[ad_1] The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country to local authorities, the US Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense announced in a joint statement on Monday. The handing over of Airbase 201 in the city of Agadez came […]
Firefighters continue battling massive wildfire in California ahead of thunderstorms, lightning | World News
[ad_1] Firefighters made progress Saturday against California’s largest wildfire of the year ahead of expected thunderstorms that could unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds and erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot conditions posed similar threats across the fire-stricken West. “We’re not completely out of the woods yet, but we’re looking very, very […]
Watch | Putin welcomes freed Russian prisoners arriving from US swap in Moscow | World News
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin personally welcomed freed prisoners in Moscow, in a historic development, as Russia and the United States completed their largest post-Soviet prisoner swap on Thursday, releasing 24 individuals. It included notable Russian dissidents and journalists. Putin embraced the returnees as they disembarked from their plane. In a video shared by the […]
Haniyeh killing and Netanyahu in America: Why Israeli PM thinks he can act with impunity
[ad_1] With the killing of Hamas political bureau chairman Ismail Haniyeh, the Israel-Hamas war is at, arguably, its most volatile moment. Israel has not taken responsibility for the assassination, though it did so for the death of Hezbollah leader Fuad Shuk in Lebanon. It is clear that the Israeli army and intelligence have been looking […]
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan plans to run for Oxford University Chancellor: What is the post? | Explained News
[ad_1] Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently lodged in a jail in Rawalpindi, has reportedly decided to run for the post of Chancellor of the University of Oxford. A July 24 report in the British newspaper The Telegraph said Khan “will enter an online ballot despite serving a 10-year jail sentence”. Khan was jailed […]
Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, alleged Mexican kingpin, pleads not guilty to US charges | World News
[ad_1] Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the notorious alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded not guilty to US drug charges on Friday after he and a son of a Mexican drug lord were arrested in Texas in a dramatic achievement for US law enforcement that could usher in a seismic shift to Mexico’s criminal landscape. […]
Why Venezuela’s presidential election should matter to the rest of the world | World News
[ad_1] The future of Venezuela is on the line. Voters will decide Sunday whether to reelect President Nicolas Maduro, whose 11 years in office have been beset by crisis, or allow the opposition a chance to deliver on a promise to undo the ruling party’s policies that caused economic collapse and forced millions to emigrate. […]
The rise of Kamala Harris, and what her likely presidential nomination signifies | Explained News
[ad_1] Announcing his decision to step down from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday (July 21), US President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new party nominee. He said, “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the […]