French forces kill Al-Qaeda leader
AFP, Paris :French forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France’s defence minister said.Droukdel was...
International
53 women appointed for Public Prosecution
Saudi Gazette Riyadh :There are 53 women among the newly appointed officials who will be responsible for investigating cases in a number of branches of...
Australia, Asia protests embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement
Reuters :Thousands took to the streets across Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul to support U.S. protests against police brutality, while...
Brazil threatens to quit WHO
AFP :President Jair Bolsonaro threatened Friday to pull Brazil from the WHO over “ideological bias,” as his counterpart Donald Trump said the US economy was...
Zero coronavirus cases in North Korea?
AFP :North Korea has said it has released almost all the foreigners it quarantined as a precaution.With international focus on the coronavirus, North Korea has...
Fears Bali will emerge as Indonesia’s coronavirus hotspot
Al Jazeera News :Denpasar, Indonesia – Authorities in Bali will allow tens of thousands of people to attend Hindu ceremonies for the island’s new year,...
Queen Elizabeth II moves out of palace as aide tests virus positive
NDTV :The 93-year-old monarch shifted out of the palace to Windsor Castle indefinitely on Thursday as a “precaution” and reports are that she is healthy.The...
US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul amid multiple crises
AFP :US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, a pool report said, amid an ongoing political crisis, a...
US envoy says Kabul, Taliban in first prisoner exchange talks
AFP :The Afghan government and the Taliban on Sunday held their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges, a key step in a broader push for...
Prison riot kills 23 in Colombia as Chile enforces virus curfew
AFP :Panic over the spread of the coronavirus sparked a prison riot in Colombia that killed 23 inmates on Sunday, as Chile became the latest...
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UN welcomes positive responses to fighting pause in LibyaAP, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed positive responses from Libya’s warring parties to calls...