Mali's leader appoints new PM after dismissing govt

Nov 22, 2024

Bamako [Mali], November 22: Mali's military leader Assimi Goïta appointed Major General Abdoulaye Maïga as the country's new prime minister on Thursday, after dismissing his...

Nicaragua's Ortega proposes measures elevating wife to co-president

Nov 22, 2024

Mexico, November 22: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday proposed a constitutional reform which would further strengthen his hold on the country, including by making...

Former UK health secretary Hancock to be questioned at COVID-19 inquiry

Nov 22, 2024

London [UK], November 22: Former UK health secretary Matt Hancock is to give evidence at the official COVID-19 inquiry.

Pakistan: 38 dead, 11 injured in gun attack on passenger vans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Nov 22, 2024

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 22: At least 38 people were killed and 11 others were injured in a gun attack on passenger vans in the Ochat...

Nikki Haley opposes appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, calls her Russian sympathizer

Nov 22, 2024

Washington DC [US], November 22: Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley opposed the appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) by...

4 tourists die from methanol tainted alcohol in Laos

Nov 22, 2024

Vientiane [Laos], November 22: Four foreign tourists have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, officials said on Thursday.

UK: Labour Party 'colossus' John Prescott dies

Nov 22, 2024

London [UK], November 22: Britain's former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who was known among other things for his work on the Kyoto Protocol climate...

US, UK, Australia, and UN slam Hong Kong's harsh sentencing of pro-democracy leaders

Nov 22, 2024

Beijing [China], November 22: The US, UK, and Australian governments, along with the United Nations, condemned the sentencing of 45 democracy activists and former lawmakers...

Ukraine reports launch of intercontinental ballistic missile on Dnipro region by Russia

Nov 22, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 22: The Ukrainian Air Force on Thursday said that Russia launched a massive missile attack on the city of Dnipro, involving intercontinental...