ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) The US Department of State issued a travel advise for Pakistan, encouraging individuals to rethink visiting the country “due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict.” The Level 3 travel recommendation advises American citizens from visiting Pakistan, while the two dangerous provinces and regions along theRead More →
(Reuters) – Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of fighting in Syria’s coastal area between militants from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect and security forces associated with the country’s new Islamist authorities, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 148 Assad-alignedRead More →
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media billionaire and pro-democracy champion, concluded testifying in court on Thursday in a historic national security trial where he is accused of conspiring with foreign forces and sedition. Thursday was day 144 of Lai’s trial and his 52nd day in theRead More →
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Hamas and Israel reached an agreement on Tuesday to free six living hostages from Gaza in exchange for the return of four prisoners’ bodies, including the remains of two young boys who were held up as national icons back home, according to militants. The family of captivesRead More →
On Friday night, a tiny Learjet 55 plane crashed tragically in Northeast Philadelphia, leaving several people dead and extensive damage in its wake. Shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, the medical evacuation air ambulance crashed, killing all six passengers on board, according to reports. Four crew members, aRead More →
Washington, D.C. (Reuter) : On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump stated that if Elon Musk, the wealthy CEO of Tesla (TSLA.O), so desired, he could purchase the social media app TikTok. Just before a rule requiring its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app on national security grounds or faceRead More →
WASHINGTON (A News) – At a pompous ceremony, Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president of the United States. The future of one of the oldest democracies is greatly influenced by the incoming White House occupant, and his choices have a global effect. After beating Kamala HarrisRead More →
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, has requested a presidential pardon ahead of the US presidential election, describing her imprisonment as “a blatant miscarriage of justice”. Siddiqui, who has been imprisoned in the United StatesRead More →
Senior officials said an oil tanker exploded in northern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people and injuring hundreds more. Kumar Tsukwam, commander of Niger State’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), verified the event in the Suleja Local Government Area, claiming that hundreds of people were hurt while attemptingRead More →
WASHINGTON: Thousands of protestors, mostly women, gathered in Washington on Saturday to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with many wearing pink hats, reminiscent of a far bigger protest at his first swearing-in ceremony in 2017. Protesters gathered at Franklin Park, one of three starting points for the “People’s March” thatRead More →
