Refugees cling to hope of resettlement, even as world slams doors
Al Jazeera news :In 2016, Raghda, who had fled civil war in Syria two years before, thought she might finally be on the way to...
International
Mahathir says political uncertainty won’t end with Anwar as PM
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday he doubted whether opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had the numbers in parliament to...
Covid-19: Oxford University developing five-minute antigen test
Al Jazeera News :Scientists from Britain’s University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes,...
At least 20 killed in two militant attacks in Pakistan
Hindustan Times, Islamabad :At least 20 people including soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Pakistan on Thursday, including an assault on a convoy...
50 people killed in heavy rains and flash floods in Telangana
News18.com, New Delhi :At least 50 people died in the torrential rains and flash floods in Telangana in the last few days, the state government...
Former French President Sarkozy charged over Libyan financing
Al Jazeera News :Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged over claims he used Libyan cash for his 2007 election campaign, financial crimes prosecutors...
Mexico’s former defence minister is arrested in Los Angeles
The New York Times :A former Mexican defence minister was arrested Thursday night after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport with his family, according to...
Missile fired where Turkey cleared way for S-400 test
Reuters, Istanbul :A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkey’s Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made...
Yemen’s warring parties start swap of 1,000 prisoners
Reuters, Sanaa :Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about...
Somali soldiers killed in al-Shabab attack near Mogadishu
Al Jazeera News :At least 13 Somali troops have been killed by the al-Shabab armed group near the district of Afgoye, northwest of the capital,...
Nigeria’s army to maintain order as police protests continue
Reuters, Lagos :Nigeria’s army says it is ready to maintain law and order and deal decisively with any situation created by “trouble makers”, while demonstrators...