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Pakistani Taliban has extended a ceasefire with the government in Islamabad indefinitely. Spokesperson for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group, Mohammad Khurasani, said the decision was made after substantial progress in the talks with the 50-member team of elders. There was no immediate confirmation from the Pakistani government about the extension of the truce. This follows two days of talks with a delegation of Pakistani tribal elders that were hosted by […]

The former leader of Colombia’s drug trafficking Cali Cartel, Gilberto Orejuela, has died in a US prison at the age of 83. Orejuela was serving time at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina. He was considered to be one of the world’s biggest drug lords following the 1993 death of Pablo Escobar, the leader of the rival Medellin Cartel. After his capture in 1995, he was sentenced to 15 […]

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges over corruption and protection of terrorists. Saied disclosed that he had warned the judiciary to purify itself, adding that he seeks to remodel the country’s political system after consolidating one-man rule. Some political activists say the judge is too close to the Ennahda party and accuse him of stopping cases against it. Last July, the President dismissed the government and seized executive […]

Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry has said the Nation would fight back if it suffers further attacks from the neighbouring Country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Country’s Foreign Minister, Vincent Biruta, stated this on Wednesday after accusing Congo of firing shells across the border in May. According to Biruta, if the attack continues, the Nation will have the right to respond to protect its citizens and the security of the […]

Tunisia’s Trade Union has called for a National strike on June 16 to demand an increase in wages for State Workers. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Union Central Committee, rejected the spending cuts proposed by the Country’s President, Kais Saied. The statement accused Saied’s government of undermining the principle of negotiation and backtracking on previously agreed deals.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, has said Finland and Sweden should change their laws if needed to win Ankara’s backing in their bid to join NATO. Cavusoglu stated this on Tuesday stressing that Turkey, a NATO member for seven decades, would not lift its opposition to the two Nordic Countries’ ascension unless its demands were met. According to Cavusoglu, Finland and Sweden must halt their support for the Kurdistan Workers […]

Israel has signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates. The pact was signed in Dubai by Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Orna Barbivai and UAE’s Minister of Economy, Abdulla al-Marri, after months of negotiations. President of the UAE-Israel Business Council, Dorian Barak said the trade agreement would encourage more Israeli companies to set up offices in the UAE, particularly in Dubai. Israel’s Economy Ministry revealed that […]

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has announced that his government will usher in some of the strongest gun control measures. Trudeau, who announced this in a news conference, said the measures will freeze the buying and selling of handguns in the country. Canada has stricter gun ownership restrictions than the US, but gun control advocates in recent years have called for tougher measures amid a string of mass shootings. In 2020, the […]

Shanghai Authorities have begun dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping Police tape off public squares and buildings as the City prepares to lift a two-month-long lockdown. According to reports, the ruthlessly-enforced restrictions have caused despair among the City’s 25 million people and left many struggling to get food and emergency healthcare. The report added that the restrictions also fuelled public anger and protests inside Shanghai and battered the City’s […]