Cardinal Zen arrested in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police has taken into custody Card Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, a well-known supporter of the local pro-democracy movement, various...
Month: August 2022
Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan
Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the...
U.S. and South Korea commence biggest military drills in years amid North Korea threats
The United States and South Korea have began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they heighten their...
Investments by UAE in Egypt rise to $1.9B in H1 of 2022
Investments made by the United Arab Emirates in Egypt rose to $1.9 billion during the first half of 2022, accounting...
Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear issue
The leaders of the US, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White...
Biden administration to reveal plans for student debt relief soon
The Biden administration will reveal its plans for student debt relief by the end of this month, Education Secretary Miguel...
China sentences billionaire Xiao Jianhua to 13 years, fines Tomorrow Holdings $8.1 billion
A Shanghai court has sentenced Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, not seen in public since 2017, to 13 years in jail...
Plane fails to land as pilots reportedly fall asleep during flight
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended two passenger jet pilots following reports they fell asleep midway through a flight on Monday, causing...
India delivers 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan
India has delivered the 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan as part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance programme. The...
Man makes history as first Saudi to win professional boxing match
A man has made history as the first Saudi person to win a professional boxing match. Ziyad ‘Zizo’ al-Maayouf made...
Usyk defeats Joshua to retain heavyweight boxing titles
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua by split decision to retain his heavyweight boxing titles at the Rage on the Red...
Japanese Prime Minister infected with COVID-19
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said...
Hochul orders Bronx assault suspect back into custody
A man accused of putting a Bronx resident in a coma during an unprovoked attack last week has been taken...
US Treasury official to visit India to discuss Indo-Pacific, economic relationship
US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo has planned to travel to India for meetings and events in Mumbai...
Newest U.S. aid package to Ukraine to include surveillance drones
The U.S. for the first time has said it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armor rounds...
City experiences surge of new immigrants seeking asylum, lays out plan for students
As New York City sees a surge of new immigrants seeking asylum from Central and South American countries, officials announced...
UAE’s capital launches new drive to encourage healthy eating habits to curb obesity
The UAE’s capital has launched a new drive to encourage healthy eating habits and curb obesity in a strategy which...
Pentagon announces another round of military aid for Ukraine
The Pentagon has announced another round of military aid for Ukraine on Friday, raising the total amount of US security...
After 100 days in prison, Nigerian journalist, Hammed Bashiru, solicits mercy
Nigerian journalist, Bashiru Hammed Adewale Bashiru, has spent exactly one hundred days in detention. Hammed who is also the publisher...
Part-time CUNY, SUNY students receive tuition assistance offer from state
Part-time CUNY and SUNY students can now apply for state tuition assistance, a move that advocates believe could be “transformative”...
Summer Rising to rebrand summer school to be fun, educational
Summer Rising, New York City’s massive effort to rebrand summer school as something fun and educational, has a lesson for...
Nuclear company in Ukraine says Russia plans to switch off power blocks from grid
Ukraine’s Energoatom state nuclear company said on Friday Russian forces planned to switch off the functioning power blocks at the...
Crown Prince meets Iraq’s Wisdom Movement president
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense have received on Thursday President of the National Wisdom...
New data shows inequities with monkeypox vaccination
The city’s Health Department has released new data that shows the inequities with the monkeypox vaccination among particular New Yorkers....
NYPD seizes 19 ‘illegal’ cannabis trucks
Mayor Eric Adams has said selling marijuana on the streets is “not acceptable” two days after the NYPD took 19...
Florida state attorney Andrew Warren sues Ron DeSantis over suspension
A suspended state attorney in Florida has sued Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, claiming that the Republican violated the prosecutor’s...
City expands wastewater testing for polio and monkeypox at 11 hospitals
The city’s public health system has announced that starting next week it will begin testing wastewater for polio and monkeypox...
Saudi student jailed 34 years for using Twitter
A Saudi student at Leeds University, Salma al-Shebab, 34, who was said to be returning to the United kingdom for...
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission launches Red Sea research project
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission is launching a huge research project which will scour hundreds of kilometers of the Red Sea...
NYPD officer accused of spying for Chinese government prepares for trial
An NYPD officer accused of spying for the Chinese government will head to trial in Brooklyn Federal Court next month....
City’s summer work program for youth successful with 100K jobs filled
The city's summer work program for youth has been called a success with over a hundred thousand jobs filled. When...
