homes in Ottawa as it ripped through parts of Canada?s capital and the surrounding Quebec province. Environment Canada issued a weather warning just before 6 pm local time, saying a funnel cloud had been spotted at the Gatineau airport, moving eastward. ?There are many trees down and property damage ...
Second Israeli strikes hit Syria as Trump calls for bombs to stop
DAMASCUS: Israel launched a second round of strikes against Syria in 24 hours on Sunday, state media reported, as US President Donald Trump called on Russia and Iran to ?stop bombing the hell? out of the war-torn country. Syria accused Israel of targeting an airbase in Homs province, reportedly killing five people, just hours after carrying out retaliatory attacks ...
Pompeo airs frank Mideast peace plan views in leak
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo worries that the Trump administration?s soon-to-be-released Middle East peace plan will be considered ?unworkable,? and might not gain traction, US media reported on Sunday. Pompeo?s remarks to a private meeting of Jewish leaders, first reported by The Washington Post, show that even the plan?s own backers expect the latest United States blueprint ...
Indian military jet AN-32 goes missing
Indian military jet AN-32 goes missing An Indian military aircraft with thirteen people (eight members of the crew and five passengers) on board has gone missing, sources at Indian Air Force said Monday. Sources said an AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is missing after it departed on Monday from Jorhat at 12:25 pm local time for ...
Lawyers blame EU migrant policy for crimes against humanity
More than 40,000 people have been intercepted in the Mediterranean and taken to detention camps and torture houses under a European migration policy that is responsible for crimes against humanity, according to a legal document Monday asking the International Criminal Court to take the case. Citing public European Union documents, statements from the French president, the German chancellor and ...
Second Israeli strikes hit Syria as Trump calls for bombs to stop
Israel launched a second round of strikes against Syria in 24 hours on Sunday, state media reported, as US President Donald Trump called on Russia and Iran to ?stop bombing the hell? out of the war-torn country. Syria accused Israel of targeting an airbase in Homs province, reportedly killing five people, just hours after carrying out retaliatory attacks on ...
NATO Secretary General To Meet Ukrainian President In Brussels On Tuesday - Alliance
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2019) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to hold a meeting on Tuesday with the recently sworn-in Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during the latter's two-day to , the announced on Monday.
Bus Explosion In Kabul Leaves 5 Dead, Over 10 Wounded - Government Agency
KABUL (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2019) Five were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a bus with employees exploded in on Monday, the head of public relations at the agency whose staff was hit, told Sputnik. "Four killed and more than a dozen were wounded in magnetic that targeted ...
By a thread: Thai Muslim family keeps silk weaving heritage alive
BANGKOK (AFP) - Over the click-clack of the teak loom, Niphon?s family laments the lack of apprentice weavers at his Bangkok silk shop, as modernity lures young Muslims away from a trade their community has dominated for generations. They say they are the last of the Muslim weavers of Baan Krua, a storied neighbourhood of dilapidated wooden houses and ...
‘Grudges’ remain as Qatar marks second year of embargo
?At least they?re meeting at the highest level in two years, but so many grudges (remain),? said a Western ambassador in Doha. Qatar couldn?t refuse the invitation sent to the emir, they had to send someone on such an important issue ? the stability of the Gulf nations,? said a European diplomatic source. ?But sending the prime minister instead ...
Russia's Mideast Nuclear Projects Help Build Trust With Allies - Rosatom Chief
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2019) Sharing 's long-running expertise in harnessing power for peaceful purposes with allies in the East and North is important for building trust with regional countries, Alexey Likhachev, director general of the state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, told Sputnik. power plant construction projects have entered the active phase ...
Kremlin Calls Not To Trust Media Reports On Plans About US-Israel-Russia Deal
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2019) The Kremlin calls for a more careful attitude to reports about the alleged US proposal to recognize the legitimacy of leader Bashar Assad should agree to restrain Iranian influence in , Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. I want to urge everyone to be very careful about the ...
Tiananmen 'immunized China Against Turmoil': Chinese Daily
Beijing, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 3rd Jun, 2019 ) :A state-run daily defended the 's handling of the Tiananmen protests on Monday, saying it "immunized" against turmoil in a rare editorial about the crackdown on the eve of its 30th anniversary. "As a vaccination for the society, the Tiananmen incident will greatly ...
China Urges Students To Consider 'risk' Of Studying In US
Beijing, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 3rd Jun, 2019 ) : on Monday warned students and academics on the "risk" of studying in the , citing an uptick in denials and delays amid a trade war and other tensions.
Sudan: Five Months Of Anti-government Protests
Khartoum, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 3rd Jun, 2019 ) :The sit-in outside 's headquarters in that authorities used deadly force to to disperse Monday began in and stayed put even after president Omar al-Bashir's ouster. Eight demonstrators are killed in two cities, the first of dozens of deaths in protest-related ...
Purged No More: North Korean Official Appears At Show
Seoul, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 3rd Jun, 2019 ) :A senior North Korean official appeared at an arts performance with the country's brass, official reported Monday, just three days after he was said to have been purged following the collapse of talks between leader Un and US President . On Monday, ...
