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 →
On Friday, four of Canada’s largest lenders, along with six major US institutions, announced their withdrawal from a global climate alliance. The departures from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance began with Goldman Sachs’ statement on December 6, and they occur ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week.Read More →
NAIROBI (Reuters) Three people with firsthand knowledge of the situation told Reuters that the United States will put financial penalties on Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army in Sudan. Only a week after enacting penalties against Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Burhan’s adversaryRead More →
US and Qatari officials said Wednesday that negotiators have achieved a gradual agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of fierce fighting. The agreement calls for a six-week truce and the gradual departure of Israeli soldiers from Gaza in an effort to stop the violenceRead More →
According to Reuters, Singapore As traders rein in U.S. rate cuts in 2025 following robust economic data, the dollar hovered close to its best level in over two years on Tuesday. Meanwhile, market concerns over Britain’s fiscal health kept the weak pound in the forefront. The attention has been onRead More →
(Reuters) According to Bloomberg News on Monday, if the short-video app fails to evade an upcoming ban, Chinese officials are in early discussions about a possible option to sell TikTok’s business in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk. According to the story, which cited sources, Beijing officials would ratherRead More →
Washington (Reuters): In order to target those who attended institutions that misled students, people with permanent impairments, and public servants, President Joe Biden announced that his government will cancel student debts for almost 150,000 debtors. More than 5 million Americans have had their college loans forgiven by his administration, accordingRead More →
(Reuters) – Telstra, a leading Australian telecom, said on Thursday that it is cooperating with billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX to offer satellite broadband technology to its remote clients. Telstra has teamed with satellite-based internet provider Starlink to introduce the latter’s Starlink-to-Mobile technology to Australia, allowing the United States company toRead More →
