Beirut: Lebanon, ravaged by political deadlock and an economic meltdown that has left it in a constant crisis, added another question to its list of problems on Sunday: “What time?” After opposition from the Maronite Church, a last-minute decision was made to delay daylight savings for a month. This has caused the country to be divided
Washington: Tuesday’s opening of the second Summit for Democracy by the United States is a sign that the United States will look at the rest of the world. It seeks to unite against authoritarianism in the face of attack on China’s diplomatic offensive. President Joe Biden was elected to office promising to champion democracy. He also
The bomb disposal squad was called to aid a young boy from the UK looking for bones in his East Devon garden. According to Metro, a 9-year-old boy from Yarcombe discovered a small explosive while searching his backyard. He ran into the house to tell the mother. Although his mother was initially sceptical, she quickly
Brussels: French President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that Ursula von der Leyen, chief of the European Commission, would accompany him to China on an upcoming trip. Macron will travel to China in the early part of next month to meet with President Xi Jinping. After a summit of EU leaders held in Brussels, Macron stated that
Madrid: Officials said that hundreds of firefighters battled Spain’s first significant forest blaze of the year on Friday. This has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes. Even though it was boiling, firefighters claimed the blaze was more typical for the summer than the spring. It started just after noon (1200 GMT) Thursday near Villanueva
Kigali: Rwanda announced Friday that it had commuted the 25-year sentence against Paul Rusesabagina (Hotel Rwanda), who was a bitter critic of President Paul Kagame and has been behind bars for over 900 days. This has been a concern for the West and global rights groups. “Paul Rusesabagina (codefendant), Callixte Nabisibimana had their sentences reduced by
Jair Bolsonaro, former Brazilian president, will return to Brazil on March 30. His Liberal Party confirmed this via social media Friday after more than three months in exile in the United States following his defeat in his re-election bid. “Our national president Valdemar Costa Neto confirms to everyone that Jair Bosonaro will be returning to
