By now, the boy’s name has long been buried along with his body. Just another forgotten Palestinian reduced to an anonymous number who joins the 199 other Palestinians, including 47 children, who have been killed by an Apartheid regime this year alone. Israel is determined not only to drive Palestinians from their ancestral homelands using illegal edicts and brute force but to obliterate them in invasion after invasion and by attrition. His name was Mahmoud al-Saadi. He was 18. His home was a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. A picture of Mahmoud reveals a teenager…
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Residents of Ukraine’s bombed capital clutched empty bottles in search of water and crowded into cafés for power and warmth, switching defiantly into survival mode after new Russian missile strikes on Wednesday plunged the city and much of the country into the dark. In the city of three million, some residents resorted to collecting rainwater from drainpipes, as repair teams laboured to reconnect supplies. Friends and family members exchanged messages to find out who had electricity and water back. Some had one but not the other. The aerial onslaught on Ukraine’s power grid left many with neither. Yuliia Zaika, a…
The former prime minister quietly appointed himself to a number of roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it was necessary in case ministers became ill.Australia will introduce new rules to increase transparency in ministerial appointments after an inquiry into secret ministerial roles by then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison found they corroded public trust in government. Morrison, who lost power in a general election in May, secretly accumulated five ministerial roles during the coronavirus pandemic: health, finance, treasury, resources and home affairs. Three ministers later said they did not know they were sharing power with Morrison. An inquiry led by former High…
Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao will Friday throw open yet another flyover in the IT corridor of Greater Hyderabad that is aimed at improving connectivity and decongesting that part of the city. Changing face of Urban Infrastructure of Hyderabad under the SRDP program #HappeningHyderabad pic.twitter.com/dDIx4bLisH — KTR (@KTRTRS) November 25, 2022 With aerial photos and videos captured using drone cameras going viral on different social media platforms since Thursday, the minister took to Twitter to share and clarify that the flyover connecting Shilpa Layout and Outer Ring Road (ORR) is the 17th flyover completed…
Taking their fashion game a notch higher, Bollywood divas once again proved that there is no holding them back when it comes to taking risks and putting their best fashion foot forward every time they step out. It was, as always, no different this time as our favourite style divas not only played with trends and cuts but also styles, shades, and silhouettes. So, without much ado, we bring you the weekly roundup of the best looks that impressed us this week. Here you go! Shanaya Kapoor Shanaya Kapoor set the temperature soaring in this bold denim-on-denim look. She ditched…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In his first address as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim pledged to prioritise the welfare of “ordinary Malaysians”. To make good on his word, Anwar will have to tackle a host of economic challenges, from the lingering scars of the pandemic and rising living costs to a falling currency and one of Asia’s biggest wealth gaps. Anwar, whose appointment caps a remarkable three-decade journey from leader-in-waiting to jailed opposition leader and back again, has laid out few specifics of his economic plans apart from promising to spearhead development that is racially inclusive and free of…
Cristiano Ronaldo made history as he became the first player to score in five World Cups, powering Portugal to a 3-2 victory over Ghana on Day 5 of the World Cup in Qatar. The 37-year-old struck a thumping 61st-minute penalty to put Fernando Santos’s side ahead in the Group H encounter at Stadium 974 in Doha, with the striker keen to show off his talents to potential new clubs following an acrimonious split this week with Manchester United. Portugal’s advantage did not last long with Ghana captain Andre Ayew drawing his side level in the 73rd minute, marking the first…
A UN report on Latin America and the Caribbean warns that nearly 45 percent of youth live below the poverty level.A report by the United Nations has said that Latin America and the Caribbean could face a “prolonged social crisis” in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released on Thursday found that 56.5 million people in the region were impacted by hunger. An estimated 45.4 percent of people aged 18 or younger in Latin America were living in poverty. “We are facing a cascade of crises that…
Tournament favourites shoot to the top of Group G after moments of brilliance break Serbia’s resolve.Brazil’s Richarlison powered his side to a 2-0 victory against Serbia at the Lusail Stadium as the tournament’s favourites opened their World Cup campaign in sparkling style. The 25-year-old striker opened the Seleção’s account just after the hour mark in Thursday evening’s Group G fixture and went on to add a spectacular second shortly afterward in the 73rd minute. The latter strike saw the Tottenham Hotspur forward convert a cross from winger Vinicius Jr by popping the ball up over his head before leaping up…
The ICC chief prosecutor seeks to revive case against the Ugandan rebel commander in his absence since he has evaded arrest for nearly 20 years.The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor has sought to revive the case against fugitive Ugandan rebel commander Joseph Kony, who remains at large since an arrest warrant was issued in 2005 on allegations of war crimes. Prosecutor Karim Khan said he had asked judges for authorisation to hold a hearing to confirm the charges against Kony, the head of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), in his absence. “This is the first time that my…