MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday hailed his army’s capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka as an “important victory,” following a hasty withdrawal by Kyiv’s forces. The capture of the town marks the most significant territorial gain for Russia’s forces since the seizure of Bakhmut last May. “The President congratulated our military … Read more
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has signed an order shielding Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, the White House said on Wednesday, citing deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. The move grants “deferred enforced departure” to an estimated 6,000 Palestinians, a Biden administration official said.In a statement, White House … Read more
WASHINGTON: Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin will air on Thursday, the right-wing US talk show host announced. In a post on his Instagram account on Wednesday, Carlson said the sit-down, which has already been recorded, would be broadcast at 6 p.m. Eastern (2300 GMT) on his website. The former Fox News host, … Read more
How the Israeli military’s destruction of Gaza’s schools and universities is creating a lost generation LONDON: Children and young people who survive Israel’s military campaign in Gaza stand little chance of receiving a proper education as the destruction wrought on the Palestinian enclave reduces its schools, colleges and universities to rubble. Al-Israa was the last … Read more
How UNRWA funding crisis affects its most vulnerable fields of operations beyond Gaza LONDON: With the primary lifeline for millions of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East likely to be severed by the end of February, many families reliant on the UN Relief and Works Agency fear they could fall deeper into poverty — or … Read more