The US is poised to evacuate about 1000 troops from northern Syria, Defence Secretary Mark Esper says. The withdrawal of the troops from the region comes after US President Donald Trump abruptly shifted policy and withdrew some US troops deployed to support Kurdish forces in the fight against Islamic State. That decision in turn helped … Read more
In the U.S, a wildfire just outside of Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Around 25 homes have burned so far. The blaze has consumed nearly 2000 hectares. In just a matter of hours, this latest blaze consumed hundreds of hectares in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley. The fires broke out … Read more
The acting secretary of US Homeland security, Kevin McAleenan submitted his resignation to the White House on Friday, announced President Donald Trump. He was the fourth person to serve in the post since the Trump presidency began, CNN reported. ” Kevin McAleenan has done an outstanding job as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. We have … Read more
According to The Japan Times , the typhoon is now packing gusts of up to 216km/h as of 10am Japan time (9am Singapore time), and has been forecast to bring winds of the same speed into the Tokyo area, when it fully makes landfall in the evening. Additionally, over 1,000mm of rain is expected to … Read more
Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel committee announced on Friday. Mr Ahmed, 43, was honoured for his efforts in restarting the peace talks with Eritrea that ultimately resolved the crisis between the two countries. The two nations have ethnic and cultural ties, but decades of … Read more
Two rockets struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. There was no word from Saudi Arabia on the reported attack, and Saudi officials did not immediately … Read more
No fewer than two people have been killed and several others injured after gunmen opened fire outside a synagogue in Germany. Jews were marking Yom Kippur (or the Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day in Judaism, marked with an intensive 25-hour period of fasting and prayer), when two attackers, believed to be wearing … Read more
The family of former Dutch Minister Ella Vogelaar on Wednesday reported that she committed suicide at the age of 69. The family said in a statement that Vogelaar has been suffering from depression for quite some time and has finally put an end to her life. Vogelaar was chair of Oxfam Novib, the largest Dutch … Read more
US-based researcher John B. Goodenough, born in 1922 in Jena, Germany, became the oldest Nobel laureate ever awarded a Nobel Prize in any category, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. Mr Goodenough is a few months older than 2018 Physics Prize laureate Arthur Ashkin, said Goran K Hansson, permanent secretary of the … Read more
Asim Omar, a top Al-Qaeda commander has been killed in a joint US-Afghanistan raid. He was killed alongside six of his fellow terrorists during the raid on the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on September 23, Afghanistan’s National Directorate for Security revealed on Tuesday Oct 8. A photo appearing to show Asim Omar’s dead body … Read more
Two million people have asked to stay in the UK after Brexit under the government’s EU settlement scheme, latest figures show. The number of applications received by 30 September is equivalent to one in six EU citizens in the UK and included nationals and relatives from the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, … Read more
Italy ’s parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved slashing the number of lawmakers , a move the left- leaning government hopes will help keep the far -right from power . Reducing the number of MPs and senators in Italy by 345 was a flagship manifesto promise of the anti -establishment Five Star Movement, which rules in … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India from October 11 to 12 to take part in the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which they are expected to hold comprehensive talks on a host of issues concerning the bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues. Xi will hold the … Read more
The ‘Stronger’ hitmaker defied his advisers when he struck up a romance with the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star in 2012 because they told him being with a reality star would damage his image. Kim – who married Kanye in 2014 – said: “I mean, everyone would tell him ‘You can’t be with her, … Read more
The ‘Stronger’ hitmaker defied his advisers when he struck up a romance with the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star in 2012 because they told him being with a reality star would damage his image. Kim – who married Kanye in 2014 – said: “I mean, everyone would tell him ‘You can’t be with her, … Read more
A man has driven a stolen truck into several cars in the center of the city of Limburg in western Germany, injuring some nine people, police say. A white articulated truck crashed into a line of about nine cars that had stopped at a traffic light in Limburg in Hesse State late on Monday, pushing … Read more
Police in the city of Banjarbaru in South Kalimantan recently arrested two men suspected of sexually abusing a minor, who is the daughter of one of the suspects. According to the police, the victim’s father, a 50-year-old man who is identified by his initial S, began raping her since 2017, when she was 16. At … Read more
There are fears for more than 60 Australians detained in a Syrian camp after a US withdrawal paved the way for attacks from Turkey. US President Donald Trump said he would “totally destroy and obliterate” Turkey’s economy if it took action in Syria that he considered “off limits” following his decision on Sunday to pull … Read more
Marmite maker Unilever has announced plans to halve the amount of virgin plastic it uses by 2025 as part of a major sustainability push. The consumer giant, which also owns household brands such as Ben & Jerry’s and Dove, said it will cut more than 100,000 tonnes of plastic packaging out of its supply chain … Read more
Alesha Dixon looked all kinds of radiant as she made her way to work on America’s Got Talent, hours before confirming she had quietly given birth to her second child seven weeks ago. The TV personality was seen arriving at the filming location in Pasadena on Sunday for the upcoming season of AGT: The Champions, … Read more