US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia’s agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections. Moscow has been hit with waves of sanctions by the United States and partners since its 2022 invasion of […]
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Outer bands of Hurricane Isaias lash US Gulf Coast
Hurricane Isaias’s outer bands were lashing the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and strong winds Friday, with the category 3 storm triggering mandatory evacuations and poised to bring life-threatening storm surge when it makes landfall tonight. Isaias is the first hurricane of an Atlantic season that kicked off in June, held in check by […]
7.7-magnitude quake rocks Panama, triggers tsunami warning
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Panama on Friday, unleashing panic in the high-rise capital city and causing buildings to collapse in the center of the country but produced no immediate reports of casualties. The shallow tremor was felt across the Central American nation of around 4.5 million people, according to the National Civil Protection System, […]
Stocks rise as Trump says Russia to release diesel to world markets
Stock markets climbed Friday after US President Donald Trump ruled out a strike on Iran before midterm elections, while announcing that Russian diesel would flow to global markets following talks with Moscow’s Vladimir Putin. Trump said Washington was holding “productive discussions” with Tehran after reports that the White House had asked the Pentagon to draw […]
Turkey jails 2 journalists pending trial for fund crisis ‘misinformation’
A Turkish court on Friday jailed two journalists pending trial for allegedly spreading misinformation over a sprawling investment fund scandal, while another two were granted conditional release, media reports said. Turkey has been grappling with the fallout from an investment fund scandal which erupted in mid-September, prompting an investigation into allegations of widespread market manipulation. The […]
Saudi Arabia says three killed at airport as Yemen war expands
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh international airport the day before when Yemen’s Houthis claimed hits on the facility. Houthi media reported on Friday that Saudi attacks on Sanaa airport killed two people, while the civil defence agency in the Yemeni capital reported extinguishing […]
Indian jailed in France for leading sadist Nazi cult that tortured girls
A Paris court on Friday jailed a young Indian man to 20 years jail for leading a masculinist group that forced young girls, many of them minors, to perform sexual acts and in some cases tortured them. Prosecutors had sought a 30-year jail term for Rohan Rane, a 29-year-old who they described as a Nazi lover […]
Tsunami alert after major earthquake rocks Panama
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake jolted Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city and warnings of dangerous tsunami waves. USGS said the quake was detected at 1756 GMT with an epicenter 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the small town of Pitaloza Arriba in the south-center of Panama. It initially measured at magnitude 8. The […]
South African judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Navi Pillay of South Africa, a judge and former UN rights chief whose career has seen her tackle allegations of genocide in Gaza, Rwanda and Myanmar, prompting a furious response from Israel. Pillay once sat on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and in acknowledging the award she […]