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The United States Senate has unveiled a $118bn bipartisan deal that would boost border security and provide wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate have been pushing to resupply Ukraine with wartime aid but have faced resistance from conservative Republicans who have insisted on…
A court in Pakistan has now imprisoned previous State leader Imran Khan and his significant other Bushra Bibi for a considerable length of time, managing their 2018 marriage disregarded the Islamic regulation. The common court, set up inside the Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi city where Khan is detained, conveyed the sentence on Saturday within the…
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has indefinitely postponed the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25. Talking in a broadcast address to the country on Saturday, the president reported he had dropped the pertinent discretionary regulation, refering to a disagreement regarding the competitor list. Sall said he marked a pronouncement nullifying a…
A catastrophic gas explosion ripped through the heart of Nairobi’s Embakasi district late Thursday night, claiming the lives of at least three individuals and leaving nearly 300 others injured in its wake. The incident, which sent shockwaves through the Kenyan capital, unfolded when a truck laden with gas exploded, triggering a massive fireball that swiftly…
A former CIA software engineer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified information and possessing child sexual abuse material. Joshua Schulte, 35, was found guilty in 2022 of four counts each of espionage and computer hacking and one count of lying to FBI agents after handing over classified materials to whistleblowing…
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia has announced its intention to persist in targeting United States and British warships in the Red Sea. The group fired multiple missiles at the USS Gravely, a US destroyer, triggering a swift response from the US military, which reported the successful interception of a Houthi missile on January 30. These incidents…
Just a week before national elections, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have been sentenced to 14 years in jail for illegally selling state gifts. The verdict comes as part of an ongoing corruption case involving the couple, who were charged with keeping and selling state gifts, including jewelry…
An F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea off the country’s west coast on January 31, marking the third crash of a Korea-based U.S. warplane in less than a year. The incident comes amidst escalating tensions with North Korea and follows previous crashes involving F-16s in December 2023 and May of the same year….
Three military-led West African nations have announced their immediate withdrawal from ECOWAS, accusing the body of becoming a threat to its members. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso “decide in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal” from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), read a joint statement published on Sunday. ECOWAS “under the influence of…
Twelve-time FA Cup champions Manchester United managed to secure a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Newport County, a fourth-tier Welsh side in a nail-biting encounter at Rodney Parade. The Red Devils initially took a comfortable two-goal lead, but Newport, positioned 76 places below them in England’s football hierarchy, mounted a spirited comeback. Antony’s crucial goal in…
