he international community has caved in to political pressure again, underplaying the suffering of hundreds of Yemeni children, by watering down criticism of the US-backed Saudi coalition’s grave violations of international law in the UN Secretary General’s annual Children and Armed Conflict report (CAAC), said Amnesty International.“Every time the United Nations makes concessions that allow […]

A top UN official said Saturday Bangladesh’s plan to build the world’s biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly.The arrival of more than half a million Rohingya refugees who have fled an army crackdown in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State since August 25 […]

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday morning as Catalonia prepared to declare independence, many dressed in white and calling for talks to defuse Spain’s worst political crisis for decades.The wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia, with its own language and culture, has long claimed to be distinct from the rest […]

An Afghan official says at least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed during an airstrike by Afghan security forces in northern Sari Pul Province. Nasratullah Jamshidi, spokesman for the Army Corps in the northern region, says 11 other insurgents were wounded late Saturday when air forces targeted a militant training center in Kohistanat district, Stripe […]

A gunman shot dead two Saudi guards and wounded three others at the gate of the royal palace in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday, the interior ministry said.Royal guards killed the gunman, identified by the ministry as a 28-year-old Saudi national armed with a Kalashnikov and three grenades, AFP reported.“An outpost of […]

Israeli and UAE businessmen have allegedly brokered secret arms agreements, an investigation in Israel has revealed.Israeli businessman Metai Kokhafi was allegedly responsible for brokering arms deals with his Emirati counterparts, according to a report in Maariv newspaper, The New Arab reported.The report, citing former intelligence and strategic affairs correspondent for the Haaretz newspaper, Yossi Melman, […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has signaled that she could sack Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a Sunday newspaper said, as she tries to reassert her authority after a series of political disasters.The Sunday Times said it asked May about her plans for Johnson, who has professed loyalty but is accused by some of the prime […]

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says he won’t rule out suspending Catalonia’s regional autonomy if its leaders continue to threaten a declaration of independence.“I don’t rule out anything,” Rajoy said in an interview with the daily newspaper El Pais Sunday when asked about applying the constitutional provision that allows the suspension, AFP reported.“But I must […]

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that diplomatic efforts with North Korea have consistently failed, adding that “only one thing will work.”Trump has engaged in an escalating war of words with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-Un, trading insults amid rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals, AFP reported.“Presidents and their administrations have been talking to […]

Ankara coordinates its actions in the Syrian province of Idlib with Moscow in order to ensure security in the region, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday.“We will ensure security in Idlib, and we are working with Russia on this issue,” Yildirim said, as quoted by the NTV broadcaster, Sputnik reported.On Saturday, Turkish President […]