Pakistani and Afghan officials will hold talks in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday to review bilateral cooperation in various fields including security and economy, Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Foreign Secretary, Sohail Mahmood, will lead the Pakistani delegation at the second review meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and … Read more
Two Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said. Sunday’s incident is the third such attack on sensitive sites in the capital this week. Read Also: Playing Politics With Southern Kaduna On Saturday, a rocket fell inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and … Read more
The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) has called on the German government to impose penalties on Belarus for its crackdown on journalists, including some from Germany. Because Germany currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union Council, Berlin has a particular responsibility to respond to the systematic suppression of press freedom and the harassment … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces growing unease in his own Conservative party over his response to the coronavirus pandemic, a report said on Sunday. Many Conservatives are concerned by a series of policy U-turns by Johnson’s government, The Observer newspaper quoted lawmakers as saying, while an opinion poll suggested the Conservatives have lost support … Read more
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for a total ban on nuclear weapons testing. This came in a message to mark this year’s International Day Against Nuclear Tests observed on Aug. 29 annually. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 29th, 2020 According to Guterres, this year’s commemoration comes 75 … Read more
A restaurant in northern China has collapsed on Saturday and claimed 17 lives state media said, with rescuers pulling dozens of survivors from the rubble and searching for others believed to be trapped. The two-storey building used for banquets came down in the morning in Xiangfen county, in Shanxi province. it was reported that “45 … Read more
A demonstration against coronavirus restrictions can take place in Berlin this weekend, after a second court ruling to overturn a ban that had enraged protesters. Authorities had announced the ban earlier this week after an event by the same organizers at the start of the month was broken up because the participants – numbering tens … Read more
At least 14 people were killed after Hurricane Laura slammed into the southern US states of Louisiana and Texas, authorities and local media said Friday. Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed that at least 10 people had died in his state, from using carbon monoxide-producing portable generators indoors, in the aftermath of the storm making … Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has greatly contributed to strengthening the relations between London and Tokyo, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday as Abe announced his resignation. Earlier in the day, Abe officially announced his plan to step down, citing health issues. Read Also: Chelsea Signs Thiago Silva For One-Year Contract He has … Read more
A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared, the family said on Thursday. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two white lionesses on Wednesday when one of the animals attacked and killed him without warning. The incident took place on the premises of the family-owned Lion Tree Top Lodge, in South Africa’s northern … Read more
English actor Daniel Craig, popular for portraying James Bond in movies, has lost his father to liver cancer at age 77. Reportedly, the star is left heart broken owing to his father’s death as Tim Craig, Daniel’s father once described his son as his ‘best friend’. Before Tim gave up the ghost, he was reported … Read more
Hiromu Inada, the world’s oldest Ironman says he hopes to keep competing into his 90s. The 87-year-old Inada already has a certificate on his wall that confirms his status as the world’s oldest Ironman, but the Japanese man is still pounding away on his training bike. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, … Read more
TikTok CEO, Mr Kevin Mayer said Wednesday he has quit the company as tensions soars between Washington and Beijing over the Chinese-owned video platform. Mr Mayer’s resignation comes days after TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging a crackdown by the US government over claims that the wildly popular social media app, can be used to spy … Read more
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, said Tuesday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus but was asymptomatic. The 39-year-old senator’s office said in a statement he was “feeling fine,” isolating at home and taking the anti-malaria drug chloroquine, which his father has aggressively pushed as a treatment for COVID-19 despite … Read more
Egypt and China intend to sign a cooperation agreement on the production of a vaccine for protection against COVID-19 in September, Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Mugahed said on Wednesday. According to Egypt’s Al Ahram news outlet, this initiative was announced by Health Minister Hala Zayed in the wake of a meeting with Chinese Ambassador … Read more
Island Express Helicopters, the company operating the chopper that killed Kobe Bryant has filed a suit against the air traffic controllers that were on duty. Recall that Mr Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others was crashed in Calabasas in January. According to ABC7 reports, the lawyers for the firm claim that the pilot, … Read more
At least 46 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods as torrential rains engulfs a city north of the Afghan capital, on Wednesday. A rescue operation was underway to free people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, which was hit by heavy rain … Read more
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he was standing in solidarity with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny and stressed the need for a probe into his sickness. “The poisoning of Alexey @navalny shocked the world. Read Also: Heavy Flooding Might Hit FCT, Bayelsa, Others From Sept 6 -NIHSA “The UK stands in … Read more
The man responsible for the deadly 2019 mosque attacks in New Zealand will not speak at his sentencing on Thursday as was expected, the Christchurch High Court confirmed on Wednesday. It said that standby counsel would instead make a brief submission on behalf of Brenton Tarrant, 29. Read Also: Heavy Flooding Might Hit FCT, Bayelsa, … Read more
American Airlines have said it would lay off 19,000 workers by October 1, in addition to thousands more who left the company or agreed to voluntary leave, unless Congress offers more aid. “Approximately 19,000 of our team members will be involuntarily furloughed or separated from the company on October 1,” Also Read: Delta Cults Claims … Read more