Browsing Category
World
UK Government Calls Emergency Meeting Over BBC Gaza Documentary
The British government called an emergency meeting with the BBC on Friday over the making of a documentary about children's lives in Gaza that was narrated by the 13-year-old son of a deputy minister in the Palestinian enclave's Hamas…
Trump, Zelenskiy Set To Seal Minerals Deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet President Donald Trump to seal a deal for U.S. participation in Ukraine's mineral industry on Friday as Kyiv works to regain U.S. support to fight Russia's invasion while Trump opens…
Suicide Bombing At Pakistan Islamic Seminary kills Six
A suicide bomber killed six worshippers during Friday prayers at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan Taliban, police and a government spokesman said.
The head of the religious…
Global Leaders Unite for Submarine Cable Resilience
At the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, governments, business leaders, and international organisations voiced their support for bolstering the world's essential underwater telecommunications cable network.…
Serb Part Of Bosnia To Bar State Authorities
Bosnia's Serb Republic is expected to bar the state police and judiciary from operating on its territory on Thursday, a day after a state court ordered the Russian-backed separatist Serb president to step down for defying an international…
Nigeria Signs Pact With Saudi Arabia To Boost $7.7trn Halal Economy
The Nigerian Government has signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia's Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) to establish Nigeria as a leading player in the global halal market valued at $7.7 trillion.
The agreement will…
Isreal To Remian In Gaza-Egypt Border – Isreali Source
Israel set to remain its forces in the Gaza-Egypt border contrary to the agreement under the second phase of a truce with Hamas, an Israeli source says, even as it dispatches a team for ceasefire negotiations.
“We will not exit the…
Kurdish Separatist Leader Calls On Followers To Disarm
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least…
Russia, U.S. Diplomats Meet In Istanbul To Amend Ties
Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkey on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, a first test of their ability to reset wider relations and work towards ending the war in Ukraine.…
US: Hackman, Wife Found Dead At Their Home
Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In a career spanning more than six decades, Hackman received two Academy Awards for his work on The…