Bangladesh garment workers sacked after wage protests

DHAKA (AFP): For a decade, the nimble fingers of Bangladeshi garment worker Naim Pramanik sewed shirts and trousers for top…

5 months ago

Canada to buy armed drones worth billions

TORONTO (AFP): Canada's government said Tuesday it will buy 11 armed drones from US manufacturer General Atomics for foreign military…

5 months ago

Burkina Faso arrests four French citizens on spying claims

Burkina Faso (AFP): Four French citizens have been arrested in Burkina Faso on claims they are foreign intelligence agents, a…

5 months ago

Iranian, Chinese charged by US with exporting drone components to Iran

WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States has charged an Iranian and a Chinese national with allegedly supplying microelectronics to Iran for…

5 months ago

Trump says he’s ‘never read Mein Kampf,’ denies Hitler comparisons

Monitoring Desk WATERLOO, Iowa: Former president Donald Trump denied comparisons to dictators such as Adolf Hitler on Tuesday, as he…

5 months ago

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah sworn in before parliament

(Reuters : Kuwait’s new Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who took over when his predecessor died on Saturday, was formally sworn in…

5 months ago

US Senate leaders say no Ukraine aid before year’s end

WASHINGTON (AFP) : The Democratic and Republican leaders of the US Senate said Tuesday that Washington will not be able…

5 months ago

UN Security Council due to vote on delayed Gaza resolution

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) : The United Nations Security Council was due to vote Wednesday on a much-delayed resolution calling for a…

5 months ago

France passes tough immigration bill amid Macron party rebellion

PARIS : The French parliament has passed by a wide margin an immigration bill backed by President Emmanuel Macron after…

5 months ago

Ten dead as heavy rains hit south India

NEW DELHI (AFP) : At least 10 people were killed in floods after intense rainfall in southern India, local media…

5 months ago

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