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Ukrainian minister arrested for accepting half a million dollars in bribes


Ukrainian minister arrested for accepting half a million dollars in bribes

The minister accepted the payment with the help of three alleged accomplices (on behalf of) Kyiv: A Ukrainian deputy energy minister accused of taking bribes totaling half a million dollars has been arrested along with three suspected accomplices, the Ukrainian security service SBU said on Monday. The minister, whose name was not disclosed by the […]

Israeli settlers hold a gun to the head of a three-year-old Palestinian girl


Israeli settlers hold a gun to the head of a three-year-old Palestinian girl

Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family that accidentally entered a settlement on its way to Nablus (Getty) Violent Israeli settlers pointed a gun at the head of a three-year-old Palestinian girl, pelted the family with stones and burned their car after the family took a wrong turn into a settlement in the occupied West Bank […]

Over 100 dead in Israeli attack on school in Gaza Strip, world condemns


Over 100 dead in Israeli attack on school in Gaza Strip, world condemns

The attack is said to be one of the heaviest since the outbreak of the Israeli Gaza war (Getty/archive photo) Rescue workers in the Gaza Strip said an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced Palestinians killed more than 100 people on Saturday, sparking international condemnation of Israel. The shelling of the Al-Tabeen school and […]

BJP accuses seven opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, of harsh criticism of the mangoes received from Pakistan


BJP accuses seven opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, of harsh criticism of the mangoes received from Pakistan

On Wednesday, the BJP targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs after reports emerged that they had received mangoes from the Pakistan High Commission. The BJP taunted Gandhi, accusing him of preferring mangoes from Pakistan over those from Uttar Pradesh (UP). The mangoes were sent to several leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha […]

We must oppose Israel’s dangerous gamble before it is too late


We must oppose Israel’s dangerous gamble before it is too late

After World War II, Albert Camus presented a “tremendous gamble” to those who had survived a tragedy of immense proportions. “We are up to our necks in history,” he observed, but we must bet that “words are more powerful than ammunition.” “Go or die” are the terrible words threatening the largely unprotected Palestinian civilians in […]