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Harris, Beyonce Rally On Abortion Rights In Texas
Kamala Harris and Beyonce knowles carried out a huge rally in Houston where the Presidential candidate told the crowd that American women now have fewer reproductive rights than their mothers and grandmothers.
Vice President, Harris also…
US Approves $2 Billion Arms Sale To Taiwan
The United States has approved a potential $2 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Friday, including the delivery for the first time to the island of an advanced air defense missile system battle tested in Ukraine.…
Isreal Strikes Iran’s Military Targets
Israel attacked Iran's military sites early on Saturday, saying it was retaliating against Tehran's missile attack on Israel this month, the latest clash in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals.
Hours later the Israeli…
Iceland Embraces Shorter Work Week
Iceland introduced a nation wide shorter working week with no loss in pay as the economy is outperforming most European neighbours, according to research released on friday.
Between 2020 and 2022, 51% of workers in the country had accepted…
Indonesia Aims To Join BRICS
Indonesia has expressed its desire to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, which accounts for 35% of global economic output, as a means to strengthen emerging countries, its foreign ministry said in a statement.
While BRICS…
South Korea Condemns Russia, North Korean Defence Pact
South Korea has expressed “grave concern” over Russia’s bid to seal a defence pact with North Korea, which has been accused of supplying troops to Moscow for possible deployment in its war in Ukraine.
Russia’s lower house of parliament on…
Nigeria Condemns Deadly Terror Attack on Turkish Aerospace
The Nigerian government has condemned the terrorist attack on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace and Defence Company, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), which resulted in the deaths of five individuals and left 22 others injured.…
Turkey Seek Improved Africa Cooperation
Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the continent, officials from his ministry said.
NATO member Turkey has ramped…
IMF Warns World To Avoid Global Trade War
The world economy could contract by the size of the combined French and German economies, if there is a broad-based trade war between the world’s major economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the BBC.
It comes as…
Slovenia Cancels Referendum On New Nuclear Plant
Slovenian lawmakers on Thursday voted to cancel a referendum on building a new nuclear plant after environmental groups and experts filed complaints questioning its legality at the constitutional court.
The new JEK 2 plant was due to be…