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(AFP) – Three UN soldiers were killed and five were critically wounded after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in central Mali on Tuesday, according to the UN mission. “Today, a MINUSMA Force convoy was targeted by an Improvised Explosive Device #IED,” it claimed in a tweet withRead More →

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DHAKA : (AFP) – On Monday, the sole newspaper of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party ceased publication after a government suspension order was upheld, raising concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Campaigners and international governments, notably the United States, have long raised concern about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’sRead More →

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ARKABUTLA, Miss. (REUTERS) – On Friday, a shooter murdered six people in the southern US state of Mississippi, leading President Joseph Biden to call for tighter gun regulations only days after urging action in the wake of a fatal campus shooting. According to local media, a guy shot and murderedRead More →

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand increased to nine on Saturday as officials continued to search for missing persons and clean up the North Island. On Sunday, the storm struck the northernmost portion of the North Island and travelled down the east coast, wreakingRead More →

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SEOUL (Reuters) – According to state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter attended a sporting event attended by government officials on Friday, marking the first time the girl has been spotted at a non-military event. The girl, often referred to by state media as Kim’s “belovedRead More →

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The terrible earthquake in Turkey that killed thousands of people and left millions more in need of relief prompted the UN to launch a $1 billion appeal on Thursday. According to a statement by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 5.2 million people will get humanitarian help from the funds for aRead More →

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Frankfurt (AFP)- According to data released on Thursday, China was Germany’s top commercial partner for the seventh consecutive year in 2022, raising concerns among politicians about Beijing’s economic hegemony. According to the federal statistics office Destatis, goods worth 297.9 billion euros ($318.9 billion) were traded between the two nations lastRead More →

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said that the raids on the BBC offices in India on Tuesday were just another sign of the country’s constricting media freedom environment and a stain on India’s democratic credentials. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the raids were retaliation for the BBC documentary on the GujratRead More →