[ad_1] US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the crisis in Afghanistan during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US. — Reuters/File US President Joe Biden has criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans for judicial reform and also said that the Israeli leader would …
Read More »Casualties reported as two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky
[ad_1] A general view of the site after helicopters crashed in Trigg County, Kentucky, US, March 29, 2023. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Several casualties have been reported as the two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in the northwest of Kentucky during a training mission Wednesday night, resulting in “several casualties,” …
Read More »Russia detains US journalist on espionage claims
[ad_1] The Wall Street Journal has said it is ‘deeply concerned' for the safety of Evan Gershkovich.— AFP/File An American journalist has been detained on suspicion of spying for Washington, Russia said Thursday, drawing immediate condemnation from the West and calls for the Wall Street Journal reporter's release. Evan Gershkovich, …
Read More »At least 8 killed after scores plunge into temple stepwell in India
[ad_1] Rescue workers busy pulling the dead and the injured out of the collapsed stepwell. — AFP At least eight devotees were killed and around a dozen rescued on Thursday after about 25 people fell into a well at a Hindu temple in India, police said. The worshippers plunged into …
Read More »Taiwan’s Tsai Ing Wen visits US angering China
[ad_1] Taiwanese President Tsai Ing wen arrives at the boarding gate of the international airport in Taoyuan on March 29, 2023. — AFP NEW YORK: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing wen arrived in New York on Wednesday for a visit that has triggered threats of reprisal by China if she meets …
Read More »Audrey Hale was trained before Nashville shooting
[ad_1] A person can be seen in the picture wearing red shit and a hat which is said to be 28-year-old Audrey Hale, the armed attacker of the Nashville school. — WSMV4 NASHVILLE: The shooter of Nashville Covenant School Audrey Hale was trained at a local gun range before he …
Read More »Here are the victims of Nashville shooting
[ad_1] People gather outside the Covenant School building at the Covenant Presbyterian Church following a shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27, 2023. — AFP Another school shooting in America has left its mark on the country as a shooter shot three nine-year-old children, and three adults and wounded one …
Read More »New Scottish leader Humza Yousaf appoints women-dominated cabinet
[ad_1] Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf (bottom centre) is pictured with his Cabinet members and ministers. — Twitter/@HumzaYousaf Yousaf pledges to deliver radical, ambitious agenda. He promises to serve interests of the people of his country. Yousaf sworn in as Scotland's first minister on Wednesday. Newly appointed Pakistani-origin leader of …
Read More »Trump challenges order directing his ex-aides to testify
[ad_1] Former US President Donald Trump greets fans as he arrives before the finals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US. — Reuters/File Former US president Donald Trump has filed an appeal to a court ruling which aims to prevent his aides and …
Read More »UAE president names Sheikh Khaled Abu Dhabi crown prince
[ad_1] In his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Mohamed bin Zayed (R) issues an Emiri decree restructuring Abu Dhabi Executive Council under chairmanship of Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed (L). —WAM Abu Dhabi succession moves to next generation in Gulf-wide trend Analysts see further consolidation of power in Abu …
Read More »US supports right ‘to demonstrate peacefully’
[ad_1] Protesters gather in front of the Haute-Garonne prefecture during a demonstration against police violence in Toulouse, southwestern France, on March 30, 2023.—AFP WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday it supports a global right to protest peacefully as the French continued to express outrage over President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pensions …
Read More »Pope Francis in hospital for respiratory infection
[ad_1] Pope Francis is helped get up the popemobile car as he leaves on March 29, 2023, at the end of the weekly general audience at St. Peter´s square in The Vatican. Pope Francis has been at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome since the afternoon of March 29, 2023, for …
Read More »Iranian embassy denies anti-Semitic attack plot in Greece
[ad_1] The flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran.— AFP/file Greek police arrested two young Pakistanis of Iranian origin Tuesday. Men were allegedly planning attacks on Israelis in Athens. Israel accused Tehran of being behind the plot. ATHENS: Iran’s embassy in Greece on Wednesday denied any connection to an alleged …
Read More »China vows to ‘fight back’ if Taiwan leader meets US speaker
[ad_1] Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives at the boarding gate of the international airport in Taoyuan on March 29, 2023.—AFP Tsai left on Wednesday for the United States. China shouldn’t step up aggressive activity around Taiwan Strait: US Tsai will also meet Guatemalan President and Belize PM. TAIPEI: China vowed …
Read More »Taraweeh prayer held in New York’s Times Square
[ad_1] Muslims break fast, hold Taraweeh prayer at New York’s Times. — IQNA Many Muslims in the United States who were observing Ramadan broke their fast and offered Taraweeh prayer at Times Square in New York for the second year in a row. Muslim social media influencer SQ organised the …
Read More »Where did Nashville school shooter hide guns?
[ad_1] Combo image shows the guns Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale used.— Twitter Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale who murdered six people at a Tennessee school on Monday lawfully purchased seven firearms and kept them hidden at her home, BBC reported. According to investigators, the suspect's parents believed the 28-year-old …
Read More »Parents claim ‘insensitive’ UK hospital staff laughed while switching off son’s life support
[ad_1] The picture shows five-year-old Muhammad Ayaan Haroon. — Daily Mail Heartbroken parents of a five-year-old boy claimed that they heard the hospital staff laughing in the background at the time when their son's life support machine was switched off, Daily Mail reported. Muhammad Ayaan Haroon was admitted to Sheffield Children's Hospital …
Read More »Nashville school shooter contacted ex-classmate before attack: report
[ad_1] Averianna Patton, a former classmate of Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the Nashville school shooter, in this still taken from an online video. — Twitter Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the former student of a Christian grade school in Nashville, Tennessee, US, who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults in a shooting spree, sent …
Read More »Conviction of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed reinstated
[ad_1] Adnan Syed, 41, was imprisoned for life when he was 19.— CNN The conviction of Adnan Syed, who spent more than 20 years in prison for the alleged 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and whose case was covered by the podcast “Serial,” was upheld by a …
Read More »Saudi Arabia joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization as ties with China grow
[ad_1] Participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit attend an extended-format meeting of heads of SCO member states in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. — Reuters/File Saudi Arabia‘s cabinet approved on Wednesday a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite US …
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