US President Donald Trump says he would likely sue the BBC newt week for editing parts of his January 6, 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary, seeking damages of up to $5 billion, a media report said on Saturday. The BBC reported on Friday that it had apologised to Donald Trump for editing portions of More
At least nine people have been killed and 29 others wounded when a large cache of confiscated explosives detonated at the Nowgam police station near Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, media reports said on Saturday. According to India’s NDTV, the blast occurred on Friday night after a stockpile of seized explosives stored at the police station More
The longest US government shutdown in history has ended after President Donald Trump signed a temporary budget bill passed by the House of Representatives, reopening federal agencies and restoring essential services. Fox News reported that Trump announced the government would reopen soon, as the effects of the budget impasse had continued to worsen. He cited More
US President Donald Trump has met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the White House, media reports said on Tuesday. According to BBC Persian, following the meeting, Syria announced its decision to join the international coalition against the Islamic State (Daesh). Trump told media: “We want to see Syria become a very successful country, and More
At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured in an explosion in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday, media reports said. Geo News reported that the explosion occurred around 12:30pm near the entrance of the Islamabad district court, inside a vehicle and was heard from a distance. The vehicle caught fire and More
At least 31 inmates have been killed and dozens of others wounded following a riot at Machala prison in the southern Ecuadorian province of El Oro, a media report said on Tuesday. According to Al Jazeera, 27 of the victims were found hanged, while four others died during armed clashes inside the facility. The incident More
The United States Senate has passed a compromise bill aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, a media report said on Tuesday. The Senate approved the measure on Monday evening with 60 votes in favour and 40 against, Reuters reported. The move ended weeks of political deadlock that had disrupted food More
At least two people have been killed and more than one million others displaced following a powerful storm in the Philippines, media reports said on Monday. The Guardian, quoting Philippine officials, said the storm caused flash floods, landslides and strong winds in several areas. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (NDRRMS) said assessments More
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in Washington, the capital of the United States, for an official visit and is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump, reports Al Jazeera. The broadcaster said al-Sharaa arrived in the US capital late on Saturday and would meet Trump at the White House on Monday. It is the More
At least six people have been killed and 750 others injured after a powerful storm struck Brazil’s southern state of Paraná, a media report said on Sunday. According to Al Jazeera, the storm hit on Friday evening with wind speeds reaching 250 kilometers per hour, destroying nearly 90 percent of the city of Rio Bonito More
