06-10-2023 APOPKA, FLORIDA: A shocking incident unfolded during a Pop Warner football practice in Apopka, Florida, as an 11-year-old boy retrieved a gun from his mother’s vehicle and shot two 13-year-olds following a heated dispute. The altercation had initially sparked over a bag of chips. Eyewitnesses at the scene reported …
Read More »Hundreds missing in India as flash flooding kills dozens
06-10-2023 NEW DELHI/ SIKKIM: A search and rescue operation has been launched for more than 100 missing people in India’s northeast after flash floods ripped through the Himalayan state of Sikkim Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and washing away roads and bridges, according to the state government. Known as …
Read More »PM Sunak unveils plan to overhaul British education system
06-10-2023 LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revealed his ambitious vision to transform post-16 education in England, announcing the introduction of a groundbreaking qualification called the “Advanced British Standard” (ABS). The new qualification aims to amalgamate A-levels and T-levels, revolutionizing the education landscape. In his address at the Conservative …
Read More »Khalistan Referendum campaign covered under First Amendment: US
05-10-2023 WASHINGTON/ LONDON: The US government has said that the global Khalistan Referendum campaign run by pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) advocacy group is covered under the First Amendment of the Constitution. During a media briefing at the State Department, a spokesperson was asked to comment on the fact that …
Read More »Pakistan orders 1.7 million Afghans out of country
05-10-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Pakistan has ordered all unauthorized Afghan asylum seekers, an estimated 1.7 million people to leave the country by November. A spike in attacks along the two countries’ border, which Islamabad blames on Afghanistan-based operatives, has escalated tensions this year. It has …
Read More »5 injured in shooting at Morgan State University in US
05-10-2023 BALTIMORE/ MORGAN: A shooting at Morgan State University’s homecoming celebration in Baltimore has left five people with non-threatening wounds and prompted an hours-long lockdown. People on campus took shelter during a four-hour lockdown on Tuesday while police scouted rooms for suspects. In an “abundance of caution” the historically Black …
Read More »Sunak kickstarts UK election season at Tory conference
05-10-2023 LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended long-running speculation Wednesday by announcing he was scrapping part of a massive high-speed rail scheme, during a keynote speech closing his ruling Conservatives’ annual conference. His much-anticipated address in northwest England effectively fired the starting gun on Britain’s next general election campaign, with …
Read More »23 Indian troops missing after Indian state hit by flash flood
05-10-2023 NEW DELHI/ GANGTOK: A cloudburst Wednesday triggered a flash flood in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, resulting in the disappearance of 23 Indian troops, a defense spokesperson told media. The flood was a result of torrential rain which hit a valley approximately 150 km (93 miles) north of Gangtok, …
Read More »Trump attends New York fraud trial on second day
05-10-2023 NEW YORK: The four-time indicted former US President Donald Trump attended Tuesday his fraud case trial on the second day in New York court reiterating his claim that he is under the target of a political witch hunt, weeks after he was found liable in financial malpractices. The criminally …
Read More »Pope suggests Catholic Church could bless same-sex couples
04-10-2023 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex couples. Responding to a group of cardinals who asked him for clarity on the issue, he said any request for a blessing should be treated with “pastoral charity”. “We cannot be judges …
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