No flags but plenty of fire for Medvedev at Paris Olympics

PARIS: There will be no flags or fanfare for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics, but the most high-profile Russian athlete in the French capital is unlikely to be far from the headlines. The tennis star, along with other Russians and Belarusians, must compete as neutrals at the Games following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. After … Read more

Joe Biden to address US as clock ticks on presidency

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will deliver his final speech in the Oval Office on Wednesday to explain why he has given up on the November election, denying he will spend six months as a lame duck. With the world already watching the looming showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will … Read more

Macron says Israeli athletes ‘welcome’ for Paris Olympics

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Israeli athletes were “welcome” at the Paris Olympics, rejecting calls for a boycott by some left-wing French lawmakers and the Palestinian Olympic Committee. “Israeli athletes are welcome in our country. They must be able to compete under their colors because the Olympic movement decided that,” he … Read more

US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Israeli athletes were “welcome” at the Paris Olympics, rejecting calls for a boycott by some left-wing French lawmakers and the Palestinian Olympic Committee. “Israeli athletes are welcome in our country. They must be able to compete under their colors because the Olympic movement decided that,” he … Read more

Chad repatriates 157 nationals detained in Libya

N'DJAMENA: Chad repatriated 157 of its citizens who were detained in neighboring Libya on Tuesday in cooperation with the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Libyan state, its foreign ministry said in a statement. Chadian citizens were flown back to the Sahel country on a special flight, the statement said.

What is the human cost of Israel’s relentless pursuit of Hamas commanders in Gaza?

LONDON: The Israeli military has killed dozens of Palestinian civilians and injured hundreds of others, including children, in its relentless pursuit of Hamas commanders in Gaza, despite designating many of its operational areas as “safe zones”. Palestinian medics said Monday that 16 civilians were killed in the eastern part of Khan Younis under Israeli shelling, … Read more

Tunisia migrants in ‘unsuitable conditions’: rights group

TUNIS: More than half of Tunisia's mostly sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are currently living in “inadequate conditions”, a domestic human rights group said on Tuesday. In its latest study on migration, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) found that “more than half” of migrants in Tunisia lived “on the street, … Read more

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