Singapore: Within a few short hours of signing a historic document in which North Korea has committed to denuclearisation in the Korean peninsula, US President Donald Trump announced that he would be bringing an end to war games between his country and South Korea. Trump and North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un signed a landmark […]
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‘Fair Trade Now Fool Trade’, Donald Trump Vents Anger on NATO Allies, Trudeau
Singapore: US President Donald Trump issued a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on some of Washington’s closest NATO allies over the United State’s trade deficit, following a divisive G7 meeting in Canada. “Fair trade is now to be called fool trade if it is not reciprocal,” said Trump, who flew from Canada to […]
Chinese Govt Hackers Steal ‘Sensitive’ US Navy Undersea Warfare Plans
Washington: Chinese government hackers have stolen a massive trove of sensitive information from a US Navy contractor, including secret plans to develop a new type of submarine-launched anti-ship missile, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Investigators told the newspaper that breaches were executed in January and February by a division of the Chinese Ministry of […]
Shah Rukh Khan’s cousin to contest elections from Peshawar
Peshawar: A cousin of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will contest the July 25 general election in Pakistan from a constituency here, a media report said on Thursday. Noor Jehan will be running for a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat as an independent candidate, The Express Tribune reported. Jehan and her family reside in Shah Wali Qataal […]
Death toll due to volcanic eruption in Guatemala rises to 99
Guatemala City: The death toll from a highly active volcano that erupted near Guatemala’s capital on Sunday rose to 99. According to the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction of Guatemala (CONRED), nearly 192 people are missing because of Guatemala’s Fuego volcanic eruption that occurred on June 4.After another volcano eruption, the seismological, volcanic and meteorological […]
Saudi Arabia issues first driving license to women ahead of ban lifting date
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has started issuing driving licenses to women weeks ahead of kingdom official lifting a ban on women drivers. On Monday, the kingdom’s general traffic directorate starting replacing internationally driving licenses held by women with Saudi ones throughout the country. According to the SPA, ten women were given national licenses after handing in their […]
16-year-old London girl plotted IS attack by all-female terror cell in UK, convicted
London: An 18-year-old woman on Monday became Britain’s youngest convicted female Islamic State terrorist after a court found her guilty of plotting a terror attack on the iconic British Museum with Britain’s first all-woman cell. Safaa Boular was accused of planning to travel to Syria to join IS militants and later preparing to carry out […]
Boeing Sees 2-Year Wait For India’s Fighter Jet Order, World’s Biggest
It could be another two years before India picks the winner of the world’s biggest combat aircraft order, according to a senior Boeing Co. executive. Boeing is well placed in the race to supply the Indian Air Force with 110 fighter jets, Gene Cunningham, Boeing vice president of global defense sales, told Bloomberg News on […]
No More Mr Nice Guy: Canada’s Justin Trudeau Gets Tough
Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has a reputation for playing it safe on burning political issues, showed a new level of grit in the face of two crises, and it may help him win re-election in 2019. On Thursday, Trudeau hit back at punishing US tariffs on steel and aluminum with Can$16.6 billion […]
Denmark passes law banning burqas and niqabs
Denmark is banning garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the burqa or niqab. It joins other European countries such as France, Germany and Belgium in the move which will come into force on 1 August. The government said it was not aimed at any religion in particular and was not banning […]