The US Congress has approved a stopgap budget that averts, for now, a partial government shutdown, which had been a strong possibility due to the failure of Republican and Democratic lawmakers to agree on a more comprehensive bill. The approval came after President Donald Trump met Democratic and Republican congressional leaders on Thursday to negotiate […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Friday formally approved April 30, 2019, as the abdication date for Emperor Akihito. The Cabinet’s approval comes a week after a meeting of the Imperial House Council involving Abe, politicians, the judiciary and members of the Imperial family, agreed upon the date for the 83-year-old to step down […]
The death toll in a boat capsize off the coast of Pakistan’s Thatta district has increased to 21 with several others still reported missing, police said on Friday. According to district officials, there were about 70 people on-board when then accident took place on Thursday evening, reports Dawn news. Thatta Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nasir Baig […]
Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner has said peace between Israel and Palestine was “achievable”, although he added that the agreement should come from the countries of the region and not something imposed by the US. “We do think it’s achievable,” Kushner said on Sunday, referring to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Looking relaxed and upbeat, […]
The US and South Korea began a major air combat exercise on Monday, which appears to be another show of strength following North Korea’s latest missile test late last month. The US-South Korea air combat drills, named “Vigilant Ace”, seek to improve the all-weather, day and night combined operational capacity of the two countries, a […]
After the US and Britain, Australia will now probe the impact of key digital platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter on media, journalism and advertising, including the spread of fake news, in the country. According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald on Monday, the government has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet key European Union (EU) figures on Monday here for talks on Brexit which could determine whether the UK is able to move on to negotiations on trade. The Prime Minister, accompanied by the Brexit Secretary David Davis, will meet European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, with Downing Street saying […]
London An Indian-origin Yoga instructor lost nearly 12,000 pounds when fraudsters broke into his Facebook account and made transactions to an online gambling website. According to a Telegraph report, Jasbir Mann who runs a Yoga studio in Warwickshire recently discovered 110 fraudulent transactions were made to a poker gambling site using his Facebook account. “Mann […]
The White House has dismissed reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is about to be replaced. The US top diplomat “continues to lead the state department”, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday, BBC reported. Also, a state department spokeswoman said the reports “were not true”. The denials come amid reports from several […]
Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, after a nearly 30 years reign and marking an end of an imperial era, the Imperial House Council announced on Friday. The 10-member Council including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and members of the Imperial family, made the announcement following a closed-door meeting to deliberate […]