TikTok to face ban in USA as legislation put on table
White House open to tighter curbs on TikTok. AFP/File SAN FRANCISCO: The White House on Tuesday said it is open to further action on curbing TikTok, as legislation to ban…
US raises alarm over Iran being 12 days away from making fissile for nuclear bomb
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/File…
US citizen killed in West Bank violence: State Department
Israeli security forces examine the site of a reported shooting attack, near Jericho in the occupied West Bank on Feb. 27, 2023.— AFP/file WASHINGTON: An Israeli who was killed in…
Nigeria ruling party candidate takes election lead, rivals claim fraud
Results were slowly being tallied two days after the election.— AFP/file Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu took an early lead in the race for the presidency, according to initial…
Two Pakistanis accused of migrant trafficking arrested in Italy
A photograph taken on February 28, 2023 shows parts of a migrants boat, washed on the beach, two days after it sank off Italy’s southern Calabria region, in Steccato di…
Afghan Taliban kill key Daesh commander
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul on September 6, 2021. — AFP KABUL: Taliban forces killed a top Daesh commander who allegedly planned attacks against…
Taliban kill top Daesh commander in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021. — AFP/File Qari Fateh was Daesh’s regional “intelligence and operations chief”. Daesh leader was…
Life-size ‘robotic elephant’ enters temple for festival
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India donated the 11-foot-tall “robotic elephant”.— Twitter/@gopikavarrier A Kerala temple launched a life-size motorised model of an elephant on Sunday as part of…
North Korea’s Kim opens key meeting on agriculture
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 7th enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the office building of the WPK…
N Korea’s Kim orders ‘fundamental transformation’ of agriculture amid reports of food shortages
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 7th enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 27,…
