99pc Rwandans back Kagame
News Desk : Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame made history once by receiving 99% of the vote in the African countries previous election in 2017, says BBC. There is not much room for growth for...
International
Venice entry tax failed to deter tourists, critics say
Al Jazeera : Venice has wrapped up its pilot programme of charging a 5-euro ($5.46) entrance fee for day trippers arriving on particularly congested days, after opponents called the experiment a failure. Authorities in...
Palestinians observe strike in WB against killings by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera : Palestinians in the occupied West Bank (WB) are observing a general strike in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza, denouncing Saturday’s attack on a designated safe zone of al-Mawasi that killed...
Imran Khan to remain in jail despite acquittal
Reuters : Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife were acquitted on charges of marrying unlawfully by a Pakistan court on Saturday, yet he will not be freed after authorities issued fresh...
Indian bypoll results clear indication of BJP’s decline
News Desk : The Indian National Congress(INC, the Congress) said that the results once again indicated that the ruling party was on a severe decline and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s credibility was eroding, in...
Myanmar rebel alliance agrees 4-day ceasefire
AFP : An alliance of Myanmar ethnic minority armed groups said Sunday it had agreed a four-day ceasefire with the junta in northern Shan state following weeks of clashes in which it seized territory...
China, Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
AFP : China and Russia conducted a joint naval patrol in the northern and western Pacific, Beijing’s defence ministry said Sunday, adding that the exercise was not “targeted” at any other nation. The two...
KP Oli four-time Nepal PM
AFP : Tough-talking Nepali leader Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has spent a lifetime in communist politics, becoming prime minister for a fourth time Sunday in the Himalayan republic’s revolving-door leadership. The often outspoken 72-year-old,...
Children killed in Nigeria school collapse
AFP : A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday killing at least 21 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams, the Red Cross and witnesses said. Trapped pupils cried for help...
North Korea denounces NATO summit declaration
AFP : North Korea has denounced a declaration at a recent NATO summit that condemned Pyongyang’s weapons exports to Russia, calling the document “illegal”, state media said Saturday. In a joint declaration this week,...
Pakistan court acquits former PM Imran Khan, his wife
Aljazeera : A court in Pakistan has acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges of unlawful marriage, according to his party and lawyer. Khan and his wife Bushra Khan, also...
I’m not going anywhere: Biden
Reuters : Seeking to revive his struggling reelection campaign, President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit on Friday, telling a cheering crowd he wasn’t going to leave the race and warning that...