U.S.-led coalition troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji military base

United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, had been the site of frequent rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias targeting U.S.-led troops in recent months. “The movement of… Read More U.S.-led coalition troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji military base

Thousands evacuated as twin storms threaten Caribbean, U.S. Gulf Coast

Coastal residents in low-lying areas of Louisiana and Cuba were evacuating on Sunday, while roads turned to rivers in Haiti’s capital city, as twin hurricanes threatened the Caribbean and U.S. Gulf Coast. Marco, which strengthened to a hurricane on Sunday and is forecast to hit the Louisiana coast on Monday, will be followed by Tropical… Read More Thousands evacuated as twin storms threaten Caribbean, U.S. Gulf Coast

TikTok plans to file lawsuit to challenge executive order of U.S. President Donald Trump

TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance. TikTok said it had tried to engage with the U.S administration for nearly a year, but faced “a lack of due process” and that… Read More TikTok plans to file lawsuit to challenge executive order of U.S. President Donald Trump

At least thirteen dead following stampede as police raid nightclub in Peru

At least 13 people were crushed to death or asphyxiated as partygoers tried to flee a Lima nightclub after it was raided by police for hosting a party in violation of coronavirus restrictions. Fifteen of the 23 people detained by police who broke up the clandestine party on Saturday night tested positive for COVID-19, President… Read More At least thirteen dead following stampede as police raid nightclub in Peru