Melbourne: In the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the season, the Australian Open, Italian Jannik Sinner, the men’s singles world No. 1, advanced to the quarterfinals. Defending champion Sinner defeated Danish Holger Rune, seeded 13, with a scor…
Beijing: The junta regime in Myanmar and rebel forces have reached a ceasefire agreement, as confirmed by China on Monday, according to state media reports. A ‘formal ceasefire agreement took effect at 00:00 on Jan. 18, Beijing time, leading to an imm…
Ramallah: Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement that suspended Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Leading among the freed prisoners is leftist Palestinian politician and human rights advocate K…