Tag: dispute
Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute
Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana The Duke of Sussex is considering starting a new humanitarian charity after a highly publicised dispute led to him leaving his Sentebale charity, a spokesperson has said. Prince Harry stepped down as patron of the charity in March in support…
Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity
Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in public The Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism. The prince was engaged in a public war…
The bitter feud fuelling the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia
Animosity between former friends and political patriarchs Hun Sen and Thaksin Shinawatra is exacerbating clashes The dispute over Thailand and Cambodia’s contested border, which dates back more than a century to disagreements over colonial-era maps, has broken into conflict before. But the most recent clashes, which erupted on Thursday, have been fuelled by another factor:…
Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 130,000 Thai civilians evacuated amid second day of clashes
Thailand has evacuated more than 130,000 people along the Cambodian border, it said on Friday, as the country’s leader warned cross-border clashes could develop into war. Clashes that began on Thursday resumed early on Friday, the Thai military reported, as the two countries fought in their bloodiest military clashes in over a decade. Fighting had…
Cambodia bans fruit imports and soap operas from Thailand as border dispute sours
The border dispute has led to a surge in nationalist sentiment and tit-for-tat actions by both governments Cambodia has banned imports of fruit and vegetables from Thailand, the latest escalation in a series of retaliatory actions sparked by a long-running border dispute between the South-east Asian neighbours. Tensions flared in May when troops briefly exchanged…
Canadian fans boo U.S. national anthem at NBA matchup as tariff dispute heats up
Juliana Kim Tensions have been brewing between the United States and Canada ever since President Trump ignited a trade war with U.S. neighbors — and now, they’re spilling over into the world of sports. On Sunday, the NBA’s Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers. But before the game began, fans at the Scotiabank Arena…
Famine Warning for Northern Gaza Draws U.S. Rebuke and Raises Questions
Middle East Crisis Advertisement Supported by The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began. By Ephrat Livni A U.S. diplomat on Tuesday slammed a new report on food security in the Gaza Strip that said famine was “highly likely” in part of the enclave,…