G7 summit kicks-off today in Canada
Agency : The G7 summit will be held from June 15-17 in Canada’s Kananaskis. The event will be attended by the leaders of the United...
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Why Greenland? Trump eyes control of world’s biggest island
Deutsche Welle : With its spectacular icescapes, high mountains, tundra and unique wildlife, Greenland offers countless settings for impressive photos and videos.That, at least, is...
Trump calls California leaders ‘incompetent’ over fire response
AFP : US President-elect Donald Trump accused California officials on Sunday of incompetence over their handling of deadly wildfires raging around Los Angeles.“The fires are...
Israel bombs Gaza school, sends top officials to truce talks in Qatar
Agency : An Israeli strike on a school sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians in north Gaza’s Jabalia has killed at least eight people, including children.Israel’s Prime...
4 bodies recovered from flooded India coal mine
AFP : Indian search and rescue teams had recovered four bodies from a flooded coal mine by Saturday evening, days after gushing waters inundated the...
N Korean troops in Ukraine gain battlefield experience
UNB : Ukrainian forces have been confronting an unfamiliar enemy on the battlefield: North Korean soldiers deployed to support Russia. Their arrival, following a summer...
Muslim leaders not to ‘legitimise’ Taliban
AFP : Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to “legitimise” the Afghan Taliban government and to “show true leadership”...
America’s 51st state? How Canada might take on Trump
Deutsche Welle : “Blame Canada!” goes the satirical song from the 1999 animated comedy film “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,” where a mother rallies...
Riyadh hosts Arab, EU diplomats for talks
AFP : Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push for...
5 Bangladeshi officials withdrawn from foreign missions
NN Online: Five Bangladeshi officials stationed in missions in Pakistan, Malaysia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Japan have been withdrawn and instructed to return home....
Restaurant fire claims 6 lives in Czech Republic
NN Online: A devastating fire at a restaurant in northern Czech Republic claimed six lives and left six others seriously injured, authorities confirmed on Sunday....
Why wildfires are becoming faster-more furious
BBC : It was terrible timing. In the late morning of Tuesday 6 January, a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm was heading for the northern suburbs...