Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr escalated his rhetoric Tuesday against the U.S. influence in Iraq, calling civilians to participate in a “million-person” march for the removal of American troops in the country. “O Soldiers of God and the nation, rush to a united and peaceful demonstration of millions, denouncing the American presence and its […]

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Abiy Ahmed enjoined the United States President, Donald Trump to direct his complaints about not winning the Nobel Prize to the Awards committee. US President, Trump has earlier stated that he deserves the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Award since he saved Ethiopia and not the country’s […]

U.S. President Donald Trump has called Qassem Soleimani a “son of a bitch” in his latest round of fierce criticism of the Iranian general he had assassinated earlier this month. Trump told a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday that there were many “young men and women walking around without arms and without legs” because […]

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base in western Niger on January 9 that killed scores of soldiers, the monitoring group SITE said. “Clashes took place, lasting for several hours, with light, medium, and heavy weapons, which led to killing 100 elements and wounding others,” according to […]

Australia urged foreign tourists on Tuesday to put aside concerns about raging bushfires after the United States downgraded a travel warning, even as thick smoke disrupted preparations for the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Australia is experiencing one of its worst bushfire seasons on record, with fires burning since September and claiming the lives […]

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have swept the nation for four days since the military belatedly admitted its error. Wednesday’s shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, killing all 176 people […]

Heavy gunfire broke out in Sudan’s capital Tuesday as several agents of the long-feared security agency launched a “rebellion” against a restructuring plan, prompting a closure of the international airport. The shots were fired at some bases of the Directorate of General Intelligence Service, formerly known as the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), the […]

Villagers in Mexico are thought to have taken the law into their own hands by setting a suspected paedophile on fire. Alfredo Roblero, was accused of raping and killing a six-year-old girl named Jarid in Cacahoatan, in the southern state of Chiapas. The child was reported missing on January 9 and her body was found […]

A workshop focusing on ways to produce clean fuel from plastic waste has opened on Tuesday in Kuwait City. The workshop was jointly held by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), and the U.K. Science and Innovation Network. The Director-General of KISR, Samira Omar, said that the aim of the workshop was to exchange experiences […]

A man from Nigeria living in Britain, Oluwaseun Ajayi and a woman said to be his lover, Inga Irbe, were on Friday, January 10, jailed following an investigation by the Met’s Central Specialist Crime – Cyber Crime Unit. According to TWnews, appearing at Croydon Crown Court, Ajayi, 39 and Irbe, 49 both of Orchard Road, […]