Category: International News

Bangladesh cricketers escape shooting attack in NZ mosque, tour called off

Christchurch ;  The Bangladesh cricket team’s tour of New Zealand was Friday called off after the players had a narrow escape from a shooting attack on a mosque here, described as an “unprecedented act of violence” by the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Arden. The attack on the Masjid Al […]

Guardiola stays coy as City aim to advance quadruple bid

Swansea ;  Pep Guardiola remains coy about Manchester City’s chances of winning the quadruple, but his side face Swansea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday standing just 16 games away from a clean sweep of all four major trophies. Guardiola’s team moved closer to the unprecedented silverware haul […]

Katy Perry is ‘open’ to collaborating with Taylor Swift

Los Angeles : Singer Katy Perry says she is “open” to work with Taylor Swift for a new track. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on the sidelines of iHeartRadio Music Awards, the 34-year-old singer was asked whether she would be open to collaborating with Swift. The two were […]

‘The Sopranos’ prequel film to release in September 2020

Los Angeles :  The prequel film to hit HBO series “The Sopranos” has been officially given a release date. The film, titled “Newark”, will release in the theatres in the US on September 25, 2020, reported Variety. It was earlier given the title “The Many Saints of Newark”. The […]

Vietnam suspect gets mental health check after losing release bid

Kuala Lumpur : A Vietnamese woman accused of murdering the North Korean leader’s half-brother was given a mental health check-up Friday, a day after she lost a release bid and broke down in a Malaysian court, her lawyer said. Doan Thi Huong is on trial for the 2017 Kuala […]

NKorea official: Kim rethinking US talks, launch moratorium

Pyongyang : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon make a decision on whether to continue diplomatic talks and maintain the country’s moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests, a senior North Korean official said, noting the US threw away a golden opportunity at the recent summit between […]

US Senate rejects Trump’s border emergency declaration

Washington :  In a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump, a dozen Republican senators broke party ranks and sided with Democrats to terminate the US President’s declaration of a national emergency on America’s border with Mexico. In a 59-41 vote, 12 Republicans joined every Senate Democrat on Thursday in a […]

US House unanimously demands Mueller report be made public

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to demand that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on his Russian election meddling investigation be made public. The House voted 420-0 on the non-binding resolution, signaling strong opposition to any move that President Donald Trump and his Attorney General […]

Ethiopia crash black boxes arrive in France for analysis

HEJERE, Ethiopia — Flight recorders from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight arrived in France for analysis Thursday as frustrated relatives of the 157 people killed stormed out of a meeting with airline officials in Addis Ababa. Sunday’s crash was the second fatal flight for a Boeing 737 Max […]

Responsible UNSC members may be forced to pursue other actions: UNSC diplomat on Masood Azhar

Washington :  Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a move to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, responsible UNSC members warned they “may be forced to pursue other actions” at the Security Council if Beijing continued with this policy. “If China continues to block this […]

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