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Special Desk The new PM Najib Mikati has urged Lebanon’s people to put their trust in his government. Mikati acknowledged that some Lebanese would struggle to put their faith in him and his government as he seeks to help his economically shattered country. This because so many politicians have failed …

Special Desk Ballots have been locked and despite a clear drop in support, Vladimir Putin is looking to retain majority in parliamentary election. An exit poll predicted a resounding victory for the ruling party. Kremlin’s most vocal critics were barred from running in the election, and there have been numerous …

Special Desk A Constitutional Court has rejected former President Jacob Zuma arguments. South Africa’s top court has ruled that Zuma had failed in his attempt to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend a corruption inquiry overturned. The sentence was handed down in June this year after Zuma …

The World Bank’s updated Groundswell report released today finds that climate change, an increasingly potent driver of migration, could force 216 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050. Hotspots of internal climate migration could emerge as early as 2030 and continue to spread and intensify by …

Special Desk Apprehending they may not be allowed to play the female players of the Afghanistan’s junior national soccer team crossed border and entered Pakistan, reports said. The team had spent the past month in hiding amid fears of a crackdown on women’s rights by the Taliban that took over …

Special Desk US pop star Britney Spears who is fighting a legal battle to end her conservatorship, has now announced her engagement to her long-time boyfriend, Sam Asghari. To announce their engagement the singer posted a video of them showing off the ring on social media platform. The 39-year-old pop …

Special Desk IN a world’s first such case a health minister is currently facing probe for mishandling of pandemic management. Former health minister of France, Agnès Buzyn, is facing investigation over the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Buzyn served in office from 2017 until 2020. Prosecutors looking into government failings …

Special Desk Its over an year now that previous administration had quit following Beirut explosion, a new government has finally taken over in Lebanon. The PM is now Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s richest man, a position he held twice before. His appointment, along with the naming of a new cabinet, ends …

Special Desk Since the US forces left Afganistan on August 30, some 200 people, including Americans, could fly out of Kabul. This is the first such operation since US forces left. The flight took passengers to Qatari capital Doha late on Thursday evening and a second such flight is slated …

Special Desk Unarmed women protestors demanding rights following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan were stopped with tear gas allege the protestors. The women group say the Taliban targeted them with tear gas and pepper spray as they tried to walk from a bridge to the presidential palace during the protest …