Biden cancels $3.9 billion in student loan debt, but Aug. 31 moratorium deadline looms
The Department of Education has announced Tuesday that it was putting forward another round of loan cancellations for former students...
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, her communications director said Tuesday. Biden, 71, tested negative during a...
Biden signs $740bn health, climate, tax ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
US President Joe Biden has signed a $740bn climate change, healthcare and tax bill into law, handing the Democratic Party...
Relationship is the New Currency
Dear Destined Friends, The value of a relationship cannot be overemphasized. The right relationship is gold. The right relationship is...
Measles outbreak kills at least 157 children in Zimbabwe
A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country,...
Britain’s unemployment rate remains stable, wage values fall at record pace
Britain’s unemployment rate remains close to 50-year lows, but wage values are falling at a record pace with inflation at...
NYPD lieutenant suspended for testing positive for steroids
A veteran NYPD lieutenant who’s competed in numerous bodybuilding competitions has been suspended for testing positive for steroids. Lt. Apollo...
Turkiye’s (Turkey’s) Foreign Policy Towards Syria: A New is Unfolding
By Ibrahim Kurtulus In the fast-changing circumstances in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mideast, The Turkish government has adopted a new...
Hochul announces maximum SNAP benefits in August
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced on Monday that an additional $234 million federal funding will be allocated for all recipients...
American Airlines cuts 31,000 flights from its November schedule
American Airlines has again cutting its flight schedule, slashing 16% or 31,000 flights during November, according to data from Cirium,...
US Justice Dept opposes efforts to unseal Trump search affidavit
The United States Justice Department has opposed efforts by media organisations to unseal the affidavit that backed the search warrant...
Trump Organization’s financial sentry expected to plead guilty to criminal tax fraud charges
The Trump Organization’s longtime financial sentry Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to criminal tax fraud charges later this...
City schools advocacy groups raise alarm on threat to restorative justice
Thanks to billions in federal pandemic relief funding, the city’s education department made plans to dramatically expand restorative justice programming,...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince leads annual washing ceremony in Mecca
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Tuesday led the annual washing ceremony of the Holy Kaaba on behalf of...
Saudi Arabia to turn Riyadh into global fintech capital
Saudi Arabia plans to turn Riyadh into the global fintech capital. “If you have somehow missed the happenings in Saudi...
Iranian ultra-conservative newspaper commends attack on controversial novelist
Iranian ultra-conservative newspaper Kayhan has commended the man who stabbed British author Salman Rushdie - the target of a 1989...
Fourteen-year-old teen arrested for murder of pal in the Bronx
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for murder for the shooting of a pal, also 14, while they played around...
A second US congressional delegation visits Taiwan
A US congressional delegation led by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has arrived in Taipei on an unannounced two-day visit,...
Iranian FM warns US against using ‘language of threat’
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Washington against using "language of threat" against the Islamic republic. "History ought to...
Schiff says he’s seen “no evidence” that Trump declassified documents found at Mar-a-Lago
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, head of the House Intelligence Committee has said that he has not seen evidence that former...
Man wanted by Saudi Arabia detonates explosive belt killing self
A man wanted by Saudi Arabia’s state security detonated an explosive belt killing himself and injuring four others in Jeddah...
White House adviser deems attack on famed novelist appalling
The attack on Salman Rushdie, the novelist who was stabbed in the neck and torso onstage at a lecture in...
South Bronx group welcomes migrants from Texas, arranges housing for new arrivals
A South Bronx group that welcomed migrants bused to the city from Texas was working Saturday to arrange housing for...
Several Israelis wounded in attack on Jerusalem bus
A gunman has opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected...
President Joe Biden condemns ‘vicious attack’ on Salman Rushdie
US President Joe Biden has reacted to the attack on author Salman Rushdie and said he was “shocked and saddened”...
Saudi Aramco’s profits already $88B as oil prices stay high
Saudi oil company Aramco’s half-year profits peaked just shy of $88 billion for the first half of the year as...
Nigerian Community in Senegal inaugurates new executive members
Members of the Nigerian Community in Senegal have rekindled their show unity and patriotism by inaugurating newly elected executive members...
City-run kids COVID vaccine sites to shutter, switch to monkeypox
The city has began shutting down the 10 COVID-19 vaccination sites for kids younger than 5 last week, with all...
US’ planned EV tax breaks trouble EU, South Korea
The European Union and South Korea have raised concerns about proposed US tax credits for purchases of electric vehicles, saying...
