AFP: Philippine boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao declared Sunday he will run for president in 2022, ending months of speculation about whether the legendary fighter would seek the country’s top job. “The…
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Ex Algeria President Bouteflika, 84, is dead
by Khendo Adminby Khendo Admin 1 readAlgeria’s former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned in 2019 amid huge protests against his rule, died Friday aged 84, public television announced. The former strongman left office in April 2019…
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Hong Kong police break through barricades of a besieged university campus to arrest protesters
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminHong Kong police broke through the barricades of a besieged university campus on Monday afternoon to arrest those cornered inside, after chaotic scenes overnight and a pre-dawn attempt by police…
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Mistaken identity or racism? Amber Guyger Testifies in Her Murder Trial: ‘I Shot an Innocent Man’
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminDALLAS — A former Dallas police officer on trial for murder in the death of her unarmed neighbor testified on Friday that she had been afraid for her life when…
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Strange turn of events for UK PM Boris Johnson as Supreme Court recalls Parliament
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminCalls for Parliament to reconvene without delay after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspension of parliament was ‘unawful’. Johnson is currently in New York for the UN…
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Biggest oil price surge since 1991 as locked and loaded US points finger at Iran for attack
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminHIGHLIGHTS Oil prices surged by as much as 19 per cent before coming off peaks US officials blamed Iran and Donald Trump said Washington was “locked and loaded” to retaliate…
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Netanyahu threatens to annex Jordan Valley in the West Bank if re-elected
by Khendo Adminby Khendo AdminJerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a deeply controversial pledge Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if re-elected in September 17 polls.…
Fourteen people die in DR Congo after an illegal mine collapses on them
An official in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo has announced that at least 14 people have been killed after an illegal mine collapsed. The official, Steve Mbikayi, who is…
US says Iran attack was “an act of war against the Saudis on their soil”
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – The United States wants to build a coalition of European and Arab partners to deter Iran after an attack on Saudi Arabia that Secretary of…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest maneuver to push through Brexit has been described by opponents as a “coup” and a “constitutional outrage.” For investors, it’s a warning sign: Ignore…