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A Spanish charity operating a migrant rescue ship stranded off the coast of Italy has rejected an offer from Spain to dock in Algeciras, saying that the more than 100 people on board were in an emergency situation and it would take too long to reach Spain.
The migrants, most of whom are African, had been picked up by the...
Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) said yesterday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, is no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of resurrecting the ruling coalition.
Top brass of M5S met yesterday at the villa of the movement’s founder, comedian Beppe Grillo, to discuss their stance after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte addresses the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday proposed extensive co-operation between Indian and Bhutan in new areas like space and digital payments.
“Today, India is witnessing historic transformations in a wide range of sectors. India is eliminating poverty faster than ever before. The pace of infrastructure construction has doubled in the last five years. India is home to the world’s largest healthcare...
At least 18 people were killed and another 15 to 20 were missing in landslides and other incidents yesterday prompted by severe rainfall in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
Eight of the deaths occurred in Shimla district, where schools will remain closed today.
In neighbouring Uttarakhand a flash flood in a local river washed away several homes in...
The biggest ‘Summer in Qatar’ (SiQ) programme wrapped up on Friday after a week of colourful Eid al-Adha celebrations in Souq Waqif, Souq Al Wakrah, Katara – the Cultural Village and the partner shopping malls, as well as a lineup of multicultural music, comedy, theatre and movie award shows.
The grand finale of SiQ’s shopping celebration was held at Mall...
Qatar National Library is offering a series of Arabic creative writing workshops during August and September in collaboration with Radhi al-Hajri, founder of Zekreet Publishing and Distribution. The first session was held on Saturday in the Heritage Library Presentation Room.
The workshops aim to help Arabic authors of all genres use different creative writing techniques to craft exceptional stories. The...
Actor Peter Fonda, whose starring role in classic road movie Easy Rider made him a symbol of 1960s counterculture, died on Friday aged 79 at his Los Angeles home following a battle with lung cancer, his family said.
Fonda was the son of famed Hollywood actor Henry, and the brother of activist and actress Jane, who described him as “my...
Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies yesterday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week – and as concerns mount over Beijing’s next move.
The new marches came as thousands of pro-government supporters – many waving Chinese flags – gathered in a park to condemn their opponents...
Two persons were killed after floods in Krishna river affected about 90 villages and inundated several habitations in Krishna and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh, officials said yesterday.
Over 8,000 people were moved to 56 relief camps as water entered the villages on the banks of the swollen river following heavy discharge of flood water from the upstream reservoirs of...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un once again supervised a “new weapon” launch, state media said yesterday, complicating efforts at denuclearisation ahead of next week’s visit to Seoul by the US envoy to Pyongyang.
Friday’s launch was the North’s sixth test in recent weeks as it protests the annual US-South Korea military exercises which Pyongyang considers rehearsals for invasion.
Defence officials in...
Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has reluctantly allowed 27 migrant children rescued at sea to disembark from a charity vessel anchored in limbo off Lampedusa island for days.
In a letter, Salvini told Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that he could authorise the “alleged” minors to leave the Open Arms ship, despite it being “contrary to my policy”.
However, the remaining...
Russian opposition activists held small one-man protests in Moscow yesterday to demand free elections, as the wave of the Russian capital’s larger demonstrations took a breather this weekend.
In a move to circumvent restrictions by the authorities, activists took turns to hold protest signs as such demonstrations do not technically need approval.
The protests, held at several locations in central Moscow,...
The family of Nora Quoirin, the British teenager found dead in the Malaysian jungle after a 10-day search, have dismissed “unhelpful” speculation about her disappearance.
The body of the 15-year-old, who had severe learning difficulties, was discovered less than two miles from an eco-holiday resort where her family had been staying.
Nora’s family have said they are hoping for “more answers...
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg said yesterday that life on the racing yacht ferrying her to New York was “like camping on a roller coaster”.
The 16-year-old refuses to fly, citing the CO2 emissions caused by aviation, and is travelling on the Malizia, a racing yacht captained by German sailor Boris Herrmann and Pierre Casiraghi of Monaco.
“Eating and sleeping...
