[ad_1] Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced to another year in prison over her activism, her lawyer said Wednesday. Mostafa Nili, Mohammadi’s lawyer, said that his client was convicted on a charge of making propaganda against the … Read more
[ad_1] Army officers stand around blast damages after last night’s fire that caused blasts at a military ammunition depot in N’Djamena, Chad June 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Nine persons were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire set off explosions at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital, an official said … Read more
[ad_1] Screen grab of moment a man carrying an axe was shot down by police officers in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, before Euro 2024 match between Poland v Netherlands in Hamburg, Germany on June 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters German police fired shots at a person who threatened officers with a pickaxe … Read more
[ad_1] Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS President Lai Ching-te warned cadets of Taiwan’s military academy on Sunday that their biggest challenge was “the strong rise of China”, which he said regards the “elimination” of the self-ruled island as a national cause. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and … Read more
[ad_1] Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: AP President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needs to connect with neighbouring India to reap the benefits of its massive industrial development. “Our neighbour India is going through a phase of massive industrial development. Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are experiencing it. … Read more
[ad_1] A French police officer in the northern suburbs of Paris opened fire and killed an attacker on June 19 who assaulted a cleaning worker with a screwdriver and also injured another police officer, police said. The cleaning worker suffered “several blows” with the screwdriver, but the extent of the injuries wasn’t immediately clear, police … Read more
[ad_1] Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia. The ritual marks the final days of the Haj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and … Read more
[ad_1] South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, leader of the uMkhonto we Sizwe party, addresses members of the media on current political developments post-elections, in Sandton, South Africa, on June 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa’s uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party will join an alliance of smaller opposition parties in parliament in a … Read more
[ad_1] Can you identify this American actor who passed away on this day in 2013? He is best known for his portrayal of an Italian-American Mafia crime boss. | Photo Credit: AP Q: This American couple was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union in 1951. On June 19, 1953, the couple became the first … Read more
[ad_1] Swapnil Naik, 39, is the head of operations at a financial company in Mumbai. Having worked in India for over a decade, Mr. Naik wanted to expand his horizons and has been eyeing European shores. After being unsuccessful with a job visa for France earlier this year, Mr. Naik started the process to apply … Read more