Most of the people buried in a mass grave discovered in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium are civilians, Ukraine’s police chief said on Friday, based on a preliminary estimate. Earlier, Ukrainian authorities said they had found a mass grave containin…
Iran says thwarting US sanctions requires new solutions
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that thwarting “draconian” US sanctions required new solutions, asserting that an expanding central Asian security organisation could help defy Washington’s unilateralism. Speaking at a summit of the Shang…
Tunisia hopes to reach agreement with IMF by end of October
Tunisia hopes to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund by the end of October, the government’s spokesperson said on Friday, after a wage deal agreed with unions was seen as a key step towards getting IMF support. The government and th…
Rising Yemeni-Sri Lankan squash star suffers unjust ruling
In the early 2000s, little Fathoum spent time watching her five older brothers practice squash. Soon after they finished for the day, she’d pick up their racket and swing a few shots. Observing her nimble footwork and combative flair around the court, …
President Xi urges ‘political trust’ in meeting with Erdogan
China’s President Xi Jinping met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, urging “political mutual trust” between the two sides during a regional security meeting in Central Asia. Xi and Erdogan met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Coope…
Chile president rebuffs new Israel ambassador over killings
Chile President Gabriel Boric refused to accept the credentials of a new Israeli ambassador on Thursday, allegedly over Israel’s killing of Palestinians. Gil Artzyeli was reportedly at the presidential palace waiting to meet Boric to be officially appo…
Iraqi politicians seek Sadr’s consent to form a government
Members of a senior delegation of Iraqi politicians are expected to meet with Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr next week in the holy city of Najaf, to urge him to help find a solution to the country’s political impasse, Iraqi officials told local and intern…
Disease spreads in Pakistan as flooding toll surpasses 1,500
Over 90,000 people were treated for infectious and water-borne diseases in a day in southern Pakistan’s flood-hit areas, government data showed on Friday, as the total death toll from the inundations surpassed 1,500. Flooded areas have become infested …
China’s Xi to meet Turkey’s Erdogan at regional summit
China’s President Xi Jinping will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Central Asia, state media said. Beijing’s ties with Ankara have been overshadowed by international critici…
Biden appeals for unity in anti-extremism ‘summit’
US President Joe Biden appealed Thursday for a united front against hate-crimes and political violence in a speech building on his bid to present himself as champion of moderate values at a time of rising extremism. “We have to face the good, the bad a…