MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL: US President Joe Biden is expected to sweep Minnesota’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, but some suburban women and Jewish activists are joining Muslim Americans in an “uncommitted” protest vote over his Israel policy, voter interviews show.Biden, 81, has been dogged by anger and a growing, organized backlash from some members of his own … Read more
KYIV: Ukraine claimed Tuesday that its forces had destroyed a Russian military patrol boat on the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia 10 years ago. The strategic waterway has become an increasingly important battleground as Ukrainian forces claim a string of attacks on Moscow’s fleet. Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov said … Read more
JERUSALEM: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a US warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as their aggressive attacks on maritime traffic continue. The attack on the US warship, the destroyer USS Carney, marked a further escalation in the biggest confrontation … Read more
GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza on Sunday said the death toll in the war-torn Palestinian territory breached 25,000 as Israel pushed its southward offensive and renewed bombardment in the north.Witnesses told AFP Israeli boats were bombarding Gaza City and other areas in the north early Sunday. Hamas has also reported heavy combat in … Read more
N. Korea breached UN sanctions by supplying missiles to Russia for Ukraine attacks: US and UK WASHINGTON: North Korea has provided Russia with ballistic missiles and missile launchers that were used in recent attacks on Ukraine in a major escalation of support for Moscow, the White House said Thursday. Russia is also looking to obtain … Read more
LONDON: A British Royal Navy destroyer has joined a new international maritime protection force to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the government in London said Monday. HMS Diamond is part of the Operation Prosperity Guardian task force seeking to deter attacks from Iran-backed Yemeni rebels on commercial vessels in the … Read more