•Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu The president of cash-strapped Maldives will take a 50-percent pay cut as part of an austerity drive that will see public sector salaries reduced to prevent a debt crisis in the tourist hotspot, his office said today. Mohamed Muizzu is introducing a mandatory 10-percent pay cut to most public sector jobs, [&h...
•American Airlines The United States Government has fined American Airlines $50 million for maltreating persons with disabilities. The Department of Transportation has fined American Airlines $50 million for violating laws that protect individuals with disabilities, reports The New York Times. The DOT stated yesterday that its investigation in...
•Donald Trump and Harris Kamala Some early voting has commenced in all seven swing states in the 2024 Presidential election in the United States. By Monday, 17 million Americans had already cast a vote and there are initial indications that Republicans are showing up to the polls or returning absentee ballots with more gusto than […]
•A hangman’s noose Saudi Arabia executed seven people yesterday, including five for drug trafficking, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The deaths brought the total number of executions carried out this year in the Gulf kingdom to 236, according to our tally based on official statements, reports AFP. Yahya Lutfullah, Ali Azib, Ahmed ...
Three people were found dead and four others were taken to hospital after an incident at a care home for the elderly in southwest England, emergency services said today. Other residents at the Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage were evacuated from the premises to a nearby church hall as an investigation was launched, including with […]
•Donald Trump and Kamala Harris The Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, led the US vice president and candidate of the Democratic party, Kamala Harris, by a slim margin among Arab Americans, according to a new poll conducted by Arab News/YouGov and released yesterday. This move raises the possibility that the war in Gaza is erodin...
•Chinese President Xi Jinping China today vowed that further efforts to optimise the visa waiver and other relevant policies and measures to make it more convenient for foreigners to visit and stay in China. Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily news conference, in response to a query about recent comments [&helli...
•Bombing The first Bangladeshis airlifted home after fleeing Israeli air strikes in Lebanon described the constant fear of living in a city rocked by explosions. Late yesterday the first 54 of some 1,800 Bangladeshis wanting to escape the troubled Mediterranean nation flew back to Dhaka on a government-backed flight, reports AFP. Some gave up ...
•UK flag The UK is today due to release early a second batch of 1,000 prisoners as the government launched a review of sentencing to ease chronic overcrowding in jails. The controversial policy previously saw 1,700 prisoners freed early last month, reports AFP. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged that earlier mistakes that led to 37 [&he...
•Albania’s former President and current leader of the opposition Freedom Party, Ilir Meta (C), escorted to a police vehicle yesterday Albania’s former President, Ilir Meta, a fierce opponent of Prime Minister Edi Rama, was arrested yesterday in Tirana for alleged corruption and money laundering, the special prosecutor’s office confirmed. Meta’...
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