Pakistan has prevented Col Joseph Emanuel Hall, a US diplomat from leaving the country after he allegedly killed a motorcyclist by driving through a red light. He was denied clearance when the US sent a plane to collect him. US officials claim that he cannot be arrested or tried because of his diplomatic immunity which […]
Month: May 2018
The dismantlement of the North Korean nuclear test site has been scheduled for sometime between May 23 and 25. The dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test ground would involve collapsing all of its tunnels with explosions, blocking its entrances, and removing all observation facilities, research buildings and security posts. US President Trump welcomed the North […]
A knifeman has killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris. The attacker was shot dead by the police and Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The attacker was a man born in 1997 in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya and the victim was a […]
ABC’s terrorism drama Quantico starring Priyanka Chopra has been cancelled and will not have a fourth season. With the Season 3 finale the entire series comes to a wrap. Quantico, from ABC Studios and producer Mark Gordon, was a hit when it debuted in fall 2015. But with its dense narrative and heavy serialization, the series started […]
The Canadian professional basketball team Toronto Raptors fired its coach Dwane Casey on Friday because of consecutive second-round playoff sweeps to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Casey was the most successful coach in history of the franchise and was named the coach of the year in a vote of the NBA’s 30 coaches. Former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer, Raptors […]
The gigantic wave that measured 78 feet and washed ashore at Campbell Island in the Southern Ocean is by far the largest wave to form in the southern hemisphere, beating a 72-foot wave that was recorded in Tasmania in 2012. It has been hypothesized that future storms may bring even larger waves. The cause of these […]
Crude oil prices decreased on Thursday following a rally caused by potential disruption to oil flows from Iran due to reimposed U.S. sanctions on the country. But the losses were limited as the market coped with concerns about dwindling Venezuela’s crude production and with decline in U.S. crude inventories. The United States has planned to […]
Members of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee have released thousands of Russia-linked Facebook ads targeted at causing divisions and strifes during the 2016 presidential election. Facebook and other social platforms including Google and Twitter have already revealed that they had found evidence of Russian interference. The more than 3,000 ads released show specifics about the ads […]
Goldman Sachs is reported to be negotiating with Apple over a joint credit card launch. The proposed card would help market Apple Pay, bolster Goldman’s brand as consumer- and tech-friendly, and adversely affect Apple’s existing credit card conjoined with Barclays. Goldman, as a move to expand its foothold in consumer finance recently acquired the companies […]
US President Trump announced that the meeting between himself and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will happen on June 12 in Singapore. This first ever summit between USA and North Korea is aimed at denuclearization, as North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons has posed a threat to global security. A peace deal has been speculated but North […]