ISTANBUL: China on Monday reacted to US ‘grave concern’ over large-scale military drills around Taiwan, calling on Washington to abandon support to ‘independence forces’ on the island nation, state media reported. ‘Taiwan is a part of China and that the Taiwan question is an internal affair of China that allows
ISTANBUL: Singapore’s opposition leader, Pritam Singh, appeared in court on Monday to face charges of lying under oath in a landmark trial that marks the first time an opposition leader in Singapore has been prosecuted on such accusations. Singh, 48, and secretary general of the Workers’ Party, is facing two
ISTANBUL: Japanese-American film director Neo Sora said the world of cinema has failed to adequately respond to the genocide in Gaza, stressing the need for a stronger reaction during his appearance at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival. US-born Sora, who posed with a Palestinian keffiyeh and a flag reading
ANKARA: The Scottish National Party (SNP) has expelled a member of the Scottish Parliament following controversial comments the lawmaker made on social media about Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza, according to press reports on Sunday. John Mason, MP for Glasgow Shettleston since 2011, wrote in an August post, “If Israel
ISTANBUL: Two people were arrested in Israel on Monday for allegedly working for Iran and ‘plotting the assassination’ of a senior Israeli official.??????? A statement by the Israel’s internal intelligence service Shin-Bet (Shabak) stated that two Israeli citizens were arrested for allegedly plotting the assassination of a senior Israeli figure.
ISTANBUL: An ongoing Israeli offensive has wreaked havoc across the northern Gaza Strip amid a tight siege that has left the area’s population on the verge of starvation. The Israeli army claims that its deadly offensive in northern Gaza aims to prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping in the area. Palestinians
