Red Cross to cut 1,500 jobs over funding crunch
Geneva (AFP/APP): The Red Cross announced Tuesday that it would cut 1,500 jobs over the next 12 months in a drive to slash costs due to to a funding crunch.The…
Pakistan dismisses reports of trade ties with Israel
ISLAMABAD (News Agencies): Pakistan has today denied reports of trade relations with Israel and has vowed to investigate any goods allegedly “exported” to the occupation state, with which Islamabad has…
7.0-magnitude quake hits western Papua New Guinea: USGS
Sydney (AFP/APP): A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook a remote region of northwestern Papua New Guinea before dawn Monday, toppling a few homes but with no immediate reports of casualties.The quake…
Deadly storms and tornadoes sweep through US
Washington (AFP/APP): The death toll from a major storm system that has lashed the south-central and eastern United States with devastating winds and powerful tornadoes rose to at least 24…
INDIA: Dozens killed in Hindu temple disaster
NEW DELHI (News Agencies): The death toll from a fatal floor collapse at a Hindu temple in the central Indian city of Indore has reached 36, officials said on Friday.The…
‘QAnon Shaman’ freed early from federal prison
WASHINGTON (News Agencies): Jacob Chansley, 35, was sentenced to 41 months in prison in November 2021. He was originally projected to be released this July.He has been moved to a…
Russia becomes UN Security Council president
NEW YORK (News Agencies): Each of the council’s 15 members takes up the presidency for a month, on a rotating pattern.The last time Russia had the presidency, February 2022, it…
UAE leader names his son as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (News Agencies/CNN): The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi and his likely successor as president of…
Lockdown at US Joint Base Andrews as ‘Active Shooter’ Reported
Washington (News Agencies): An active shooter incident has been reported at Joint Base Andrews (JBA) near the US capital, with an armed individual spotted near housing units of the installation.…
Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech
LAHORE (News Agencies / Al Jazeera): A court in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore has struck down a colonial-era sedition law, calling it “inconsistent” with the constitution, in a verdict…