PARIS: According to the Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, about 2,000 people have been found guilty in France for the nationwide riots that began in late June when a teenager was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop outside of Paris. The worst urban violence in the nationContinue Reading
Brooklyn (APP) – Pakistan and Panama jointly sponsored a resolution that the UN General Assembly endorsed designating January 26 as the International Day of Clean Energy. The text, which was approved without a vote, reaffirmed the 193-member Assembly’s dedication to environmental protection. In order to promote awareness of the sustainableContinue Reading
BULGARIA (Reuters) – According to a spokesman for Turkey’s ruling AK Party, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will shortly travel to Russia to discuss the failed UN agreement that had permitted the sale of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. The pact, mediated by the UN and Turkey, lasted a yearContinue Reading
(Web Desk) – A Pakistani doctor was given an 18-year prison term by American authorities for allegedly supporting the violent Islamic State organization, commonly known by the Arabic abbreviation Daesh. Court records show that Mohammad Masood, 31, was sentenced on Friday. Masood worked as a research coordinator at a clinicContinue Reading
Niamey, Niger (AFP) – The French ambassador was given 48 hours to leave Niger by the military authorities who took over the government in July, according to a statement from Niamey’s foreign ministry on Friday. Since the July 26 coup, relations between the new government in Niamey and many WesternContinue Reading
(Reuters) MOSCOW Russia claimed on Friday that Ukraine had assaulted Crimea with 42 drones and fired a missile at Moscow, making it the largest known coordinated Ukrainian air attack on Russian-controlled territory to date. A modified S-200 missile was reportedly shot down over the Kaluga region, which borders the MoscowContinue Reading
Iraq’s Habbaniyah (AFP) – Mohamed, an Iraqi businessman, has never experienced such a depressing tourist season: years of drought have reduced the gorgeous Lake Habbaniyah, driving away tourists who used to swarm there in the summer. Mohamed, 35, who asked to only be named by his first name, stated thatContinue Reading
BEIJING: China promised “resolute and forceful measures” on Sunday in response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai’s weekend visit to the United States, which Beijing claimed it was closely observing. An unnamed foreign ministry spokesperson issued a statement that was posted online in which she claimed, “China is closely monitoringContinue Reading
(Reuters) PARIS – One of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was evacuated on Saturday as a precaution after receiving a bomb threat, according to a French police source.Continue Reading
In an effort to be the first country to carry out a soft landing on the lunar south pole, which is thought to be home to sought-after pockets of water ice, Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday. The first lunar mission from Russia since 1976Continue Reading
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