Van Gogh’s ‘A Street Scene in Montmartre’ fetches 14 million euros at auction
A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene, held in a private collection for over a century, sold for 14 million euros ($16.50 million) at auction on Thursday.
Israel says ship hit by missile in suspected Iranian attack
A cargo ship owned by an Israeli company was hit by an Iranian missile in the Arabian Sea earlier on Thursday, Israeli media reported.
Turkey says it agreed with Russia to prevent violations in Syria
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu had agreed to work together to prevent violations of a ceasefire in northern Syria, adding … Read More
Libya demands mercenary pullout as European top diplomats visit
Libya’s new unity government on Thursday demanded the “immediate” withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries ahead of year-end elections, in a call backed by the visiting top diplomats of France, Germany … Read More
Israeli-owned ship hit by missile in Arabian Sea: Israeli media report
A cargo ship owned by an Israeli company was hit by an Iranian missile in the Arabian Sea earlier on Thursday, Israel’s Channel 12 news reported on its website.
Bahrain says it has dealt with prison COVID-19 outbreak
Bahraini authorities on Thursday said a number of cases of coronavirus discovered in a prison earlier this week had been isolated and the individuals concerned were stable.
Colorado shooting suspect makes his 1st court appearance
Three days after he was led away in handcuffs from a Boulder supermarket where 10 people were fatally shot, the suspect appeared in court Thursday for the first time and … Read More
UK, US sanction Myanmar junta entities as five killed by security forces
The United States and Britain imposed sanctions on military-controlled conglomerates in Myanmar on Thursday as security forces were reported to have killed five more pro-democracy protesters in an unrelenting crackdown … Read More
US weekly jobless claims hit one-year low; fourth-quarter GDP revised up
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a one-year low last week as economic activity rebounds after weather-related disruptions in February.
One man’s mission offers Beirut neighbourhood a vision of hope after blast
The sheer scale of the destruction in Beirut’s Karantina district after the massive explosion at the port last August made rebuilding a daunting feat.