US military warns of ‘responses’ if Taliban violence continues – World
The US military in Afghanistan on Saturday urged warring parties to "return to the political path" in a rare open letter to the Taliban, as increased violence risks destroying the peace process. In a two-page letter to the Taliban, the spokesman for the US and Afghan forces, Col. Sonny Leggett, said that "all parties" must […]
Canada bans assault-style weapons after mass shooting – World
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that the country is banning the use and trade of assault weapons immediately. Trudeau cited numerous mass shootings across the country, including the murder of 22 people in Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19. He announced the banning of more than 1,500 assault-style firearm models and […]
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away at 67 – World
Actor Rishi Kapoor passed away in a Mumbai hospital, Hindustan Times he said Wednesday. According to Hindustan Times, Rishi's brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed the development. The 67-year-old actor fought a two-year battle with cancer and passed away at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. This is the second death rocking the Indian film […]
French PM says it’s time to emerge from virus lockdown – World
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Tuesday that the blockade imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in France has saved tens of thousands of lives, but that it was time to ease restrictions to prevent economic collapse. The death toll in France exceeded 23,000 on Monday, the fourth highest in the world behind […]
India’s Modi urges citizens to follow lockdown as coronavirus spreads – World
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to comply with a national blockade and social distancing measures on Sunday, a day after some of the world's toughest restrictions were eased slightly as Covid-19 cases continued increasing. In a radio address, Modi said the country was in the midst of a "war" and that the 1.3 […]
Chelsea opt against pay cut, tell players to donate to charity – World
Chelsea in the English Premier League have said they will not impose a pay cut on their first-team team in response to the coronavirus outbreak. But the club added Saturday that they had asked players to continue donating to charities during the ongoing pandemic. The West London club is reported to have been in talks […]
India’s presidential palace isolates 500 workers over virus scare – World
Around 500 people self-isolated on Tuesday in the staff quarters of the Indian presidential palace when the coronavirus that spread through South Asia struck the hearts of governments in the region. The alarm was raised at the residence of President Ram Nath Kovind in Delhi after the daughter-in-law of a sanitation worker living in employee […]
New research suggests far more people have had the coronavirus with no symptoms – World
An avalanche of new research suggests that many more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hopes that it will turn out to be far less deadly than originally feared. While that is clearly good news, it also means that it is impossible to know who may be contagious around you. That complicates […]
Saudi grand mufti says Taraweeh, Eid prayers to be done at home amid coronavirus outbreak – World
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh of Saudi Arabia, the country's top religious authority, said prayers during Ramazan and for the subsequent Eid al-Fitr festival should be performed at home if the coronavirus outbreak continues, Saudi Arabia Okaz Newspaper reported on Friday. "The Ramazan Taraweeh (afternoon) prayer can be performed at home if it cannot […]
Explainer: What the US funds freeze could mean for WHO and its work – World
United States President Donald Trump told his administration to temporarily suspend funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus. This is what we do and we don't know what this could mean for WHO and its programs around the world: Created in 1948, the UN agency has […]