Malala Returns to Pakistan for First Time Since Attack 6 Years Ago Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for girls’ education and the world’s youngest Nobel laureate, returned to Pakistan early Thursday in her first visit since an attack by Taliban militants gravely injured her in 2012. Her homecoming was wrapped […]
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This Man Is Stuck In An Airport And The Entire Country Is Obsessed Kenya is currently transfixed by a more than 24-hour-long showdown in Nairobi’s airport between the police, immigration authorities, the local media, and a lawyer who was deported from Kenya after he conducted a swearing-in ceremony for an […]
Exclusive: OPEC, Russia consider 10- to 20-year oil alliance – Saudi Crown Prince Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Reuters that Riyadh and Moscow were considering a deal to greatly extend a short-term alliance on oil curbs that began in January 2017 after a crash in crude prices. “We […]
Putin’s Grim Reality: Public Fury Over Children’s Deaths in Mall At the end of a month that has seen him unveil new “invincible” missiles, announce a space mission to Mars and secure a sky-high vote in Russia’s election, President Vladimir V. Putin faced a grim reality on the ground Tuesday: […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu leaves hospital after tests sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left hospital late Tuesday following tests after suffering a high fever and a cough. A Reuters witness saw Netanyahu’s convoy leaving the hospital, and shortly after midnight Netanyahu said on Twitter: “I am on my way home. Sure […]
Kim, Xi portray strong ties after N. Korean leader’s visit North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping sought to portray strong ties between the long-time allies despite a recent chill as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim’s secret trip to Beijing this week. The visit […]
The Latest: New Zealand faulted for not expelling Russians The Latest on diplomatic developments following the nerve agent attack on a Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 1:50 a.m. New Zealand is facing criticism for not expelling any Russian diplomats or spies. Many of its allies are doing so […]
U.S. Pushes China on Cars and Finance in Tariff Talks The Trump administration is urging China to lower tariffs on cars and open its market to U.S. financial services as part of talks to resolve a rise in trade tensions that has shaken global markets, according to a person familiar […]
With first death in Riyadh, the Saudi-led war in Yemen hits home An enormous hole had opened in the peeling green-painted ceiling of their home, which was filled with smoke and debris. He and the others ran outside, but realised that one of their housemates was not with them. Thirty-eight-year-old […]
The brutal killing of a Holocaust survivor raises anti-Semitism fears in France The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating whether anti-Semitism was a motivation for the killing of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor that has outraged France’s Jewish community. Mireille Knoll was stabbed 11 times and left in her burning Paris apartment […]
