Never will I forget the jumpers. Of all the images of September 11, 2001 – the planes disappearing into the towers, the orange fireballs erupting into a crystal-blue New York sky, the great buildings collapsing into mountains of dust – nothing has ever haunted me like the human beings standing at the windows of the…
Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge (4th right), and his chiefs, alongside the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Onoriode Agofure (5th right) and his team inspected the newly constructed jetty at Cable Marine Point, Asaba, built by the Delta State Government. The Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, has…
Gov. Pataki calls out 9/11 revisionism, media double standards | America Right Now Former New York Governor George Pataki recalled the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in an interview with Newsmax, describing the unity he witnessed in New York in the aftermath and warning against efforts to distort the history of the attacks. Pataki said…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has warned that continuing disruption around the Strait of Hormuz is placing pressure on the regional and global economy, while separately accusing Israel of undermining stability in Syria. His remarks come amid wider Middle East tensions involving Iran, Israel and other regional actors, with Ankara pressing for diplomacy, safe navigation…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, at the annual BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, called on the group to unequivocally reject occupation, settler colonialism and settler terrorism. According to Anadolu Agency, he linked this call to what he described as Israel’s aggression in the Middle East, which, he said, has consequences far beyond the immediate…
Damascus, Sept. 13 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan outlined steps to expand bilateral cooperation in trade, energy, transport and institutional coordination during a joint press conference in Damascus on Sunday. Al-Shaibani said the press conference, held days after talks between the two sides in Ankara, reflected the…
Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain’s consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no longer participate in a US-led coordination mission for Gaza, and some British officials, including former Labour Party leader Jeremy…
President Xi Jinping arrived on Saturday in New Delhi for the 18th Brics Summit as well as talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Scheduled for September 12 to 13, the annual Brics conference gathers the leaders of the 11-nation bloc of emerging economies. Xi was given a red-carpet welcome, with an honour guard of…
Five polls published after the Knesset candidate lists closed show a highly fragmented political landscape, with no clear advantage for either major bloc, Maariv reported on Sunday. In four of the five surveys, Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party emerged as the largest party, while an i24NEWS poll showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud taking first place…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday called for a stronger shift toward local currencies in Brics trade, while pitching Iran’s geography, energy resources and transport links as a strategic bridge for the bloc’s economic connectivity. Speaking at the Brics Business Forum, Pezeshkian said Brics must move beyond its economic potential and build a more integrated…
