Journalists on trial for allegedly disclosing “Defense Secret” on August 26, 2022Journalists on trial for allegedly disclosing “Defense Secret”. 3 journalists from Finland’s largest national daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat were accused of “attempted disclosure of a security secret”. The journalists went on trial on Thursday in Intelligence Research Center court in Helsinki, Finland. The prosecutor demands at least 18 months suspended sentences if found guilty. Finnish […]
Indian politician from Modi’s party detained after Holy Prophet remark on August 23, 2022MUMBAI: Indian politician from Modi’s party detained after Holy Prophet remark. Indian police arrested a state lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Tuesday on suspicion of “promoting enmity in the name of religion” after Muslim groups demanded his arrest for his comments about the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The detention of T Raja […]
FIFA WC 2022: Pakistan Army will assist Qatar with security on August 23, 2022For the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022, the Pakistan Army will assist Qatar with security in the mega event which is just 90 days away. The approval was given by the federal cabinet to the Pakistan Army-Qatar agreement on providing assistance during the mega football event. Qatar will host the world cup from November 20 to […]
Sri Lanka’s ousted president seeking entry to Thailand on August 10, 2022BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed reports that former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested to visit the country and also assured that he will not seek political asylum. Rajapaksa fled to Singapore on July 14 following unprecedented unrest caused by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in seven decades, and days after thousands of […]
Two more grain ships sail from Ukraine, Turkey says on August 10, 2022ISTANBUL: Two more grain-carrying ships sailed from Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, Turkey’s defence ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month. After warnings that the halt in grain shipments caused by the conflict could lead to severe food shortages. It even outbreaks […]
US declares monkeypox a public health emergency on August 5, 2022The United States declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday. A move that should free up funds, assist in data gathering and deploy additional personnel in the fight against the disease. “We’re prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus. And we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously […]
Premier League announces, players will limit taking a knee on August 4, 2022Premier League players will stop the pre-match anti-racism gesture of taking the knee before every match. Premiere League Clubs honourably took up the Black Lives Matter cause back in 2020. This was following the brutal and barbarous death of George Floyd at the hands of the policemen in Minneapolis. The Premier League Clubs were seen […]
ICC PUT DOWN THREATS TO ODI FORMAT on July 27, 2022A “healthy” number of one-day internationals will be played in the 2023-27 cycle, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) put down threats to the game’s ODI (50-overs) format on Wednesday. The acceleration of lucrative domestic T20 leagues have cramped up cricket’s already-strained calendar and England all-rounder Ben Stokes attributed his shock ODI retirement to an […]
Second bombing in two days in Kabul on eve of Eidul Fitr holiday on May 1, 2022KABUL: A bomb blast in a passenger van in Kabul on Saturday killed at least one person, officials said, in the second explosion in the Afghan capital in two days, as security concerns rise on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eidul Fitr. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack on Saturday, according to the […]
Turkey’s Erdogan warns media against publishing ‘harmful content’ on January 29, 2022 President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated content that damaged the country’s core values, in a move that might be a prelude to further censorship in the sector. In a notice published in the Official Gazette, he said measures were needed to protect Turkey’s “national culture” and prevent its […]