A new, rapidly-spreading wildfire has broken out in Los Angeles County, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate an area already devastated by destructive blazes, the BBC reported on Thursday. The Hughes Fire ignited on Wednesday afternoon about 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles, near Castaic Lake, in a mountainous region that borders several residential neighborhoods More
England’s skipper, disregarding calls for a boycott, says their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan should go ahead as planned. Afghanistan and England are scheduled to square off in Lahore on February 26 in the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. In a letter to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), about 200 UK More
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) secretary general Jan Egeland says Afghanistan is unprepared to receive millions of refugees expelled from neighbouring countries in coming month. Egeland made these remarks in a statement about his visit to Afghanistan. “The many vulnerable Afghans already returning from Iran, whom I met at the border this week, feel they live More
Following long but fruitful talks, Afghan national Khan Mohammad has been swapped for two Americans held in Afghanistan, Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed on Tuesday. “At the conclusion of lengthy and productive negotiations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and the US, Afghan prisoner Khan Mohammad was freed in exchange for two More
At least 10 people were killed and 31 others injured as a fire broke out at a hotel in one of Türkiye’s renowned tourist destinations, on Tuesday morning. Türkiye Today reported the fire erupted in the hotel’s restaurant area and quickly engulfed the entire building in Bolu’s Kartalkaya Ski Resort. Emergency teams, including firefighters and More
The Palestinian Civil Defence agency estimates there are 10,000 bodies under destroyed structures across the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. Palestinians have recovered dozens of bodies buried under the rubble in Gaza and are searching for thousands more as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold for a second day. Medical More
Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders hours after officially becoming the 47th president of the United States, CNN reported. The signed actions include an immigration crackdown as well as the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organisation. One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions formally established More
Soon after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump declared illegal immigration at the border a national emergency and ordered its prevention, the BBC reported on Tuesday. He signed a flurry of executive orders and decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration. Trump swiftly made moves on his promises to tighten US-Mexico border controls. In his More
The incoming US president has pledged unilateral action to launch mass deportation operations and reduce environmental regulations. He would act with “historic speed and strength” in the hours after returning to the White House on these issues, the BBC quoted Donald Trump as telling a victory rally in Washington DC. After his inauguration, Trump may More
US President-elect Donald Trump has linked US assistance to Afghanistan with the return of US military equipment which leftover after August, 2021 military withdrawal. Experts, however, believed that the leftover military equipment belonged to Afghanistan and if the US wanted them back it should compensate Afghanistan for the war related damages. Addressing a gathering just More
