“Captain, bring your boat closer,” an Ecuadorian naval officer orders from a launch patrolling the Gulf of Guayaquil, a route traffickers exploit to transport narcotics to the high seas. Guayaquil, on Ecuador’s southern Pacific coast, has become a crucial site for the transportation of hundreds of tonnes of narcotics, primarilyContinue Reading
During a meeting at the White House on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasised their support for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. The two also discussed immigration and defence cooperation. In an Oval Office meeting, Biden declared, “Together we’re Supporting Ukraine,” and SanchezContinue Reading
After a third bomb in less than a week jolted the region around the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India’s police reported that five suspects had been detained on Thursday. According to state police director general Gaurav Yadav, two of the accused provided the supplies while the other three worked onContinue Reading
The prime minister of Greece promises to offer “a hand of friendship” to the winner of impending elections in Turkey, the nation’s neighbour and longtime foe in the area, but he also expresses the hope that the next administration would “reconsider its approach towards the West.” In a little moreContinue Reading
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the Pacific island country of Tonga in the early hours of Thursday but there were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake happened at 1602 GMT, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the isolated volcanic island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga, at a depth of 210Continue Reading
During a conversation with EW magazine Christopher Nolan told a story of how he managed to get Cillian Murphy cast as ‘Scarecrow’ in the DC movie. Murphy’s lack of confidence in his ability to portray a superhero couldn’t stop him from auditioning for and pursuing that specific acting job. ItContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Employers in the United States increased hiring while rising compensation for employees in April, pointing to continuing labour market resilience that might see the Federal Reserve hold interest rates higher for some time. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 253,000 last month, according to the Labour Department’sContinue Reading
MADRID (Reuters) – The Supreme Court of Spain affirmed a four-year jail term and a fine of €24 million ($26.44 million) imposed on a local businessman for environmental damage caused while running an open-pit coal mine in northern Spain. According to a court document issued on Friday, Victorino Alonso, ownerContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (Web desk) – Congressman Brad Sherman of the United States House of Representatives said that Imran Khan was tough to work with in the US, but Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was positive. Sherman said in the House of Representatives that some individuals claimed that Pakistan’s pro-American administration made goodContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Airwallex, an Australian fintech startup, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Chinese company Guangzhou Shang Wu Tong Network Technologies in order to get an online payment business licence in China. The Tencent-backed company also announced that it has become a third-party payment provider in China, giving itContinue Reading
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