A storage site housing half of Baghdad’s ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations. Authorities did not say whether they believe the fire was an accident or had been set, but its timing heightened tensions… Read More Fire guts parliamentary election ballot boxes in Iraq
Popular reggae artiste, Ras Kimono, is dead. He was aged 60. A close family source confirmed this to Channels Television in a telephone interview on Sunday. The source revealed that the reggae musician was rushed to a hospital in Ikoyi after he slumped on Saturday. He added that Ras Kimono later died in the hospital… Read More Nigerian reggae legend Ras Kimono dies at 60
U.S. President Donald Trump threw the G7’s efforts to show a united front into disarray after taking aim at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, adding he might double down on import tariffs by hitting the sensitive auto industry. Having left the Group of Seven summit in Canada early, Trump’s announcement that he was backing out… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump threatens hike of auto import tariffs, shatters G7 efforts to ease trade dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to land in Singapore today within hours of each other in advance of a historic summit over the reclusive country’s arsenal of nuclear weapons. The U.S. delegation, en route from the G7 meeting in Canada, will arrive Sunday evening, and Trump is… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set to arrive Singapore for historic summit
At least two people were killed and 20 were wounded after a bomb went off on Saturday at a market in the Iraqi town of Khalis in Diyala province, security sources said. No further details were immediately available on who was targeted or who was responsible for the blast, which happened a before sunset when… Read More Two dead, twenty injured as bomb attack hits market in Iraq’s Diyala province
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