Seven South Koreans dead, 21 missing as Budapest tourist boat sinks
Seven South Korean tourists died and 21 others were missing after a sightseeing boat capsized and sank on the Danube in Budapest, Hungarian and South Korean officials said Thursday. The accident happened near the parliament building in the heart of the Hungarian capital after a collision with a larger river cruise boat during torrential rain around 09:15 pm (1915 ...
Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei 'as much as possible'
Mahathir Mohamad, speaking at a conference in Tokyo, acknowledged the security concerns but said they would not deter Malaysia. A number of countries have blocked Huawei from working on their mobile networks and companies have stepped back from the firm after the US ban, citing legal requirements. Mahathir warned about the heated exchanges between Beijing and Washington, which come ...
Trump, Erdogan set to meet at G20 in June
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump agreed during a phone call on Wednesday to meet on the sidelines of a G20 meeting set for June 28-29 in Japan, the Turkish Presidency?s communications director said in posts on Twitter. The two leaders discussed issues such as boosting mutual trade, Turkey?s planned purchase of a Russian missile ...
World Bank approves $750mn for budgetary support to Kenya
?Measures supported by this ? are expected to benefit ordinary Kenyans through better targeting of agricultural subsidies to reach low income farmers, (and)? increasing availability of affordable housing,? Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Country Director for Kenya, said. ?We expect that this operation will help to reduce bid rigging in government procurement thereby leading to fiscal savings and more resources ...
Venezuela government, opposition show ‘willingness’ at Norway talks
OSLO: Mediation host Norway said on Wednesday that envoys for Venezuela?s government and opposition had shown ?willingness? at a second round of talks aimed at resolving their long-running conflict, but there was no apparent breakthrough. Norway has a long tradition of conflict mediation, but has its work cut out solving the Venezuelan crisis, which has become a geopolitical football ...
EU calls on Russia, Turkey, Iran to protect civilians in Idlib
BRUSSELS: The European Union called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Syria?s Idlib province and said Russia, Turkey, Iran and the Syrian government must protect civilians under siege. ?We expect the Syrian regime and the Astana guarantors to fulfil immediately their responsibilities and commitments, and ensure the immediate protection of civilians,? the EU?s top diplomat Federica Mogherini and its ...
Pompeo not decided on extending waiver for Iraq to import Iran power
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has not made a decision on extending a 90-day US waiver exempting Iraq from sanctions to buy energy from Iran, a State Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Seven South Korean tourists killed, 19 missing after Hungarian boat capsizes on Danube
BUDAPEST:? At least seven people were killed and nearly 20 were missing after a pleasure boat carrying South Korean tourists capsized on the flooding Danube in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, police and ambulance officials said. The boat reportedly collided with another tourist vessel near the Hungarian parliament building, before turning over on the river, which has been flooding, ...
Brazil April producer price inflation eases to 1.27pc
BRASILIA: Monthly producer price inflation in Brazil eased to 1.27pc in April from a downwardly revised 1.59pc the month before, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday. That brought the rate of factory gate inflation so far this year up to 2.57pc , and the accumulated rate over the past 12 months up to 8.61pc , IBGE said.
Trump will decide whether to extend START treaty ‘next year’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will not decide until next year whether he will extend a nuclear treaty with Russia, a White House aide said on Wednesday. Extending the New START treaty is under discussion within the administration ?and a decision the president will make next year,? Tim Morrison, a director at the National Security Council, said at an ...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa to announce new cabinet at 20h00: presidency
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa?s President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce his new cabinet at 8:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), his spokeswoman said on Wednesday, two weeks after his ruling African National Congress (ANC) saw its majority cut in national elections.
Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah told US President Donald Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday that a lasting Middle East peace can only come with the creation of a Palestinian state on land captured by Israel in a 1967, war and with east Jerusalem as its capital, a palace statement said. Kushner, who arrived in Amman earlier, is leading a US delegation ...
Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram attack on key town
KANO: Nigerian soldiers on Wednesday repelled an attack by Boko Haram militants on the northeast city of Maiduguri, security sources and residents told AFP. Soldiers intercepted a ?huge number? of fighters from Boko Haram on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Tuesday night, beginning a night-long battle that continued until close to dawn on Wednesday. A member of a self-defence ...
Seven South Koreans dead, 19 missing after boat sinks in Budapest
The accident happened near the parliament building in the heart of the Hungarian capital after a collision with a larger river cruise boat during torrential rain at around 09:15 pm (1915 GMT) on Wednesday, according to local media. The wreckage of the Mermaid was found on the riverbed after several hours of searching near the Margaret Bridge, one of ...
Saudi Arabia calls on Islamic world to reject 'Iran's interference'
Addressing a gathering of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah city, Ibrahim al-Assaf said. Earlier, King Salman welcomed leaders and representatives from the GCC, Arab countries and the OIC member states taking part in upcoming summits in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Russia 'probably' violating nuclear test treaty: US general
"The United States believes that Russia probably is not adhering to the nuclear testing moratorium in a manner consistent with the zero-yield standard," Ashley said in a speech at the Hudson Institute, a think tank. "Our understanding of nuclear weapon development leads us to believe that Russia's testing activities would help it improve its nuclear weapons capabilities," he said, ...
China gears up to hit US with ‘rare earths’
China warned the United States on Wednesday that the country is ready to use rare earths to strike back in their bitter trade war, saying in an extremely strongly worded commentary ?don?t say we didn?t warn you? in a Communist Party newspaper. President Xi Jinping?s visit to a rare earths plant last week fuelled speculation that China will use ...
Rude Uber riders could be booted from the app
Riders at risk of being left at the curb by Uber will receive tips on how to improve their ratings, with suggestions such as being polite; not leaving behind messes, and refraining from asking drivers to break traffic laws.
Xi broke promise on South China Sea: Top US general
General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was not calling for military action, but stressed that there was a need to enforce international laws. "The South China Sea is in my judgement not a pile of rocks," he continued, referring to the series of reefs and outcrops that have been claimed as territory ...
WHO experts to help Pakistan control HIV’s outbreak: UN
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (APP):A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Pakistan to support the country’s response to the outbreak of HIV infections in Larkana, Sindh, a UN spokesman said Wednesday.
