International

16 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: At last, the whole world especially United States of America (USA) has not only recognized the term “WHITE TERRORIST’ introduced by Messenger’s Bureau Chief for Australia (this correspondent) but also become famous across the world (the details and historical references …

15 July, 2019 NEW DELHI: India’s mission to land a rover on the surface of the moon was called off due to a “technical snag” less than an hour before take off Monday. The lunar mission, called Chandrayaan-2, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, would have been a first for the …

“JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME” 15 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: After the raids at home of an Australian journalist and a media outlet neither there is any press freedom nor safety and security of journalists remain in Australia while the value and importance as …

14 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Daily Mail) Daily Mail reveals another corruption scandal of Shehbaz Sharif Sharif leads Pakistan’s main opposition party and was a Chief Minister  Up to £500million of UK foreign aid has been poured into his province, Punjab But, investigators claim, his family was laundering …

14 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Wall Street Journal RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: The Saudi regime does not represent Islam while the rulers of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) do not believe in humanity, Islamic values and there is no concept of human rights in KSA; said Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi …

14 July, 2019 LONDON: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Iranian tanker detained by Royal Marines near Gibraltar could be released, if the UK is guaranteed the oil is not bound for Syria. The tanker, seized on 4 July, was suspected of breaking EU sanctions. Iran claimed the seizure …

13 July, 2019 NEW YORK: US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media say. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating allegations that political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained the data of up to …

13 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ WELLINGTON: Gun owners in Christchurch have handed over their weapons in exchange for cash in the first of planned gun buyback events in New Zealand. Dozens of Christchurch gun owners have handed over their weapons in exchange for money, in the first of …

13 July, 2019 “I was not surprised by what I saw”: US Vice President By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence visited an over-crowded and foul-smelling border facility in south Texas yesterday packed with nearly 400 immigrant men held in sweltering cages without mats or pillows …

12 July, 2019 ISTANBUL/ MASCOW: Turkey has received the first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system despite opposition from the US. The shipment arrived in an airbase in the capital Ankara on Friday, the Turkish defence ministry says. The move will anger the US, which has warned that …