UK sanctions Russia-backed Wagner group successor on November 8, 2024The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps. “These sanctions will bear down on Russian malign activity in Libya, Mali, and CAR (Central African Republic), exposing and combatting Russia’s illicit activity in Africa,” a government statement said, announcing its latest […]
Australia moves to ban children under 16 from social media on November 8, 2024Australia will move to pass new laws banning children under 16 from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, vowing to crack down on tech giants failing to protect vulnerable users. Platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and Instagram would be held responsible for enforcing the age ban, Albanese said, and face potentially hefty fines […]
Typhoon Yinxing slams into northern Philippines, thousands evacuated on November 8, 2024Typhoon Yinxing slammed into the northeast tip of the Philippines on Thursday, uprooting trees and sending building materials flying, weeks after another storm left at least 150 people dead. More than 21,000 people across 200 villages in Cagayan province were evacuated in the hours before the mid-afternoon landfall, provincial disaster official Rueli Rapsing said. “There […]
8th ‘Adab Festival’ to be held on Nov 10 on November 8, 2024The eighth ‘Adab Festival’ will be held here on Sunday (November 1) at Habitt. This was announced by founder and director of the Adab Festival and Managing Director (MD) of Lightstone, Ameena Saiyid. Ameena Saiyid said, “One festival will be held here at Habitt, Tipu Duktan Road, from 11 am to 10 pm. This festival […]
Man City’s Ortega receives first Germany call-up on November 8, 2024Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has been called up to Germany for the first time, after coach Julian Nagelsmann on Thursday named his Nations League squad. The 32-year-old was called up alongside Stuttgart’s Alexander Nuebel and Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann as goalkeepers in the 23-man squad. Germany’s number one goalkeeper, Barcelona’s Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, is still […]
Fulham strike twice in stoppage time to beat Brentford on November 7, 2024Harry Wilson struck twice in stoppage time to give Fulham a dramatic 2-1 victory over west London rivals Brentford on Monday. Vitaly Janelt had blasted the Bees in front against the run of play midway through the first half. Fulham were frustrated until added time when substitute Wilson flicked home the equaliser and then head […]
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile salvo ahead of US election on November 6, 2024North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, Pyongyang’s second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president. The nuclear-armed North last week test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in Kim Jong Un’s first weapons […]
Qatar votes in referendum on scrapping legislative polls on November 6, 2024Qataris went to the polls on Tuesday in a referendum on ending a brief and limited experiment with legislative elections in the wealthy monarchy. Voters among the gas-rich peninsula’s roughly 380,000 Qatari nationals cast their ballots on constitutional changes that would scrap the legislative council polls. In 2021, a year before Qatar held the football […]
West hails reelection of pro-EU Maia Sandu in tense Moldova vote on November 6, 2024The West on Monday welcomed the reelection of Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu, while the pro-Russian Socialists slammed her as “illegitimate” after a tense vote that has laid bare divisions in the former Soviet republic bordering war-torn Ukraine. Sunday’s key vote was overshadowed by allegations of Russian meddling and took place just two weeks after […]
Palestinians build new lives in Cairo’s ‘Little Gaza’ on November 6, 2024Palestinian Bassem Abu Aoun serves Gaza-style turkey shawarma at his restaurant in an eastern Cairo neighbourhood, where a growing number of businesses opened by those fleeing war have many dubbing the area “Little Gaza”. “It was a big gamble,” said the 56-year-old about opening his restaurant, Hay al-Rimal, named after his neighbourhood in Gaza City, […]