Issued on: 22/11/2019 – 11:08Modified: 22/11/2019 – 11:09 Lebanon’s top politicians made their first joint appearance Friday since massive anti-government protests erupted last month, attending a military parade for the country’s 76th Independence Day. Advertising Read more This year’s parade couldn’t be held in its traditional location in central Beirut because a protest camp still […]
Poor air quality “poses a risk to the health of every person” in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, an international rights group has warned. The London-based watchdog on November 22 called for “urgent action” for the more than 10 million residents of Lahore in a bid to mobilize its supporters around the world to campaign on […]
© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Europe’s stock markets gave up early gains on Friday as a closer look at preliminary purchasing managers indices for the euro zone showed no meaningful improvement in an economy still badly burdened by the U.S.’s ongoing trade conflict with China. IHS Markit’s for the euro zone fell to […]
In riveting testimony, a former national security official declared Thursday that a U.S. ambassador carried out a controversial “domestic political errand” for Donald Trump on Ukraine, an allegation undercutting a main line of the president’s defense in the impeachment inquiry. Advertising Read more Fiona Hill told House investigators she came to realize Ambassador Gordon Sondland […]
WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official has lashed out at Turkey and Egypt for military deals they have struck with Russia, warning of sanctions against the U.S. allies if they don’t reverse course. The official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity, on November 21 said Ankara has to “get rid of” the […]
Issued on: 22/11/2019 – 02:12Modified: 22/11/2019 – 02:12 Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday launched a new political party called the Alliance for Brazil, which will put an emphasis on God, family and homeland, as he tries to win back evangelical voters. Advertising Read more “If I had done this sooner, we would have […]
The United States has warned Pakistan of the long-term risks to its economy if it embraces China’s massive infrastructure project and suggested that it should instead look to the U.S. business model. Alice Wells, the acting assistant secretary of state for South Asia, told a conference on November 21 that the $ 60 billion China-Pakistan […]
Desire among jobseekers to find work in the UK tech sector has declined over the last two years while other European countries have benefited from a surge in interest, new data has revealed. Searches for jobs in Britain’s tech sector slipped three per cent between the first half of 2017 and the first half of […]
Bolivia’s interim leadership has asked Congress to approve the organisation of new elections in the bitterly divided country as deadly violence continues to rage following the resignation of leftist President Evo Morales. Advertising Read more Bowing to pressure from the military – which joined demonstrators’ calls for his resignation after weeks of protests – Morales stepped down on November […]
Serbian security services have uncovered a large-scale intelligence operation between Russian spies and current and former members of the Serbian military, President Aleksandar Vucic said on November 21, but added that the scandal won’t jeopardize friendship between Moscow and Belgrade. Vucic spoke following a meeting of the National Security Council called after a video was […]