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Global airline body says ‘travel pass’ app to go live in weeks
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday a digital travel pass for Covid-19 test results…
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Kamala Harris discusses migrant surge with Mexican president
MEXICO CITY: US Vice President Kamala Harris held talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday during a…
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G7 countries devise way to catch Amazon in tax net
PARIS: G7 states have found a way to include Amazon, one of the world’s biggest companies, on a list of…
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UN Security Council backs Guterres for second term
NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council backed Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday for a second term, recommending that…
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US Afghan pullout reaches halfway stage
WASHINGTON: The US pullout from Afghanistan is more than 50 per cent complete, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, as it…
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College students hold principal hostage for ‘more than 30 hours’ in rare protest in China
Chinese police said they suppressed campus protests on Tuesday (June 8), after thousands of angry students held a college principal…
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UN judges uphold conviction of Ratko Mladic
THE HAGUE: United Nations war crimes judges on Tuesday upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb…
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Israel says right-wing march can be held next week in Jerusalem’s Old City
Israeli officials said on Tuesday they would allow a right-wing march in Jerusalem’s Old City to go ahead next week…
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People with temporary status can’t apply for citizenship, rules US court
WASHINGTON: A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Monday that thousands of people living in the US for humanitarian reasons are…
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N-arms spending swelled by $1.4bn amid pandemic: report
GENEVA: Even as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on…
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