14-06-2023 LONDON/ NOTTINGHAN: At least three people have been found dead in the streets of Nottingham, a city in the English Midlands, according to British police. Initially, two people were found dead on Tuesday in the centre of the city. Just after 4am (03:00 GMT), police officers were called to …
Read More »Trump arrives in Florida to face documents case charges
14-06-2023 WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump landed in Miami on Monday to face federal criminal charges, while a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that the case has not diminished his prospects for reelection. Trump is scheduled to appear in a Miami federal courthouse on Tuesday for an initial hearing regarding allegations …
Read More »90% of people biased against women: UNDP
14-06-2023 UNITED NATIONS: A new report from the United Nations (UN) has highlighted the prevalence of “fundamental biases” against women, signaling a “decade of stagnation” in women’s rights across various parts of the world. According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report released on Monday, nearly nine out of …
Read More »22 US troops hurt in Syria helicopter mishap
14-06-2023 WASHINGTON/ DAMASCUS: Twenty-two US service members were injured in a helicopter “mishap” in northeast Syria on Sunday, the US military said late on Monday, without disclosing the cause of the incident or detailing the severity of the injuries. The US military’s Central Command said 10 service members were evacuated …
Read More »Dozens shot in downtown Denver after Nuggets win NBA Finals
14-06-2023 DENVER (KDVR): Multiple shootings sent 11 people to the hospital early Tuesday morning after thousands flocked downtown in celebration of the Denver Nuggets’ historic NBA Finals win, celebrating into the early morning hours. Just before 1 a.m., the Denver Police Department (DPD) tweeted that they were investigating a shooting …
Read More »New data leak hits India’s national ID card database
13-06-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s biometric ID program, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday. A data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company can allow access to private information of …
Read More »First climate action case goes on trial in US
13-06-2023 HELENA: A trial begins on Monday in Helena for Held v State of Montana, the first youth-led constitutional climate case to see its day in court in the United States. In court papers filed in March 2020, 16 plaintiffs between the ages of five and 22 assert that Montana’s …
Read More »Germany calls largest NATO air force drills ‘defensive’
13-06-2023 BERLIN: As the war in Ukraine intensifies with neither side intending to back down, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz of the German Luftwaffe expressed the aim of the US-led NATO military aircraft drills, saying “we can defend ourselves”. The Cold War-time Western military organization commenced its largest air force exercise …
Read More »Over 40 killed in IDP camp attack in Congo’s Ituri
13-06-2023 KINSHASA: More than 40 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local officials and activists. Richard Dheda, an official of the local administration for Bahema Badjere in Djugu territory in the …
Read More »Maryland graduation party shooting kills 3, suspect arrested
13-06-2023 HOUSTON: In less than 24 hours of a mass shooting outside a Houston nightclub, another incident of gun violence occurred Monday in Annapolis, Maryland where an armed suspect opened fire in what is said to be a graduation party killing at least three people. As a result of the …
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