US President Trump’s pick to CIA Director post Gina Haspel was reported to have offered to withdraw her nomination after a few White House officials raised concerns about her ability to get confirmed. Her nomination still stands after White House legislative affairs director Marc Short and White House press secretary Sarah Sanders met with Haspel. […]
Month: May 2018
The Gwaska village in northern Nigeria was attacked on Saturday leaving 45 people dead. The reason for the attack isn’t known. This attack follows a string of such incidents underscoring insecurity in the country. Apparently, the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has struggled to fulfill his election pledges concerning security. Multitudes of conflicts plague Nigeria including […]
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has condemned the assassination attack on Pakistan Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. Iqbal was shot at a public rally in Narowal city of the country’s Punjab province and sustained injuries on his right shoulder. Malala was quoted saying, “I wish that every Pakistani remains safe and that no one’s life […]
The US state of California, whose economic ranking is calculated as if it were a country has overtaken the United Kingdom’s GDP value and has become the fifth largest economy in the world following the United States, China, Japan and Germany. Financial services, Real estate, Information sector which includes technology companies and Manufacturing sector have […]
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was hospitalized on Saturday and had to undergo an emergency surgery due to brain haemorrhage. The surgery was successful and he is currently under recovery at the Salford Royal hospital. Footballers Michael Carrick, David Beckham, the League Managers Association, the Premier League and the NBA of America have […]
Tens of thousands of people protested against France’s President Emmanuel Macron in central Paris. Almost 2,000 security force members and riot police patrolled the protests attempting to stall outbursts of violence. Smaller rallies took place in the southern cities of Toulouse and Bordeaux simultaneously. Macron government’s massive reform actions have spurred controversies in the country […]
The US President Trump has announced that the first of its kind meeting between himself and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been scheduled. He didn’t disclose details of the summit which is presumed to be held either in the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea or at Singapore. Prior to the […]
Alexei Navalny, the opposition leader of Russia was arrested in Moscow along with more than 1,600 Russians who protested against President elect Vladimir Putin, accusing him of an autocratic rule. Putin was re-elected in March with his largest ever victory margin and is due to be inaugurated on Monday. Protests against him have broken nationwide. […]
The royal wedding between Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle will see a break from tradition in that the bride’s mother will ride with her daughter to St. George’s Chapel. It has also been speculated that Markle might have her mother walk her down the aisle. Her parents will be introduced to the […]
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. acknowledged that it was “foolish” of him to ignore questions about Tesla’s capital requirements raised by two Wall Street analysts at a conference call earlier in this week. His rebuff has resulted in a drop in Tesla’s share price and has raised questions about the company’s ability to […]