Five U.S. citizens left Iran and landed in Doha on Monday in a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds in a rare moment of cooperation between the long-time antagonists. “Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home,” U.S. President…
Mexico’s government expects the economy to grow by between 2.5% and 3.5% next year, in line with this year’s growth, according to a budget blueprint released on Friday that includes fresh taxpayer assistance for the country’s ailing state oil company. Latin America’s biggest economy after Brazil will likely grow 3% this year. The finance ministry’s…
A few Chinese Catholics came to sneak a peek at Pope Francis during an official welcome ceremony in the main square of Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar on Saturday, enthusiastically waving their country’s flag. The Vatican does not have diplomatic relations with China, instead recognising Chinese-claimed Taiwan, while China’s Catholics have long been split between a state-backed…
The average wait time for non-booked vessels at the Panama Canal jumped by between 44% and 59% last month as a prolonged drought led to restrictions on daily transits and ship drafts. The Panama Canal Authority began imposing the restrictions earlier this year in a move to conserve water. Only 32 vessels with a draft…
An Ohio police department on Friday released body camera footage showing an officer fatally shooting a pregnant Black woman in the parking lot of a grocery store two weeks ago after she refused to exit her car and instead bumped him with her vehicle. Video of the incident in Blendon Township on Aug. 24 followed…
Following the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission. The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched by nearly…
Israel’s government plans to pass a “reasonability clause” that would remove power of the Supreme Court to overrule government decisions deemed unreasonable. Israel’s hard-right government was planning Monday to push through parliament a key element of its controversial judicial revamp. The “reasonability clause” would remove the power of the Supreme Court to overrule government decisions…
Anjem Choudary: Once Britain’s most high profile Islamist preacher, Anjem Choudary was imprisoned in Britain in 2016. British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terrorism offences after being arrested in London last week, police said on Monday. Choudary, 56, has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, directing a terrorist…
Following a car crash, New Zealand Justice Minister Kiri Allan resigned as she was accused of reckless driving and refusing to obey a police officer, New Zealand public-service radio broadcaster, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported. Soon after the crash took place on Sunday night, Allan was taken into police custody on Sunday night. The collision…
Police have already arrested six people in connection with the viral video of the incident on May 4 in Kangpokpi district. Manipur police on Monday said 14 people have been identified from a video of two women who were stripped and paraded and action has been initiated to arrest them. Police have already arrested six…
