DAKAR: Senegalese lawmakers on Monday got physical as they debated an unprecedented move to delay this month’s presidential election, which also sparked clashes outside parliament and prompted international concern. The mood in the parliament chamber was close to boiling point by early afternoon, with some deputies shoving and pushing one another, leading to a temporary recess. … Read more
Oil Updates – crude gains after OPEC+ maintains output cuts, but heads for weekly losses SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose in early trade on Friday following a decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, to keep its oil output policy unchanged, according to Reuters. Benchmarks were headed for weekly losses though … Read more
LONDON: Sharjah Warriors hammered the Dubai Capitals by nine wickets in a one-sided affair in the International League T20 on Monday. The Capitals were always going to struggle after being skittled out for just 104 runs and the Warriors took just 13.1 overs to reach 105 for the loss of a single wicket. Maheesh Theekshana, … Read more
MANCHESTER, N.H.: Nikki Haley, the last major GOP opponent of Donald Trump, insisted she would not drop out if she loses Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary to the former president, who aimed for a commanding victory to make a November rematch with President Joe Biden more likely than ever.
WASHINGTON: Both the White House and Pentagon said Monday they would look into why President Joe Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized. A Pentagon spokesman pointed to one reason: A key staffer was out sick with the flu.Even as the Biden administration pledged to … Read more
At UN Security Council meeting, Russia accuses Kyiv of ‘terrorist’ attack on Belgorod civilians UNITED NATIONS: Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of conducting a “terrorist attack” on civilians in Belgorod and using widely prohibited cluster munitions, making the claim during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council requested by Moscow. Shelling in the center … Read more