Gina Haspel became the first woman to head CIA. On Thursday, the 61-year-old veteran of the agency’s clandestine services was approved by the Senate, and is expected to be quickly sworn in at the White House. Until recently, almost nothing was known about Haspel, even after she became deputy CIA director last year. Her role in overseeing the […]
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Michigan State University has agreed to pay $500 million to former team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse victims. It is stipulated that $425 million will be distributed to the 332 victims who are mostly female gymnasts. As part of the deal, Nassar was sentenced to 175 years in state prison. Lawsuits were also filed against […]
Following the United States, Guatemala has opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the inauguration. Guatemala was one of the nations that supported US President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and is the second country to move its embassy to the […]
The Kerch Strait Bridge, a 12-mile bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean Peninsula which the country annexed from Ukraine was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. This bridge touted to be the longest bridge in Europe is expected to accommodate 40,000 passenger cars daily and will offer passage to Crimea’s 2.3 million citizens. Ukranian President Petro […]
North Korea has threatened withdrawal from the summit with US President Donald Trump scheduled for 12 June, if the US insists it gives up its nuclear weapons. The country accused the US of making reckless statements and condemned US National Security Adviser John Bolton who said that North Korea could follow a “Libya model” of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
North Korea has released the three American prisoners who were been held on charges of committing unidentified “hostile acts” against North Korea. They were handed over to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who is visiting Pyongyang. The move from North Korea was aimed at improving relations with the United States. It has to be noted that […]