Pakistan Independence Day parade held in NJ on September 4, 2024Hundreds of Pakistani-Americans gathered in Iselin, in the US state of New Jersey, on Sunday for the Pakistan Independence Day Parade marking 78t anniversary of the establishment of their homeland. Men, women and children — mostly clad in national dresses — chanted vociferous of “Pakistan Zinda Bad” and “Quaid-e-Azam Zinda Bad” slogans as the parade […]
Pakistani religious cleric tried in absentia for allegedly threating Dutch politician on September 3, 2024Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the party that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands. Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali did not appear for trial at a closely guarded courtroom near Amsterdam as prosecutors accused him […]
Poland marks the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion at the start of World War II on September 1, 2024Solemn ceremonies started early Sunday in Poland to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi forces invading and bombing Polish territory at the start of World War II. President Andrzej Duda attended observances in Wielun, the first civilian town targeted by German bombs in the small hours of Sept. 1, 1939. Meanwhile, at a monument […]
Azerbaijan holds a parliamentary election on September 1, 2024Polls opened Sunday in Azerbaijan for a snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of a former breakaway territory in a lightning offensive last year. Previous elections since independence from the Soviet Union have not been regarded as fully free or fair, and the vote for the Milli Mejlis parliament is not […]
Harris defends policy shifts in first interview as US presidential candidate on August 31, 2024In her first interview with a major news organisation since becoming the Democratic nominee for the November 5 US election, Kamala Harris defended her past policy record and centrist shifts on key issues such as border security and fracking. “My values have not changed,” said the vice president in a primetime CNN interview. Vice President […]
How do you deal with stress? In Nigeria, swinging a sledgehammer in a ‘rage room’ helps on August 26, 2024How do you deal with stress? In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer as a break from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The Shadow Rage Room, apparently the first of its kind in Nigeria, […]
Flash flood on Indonesia’s eastern Ternate Island leaves 11 dead on August 26, 2024A flash flood following torrential rains on Indonesia´s eastern Ternate Island left 11 people dead on Sunday. Search and rescue teams working with local residents recovered 10 bodies in Rua village in North Maluku province. The team was working to retrieve one more body, according to Bram Madya Temara, an official from the island’s search […]
Israeli evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking ‘humanitarian zone’ where food is scarce on August 25, 2024Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying desperately to reach the front of the food line. Men doled out rice and chicken as fast as they could, platefuls of the nourishment falling to the ground in the tumult. Nearby, boys waited to fill plastic containers with […]
Kamala Harris vows to tackle price gouging, ease cost of living in economy plan on August 18, 2024US Vice President Kamala Harris outlined economic proposals including a federal ban on price gouging in groceries and tax breaks for families in her first major economy-focused speech as the Democratic presidential nominee during a visit to North Carolina on Friday. Though her plans do not stray far from those put forth by the Biden […]
Donald Trump says his is ‘entitled to personal attacks’ on rival Harris on August 17, 2024Former US President Donald Trump defended his personal attacks on his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris. During a New Jersey press conference, he criticised Harris’s intelligence, claiming she had weaponised the justice system against him. Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival, saying he’s […]