Donald Trump called on Saturday for Ukraine to “get a new leader” after Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Washington’s easing of Russian diesel sanctions, as the US president faces fuel price pressure weeks before midterm elections. Trump, whose Republicans face dim prospects in next month’s vote partly because of soaring energy costs, defended a deal allowing more […]
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‘Everyone is angry’: Okinawans fearful and frustrated after killing
A week after a US marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa, resident Takako Kakazu is clear what she wants: American soldiers to leave. The case has prompted public outrage, caused Japan’s premier to slam the “heinous crime” and reignited controversy over the heavy US military presence on the southern […]
India ‘cockroach’ movement says thousands detained in Delhi protest
Indian police detained the head of the popular youth-led “cockroach” movement along with thousands of protesters trying to take part in a major demonstration in New Delhi against the country’s election commissioner, the group said Saturday. The protest is the culmination of weeks of opposition mobilisation following allegations of misconduct during a nationwide voter roll […]
Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top photography prize at Bayeux
Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday won the photography category in the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza. The Washington Post, NPR (National Public Radio, US) and CNN won the top prizes in the print, radio and television categories for reports from Ukraine, Gaza and the West Bank respectively. […]
Trump, Zelensky clash over diesel deal as Russian strikes kill 21
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky traded barbs Saturday after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel and Moscow’s continued strikes on Ukraine killed at least 21 people, including four children. Trump, whose party faces dim prospects in next month’s midterm elections partly over soaring US fuel prices, announced Friday that […]
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections to September next year, official media said, confirming widespread speculation that they would be delayed once again. The first legislative elections since 2006, which the international community has strongly advocated for, had been scheduled for November 28, with a presidential election expected in early 2027. But both […]
Thousands join pro-Palestinian marches in several European cities
Thousands of people on Saturday joined pro-Palestinian marches in London, Berlin and Dublin calling for an end to Israeli strikes on Gaza, three years after Hamas’s October 7 attack. Several thousand marchers in London carried placards reading “End the genocide” and “Free Palestine” as they made their way along the route near the British parliament.”We […]
Hurricane Simon strengthens to category 4 as it nears western Mexico
Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm as it swept toward Mexico’s west coast, where it was expected to make landfall late Saturday or early Sunday. The US National Hurricane Center said Simon could strengthen further as it approaches west-central Mexico with winds of 150 miles (240 km) per hour.”Preparations to protect life […]
US lethal injection survivor returns to prison
Convicted murderer Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution attempt in the US state of Tennessee last week, has been discharged from hospital and returned to prison, her lawyers said Saturday. Pike, 50, was given two doses of the drug pentobarbital on September 30 — a usually fatal dose that nevertheless failed to kill her. […]