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US, Guatemala sign migration deal days after Trump threats

US, Guatemala sign migration deal days after Trump threats

-- 2019-07-27 11:11:29

The US and Guatemala have signed a migration agreement, days after US President Donald Trump threatened the Central American country with tariffs. Under the deal, migrants from Honduras and El Salvad...

Two die after nightclub floor collapses in South Korea

Two die after nightclub floor collapses in South Korea

-- 2019-07-27 10:37:32

An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revelers in South Korea on Saturday, killing two South Koreans and injuring several foreign athletes competing at the World Aquatics Champions...

Eight dead as earthquake, aftershocks hit Philippines

Eight dead as earthquake, aftershocks hit Philippines

-- 2019-07-27 10:18:27

An earthquake and aftershocks struck islands off the north of the Philippines on Saturday killing eight people and injuring 60, disaster officials said. An initial quake of magnitude 5.4 that struck...

Ransomware hits Johannesburg electricity supply

Ransomware hits Johannesburg electricity supply

-- 2019-07-26 20:19:49

A major electricity supplier in South Africa's largest city has suffered a ransomware attack, leaving some residents without power.  City Power revealed on Thursday that its IT systems had been...

Saudi Arabia suspends visas to people from Congo over Ebola

Saudi Arabia suspends visas to people from Congo over Ebola

-- 2019-07-26 17:40:17

Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to people from Congo while citing the Ebola outbreak there, even as the World Health Organization recommends against travel restrictions. Some Muslims in Congo...

Missile launch a warning to South Korea: Kim

Missile launch a warning to South Korea: Kim

-- 2019-07-26 14:18:09

North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean “warmongers” to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that analysts said...

US dumps hundreds of asylum seekers in Mexico

US dumps hundreds of asylum seekers in Mexico

-- 2019-07-25 22:06:36

The bus carrying dozens of Central Americans from the Texas border arrived in this northern Mexican city late at night and pulled up next to the station, reports AP. Men and women disembarked with ch...

Suicide attack kills six at Mogadishu government HQ

Suicide attack kills six at Mogadishu government HQ

-- 2019-07-25 17:31:20

A suicide bombing at municipal government headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday killed six people including district commissioners and local government chiefs, the country's inform...

Pakistan has 30,000-40,000 terrorists: Imran Khan

Pakistan has 30,000-40,000 terrorists: Imran Khan

-- 2019-07-25 17:08:04

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said about "30,000 to 40,000" terrorists who had trained and fought in "some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir" are in his country, reports bdnews24.com. At an eve...

15 dead in multiple blasts in Afghan capital

15 dead in multiple blasts in Afghan capital

-- 2019-07-25 13:23:20

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, as the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff was meeting top US and NATO officials in the cit...

Filmmakers, historians urge Modi to stop mob attacks

Filmmakers, historians urge Modi to stop mob attacks

Reuters 2019-07-25 13:15:58

A group of Bollywood filmmakers, historians, and citizens have written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to stop mob attacks on minority Muslims and others at the bottom of society. H...

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid China tension

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid China tension

-- 2019-07-25 11:15:40

The US military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from China, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washingto...

Government employees among five dead in Kabul blast

Government employees among five dead in Kabul blast

-- 2019-07-25 11:08:01

At least five people were killed and 10 wounded when a magnetic bomb attached to a bus carrying government employees exploded in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, officials said. Interior Ministr...

Johnson promises a bold new Brexit deal

Johnson promises a bold new Brexit deal

-- 2019-07-25 10:59:10

Boris Johnson promised in his first speech as prime minister to lead Britain out of the European Union on October 31 with "no ifs or buts" and warned that if the bloc refused to negotiate then there w...

N Korea fires missiles into sea, nuclear talks in doubt

N Korea fires missiles into sea, nuclear talks in doubt

-- 2019-07-25 10:18:33

North Korea fired at least two projectiles early on Thursday from its eastern coast, which Japanese government sources confirmed were short-range ballistic missiles, said Kyodo news. The projectiles...

Boris Johnson set to unveil his Brexit team

Boris Johnson set to unveil his Brexit team

Reuters 2019-07-24 14:06:01

Boris Johnson will take office on Wednesday as British prime minister and will unveil the names of the team he has tasked with delivering Brexit by the end of October, with or without a deal. Johnson...

China warns of war in case of move toward Taiwan independence

China warns of war in case of move toward Taiwan independence

-- 2019-07-24 12:57:25

China’s defence ministry warned on Wednesday that it was ready for war if there was a move toward Taiwan’s independence, accusing the United States of undermining global stability and deno...

Kim inspects new submarine

Kim inspects new submarine

-- 2019-07-23 21:27:23

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country's military capabilities, state media reported on Tuesday, as the North increa...

New British PM will be great, Trump says

New British PM will be great, Trump says

-- 2019-07-23 18:23:06

US President Donald Trump congratulated Boris Johnson, who was elected leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party and the next prime minister of the United Kingdom earlier on Tuesday. &ld...

Boris Johnson becomes British prime minister

Boris Johnson becomes British prime minister

-- 2019-07-23 17:19:42

Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as British prime minister after winning...

India denies seeking US help over Kashmir

India denies seeking US help over Kashmir

-- 2019-07-23 13:03:45

India denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked US President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, saying there could be no talks until Pakistan e...

S Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane

S Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane

Reuters 2019-07-23 11:55:43

The South Korean military fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defence officials in Seoul said, with Chinese military aircraft...

US to ramp up deportations of migrants with new rule

US to ramp up deportations of migrants with new rule

Reuters 2019-07-23 10:48:13

The Trump administration said on Monday (US local time) it will expand and speed up deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally by stripping away court oversight, enabling officials...

Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM

Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM

-- 2019-07-23 10:25:18

Boris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party and the country’s next prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with following through on his “do or...

Arrested 17 CIA spies, sentenced some to death: Iran

Arrested 17 CIA spies, sentenced some to death: Iran

-- 2019-07-22 21:58:06

Iran says it has arrested 17 spies who it says were working for the CIA, and sentenced some of them to death. The intelligence ministry said the suspects had been collecting information in vital sect...

Kenya’s finance minister arrested on corruption charges

Kenya’s finance minister arrested on corruption charges

-- 2019-07-22 18:40:13

Kenya's finance minister has surrendered himself to the police after the chief prosecutor ordered his arrest over allegations of corruption. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures...

NZ plans firearm register, tighter licencing amid gun law reforms

NZ plans firearm register, tighter licencing amid gun law reforms

Reuters 2019-07-22 15:08:22

New Zealand on Monday said it aims to establish a national register for firearms, tighten licencing rules and ban visitors from buying guns, in a second set of reforms introduced in response to a mass...

'Apologise to America,' Trump tells Democratic congresswomen

'Apologise to America,' Trump tells Democratic congresswomen

-- 2019-07-22 12:12:19

US President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen who have criticised his policies, calling on them to apologise as he himself faced charges of racism. &ldqu...

Lightning strikes kill 32 in India's Uttar Pradesh

Lightning strikes kill 32 in India's Uttar Pradesh

-- 2019-07-22 10:55:29

At least 32 people were killed and thirteen others injured in Uttar Pradesh of India due to lightning on Sunday, said officials. The victims included seven each in Kanpur and Fatehpur, five in Jhansi...

Britain weighs response to Iran Gulf crisis

Britain weighs response to Iran Gulf crisis

-- 2019-07-22 10:54:17

Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarde...