Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Worsening crisis threatens Sri Lanka’s foreign debt

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has announced a temporary default on its foreign obligations in the midst of the country’s greatest economic crisis in more than 70 years. Officials stated that the pandemic’s impact and the Ukraine crisis made payment to creditors “impossible.” Massive protests have erupted in the South Asian country as a result of food shortages, … Read more

PCB announces sponsorship for Pathway Cricket Program

pcb

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a sponsorship contract to support 100 junior cricketers as part of its Pathway Cricket Program. According to the press release, Engro Corporation Limited has committed to cover the costs of high-performance coaches appointed by the PCB to coach the kids participating in the program. The BRB group has … Read more

“Sony didn’t believe in the film because two black actors don’t sell well overseas.”

Terrible Boys

Producer Michael Bay’s ‘Terrible Boys’ motion pictures are one of his unique activity establishments, however the chief said the studio didn’t have confidence in the venture as a result of an off track conviction that Black entertainers don’t draw in worldwide crowds. Sony Pictures was behind ‘Terrible Boys’, which matched Will Smith and Martin Lawrence … Read more

Kyiv’s war crimes case against Russia

Russian aggression

Ukraine’s fightback against Russian aggression extends not only to the battlefield, but also to the legal arena. Across this shattered country, testimony and evidence are being gathered for a goal that may not come until long after the guns have fallen silent – international justice. The pursuit of it is being led by Ukraine’s Prosecutor … Read more

Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka for Test, ODI series

pakistan

Pakistan national cricket team will tour Sri Lanka to play Test and ODI series in July-August this year. Both teams will face each other in two test matches and three ODI matches. The one-day internationals will be a part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The dates and venues are yet to be … Read more

The Hollywood Reporter Announces the First Annual ‘Raising Our Voices’ Luncheon, with Marlee Matlin as the Keynote Speaker

Raising Our Voices

The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday declared its debut “Raising Our Voices: Setting Hollywood’s Inclusion Agenda” lunch get-together, including a feature address by Marlee Matlin alongside appearances by Troy Kotsur, Geena Davis and the sky is the limit from there. The occasion, introduced by Walmart, will unite a portion of the business’ most compelling and rousing … Read more

Shaheen Shah Afridi at iftari with Lala, see pic

shaheen shah afridi

Young Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi shared iftari with former skipper Shahid Afridi. It is to be noted that Afridi is also Shaheen’s future father-in-law. Afridi, last year, confirmed that his daughter will get married to Shaheen. However, no exact dates of marriage were revealed. Taking to his official Instagram profile, the pace sensation shared … Read more

Mandana Karimi reacts after being called a “gold digger” on Lock Upp

Mandana Karimi

Mandana Karimi was accused of being called a “gold digger” on the Indian reality TV show, Lock Upp, after talking about her past relationships. Lock Upp is a new Indian reality TV, hosted by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut.  Ali Merchant was one of the contestants who talked about Karimi. He said: “I am not directly … Read more

German Foreign Minister seeks stop to Mali-Russian collaboration

German Foreign Minister

While visiting Mali, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock issued a warning that European soldiers would not collaborate with Mali’s military if it continued to have ties to Russia. Bamako’s Baerbock told a press conference that she fears “major war crimes” are being perpetrated against Malian people, similar to what Russian soldiers have done in Syria … Read more

Egypt tourist bus crash kills 10 people

Egypt

A bus carrying tourists was involved in a traffic accident in Egypt that claimed the lives of ten individuals and wounded another 14. At least 10 passengers, including four French and a Belgian, were killed after a tourist bus collided with a vehicle on a motorway in southern Egypt on Wednesday. The incident occurred about … Read more

Germany man gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell fake IDs

UAE

According to reports, a 60-year-old man in Germany got hundreds of doses of COVID-19 vaccine before selling fake vaccination cards with legitimate vaccine batch numbers to others who didn’t want to receive the shot. When criminal police captured him earlier this month in the eastern German state of Saxony, the guy from Magdeburg — whose … Read more

Missing 4-year-old boy from McIntosh found dead

McIntosh

Officials in the area say a four-year-old McIntosh County kid who went missing more than 24 hours ago has been found dead. All indicators point to the drowning of Zaiven, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer. Since Zaiven Houke went missing on Monday, authorities and search teams have been working nonstop. Around 12:30 p.m. … Read more

Nigerian Army abducts fake troops in Lagos, Ogun

Nigerian Army

Eleven men and women in full military uniforms have been taken into custody by the Nigerian Army (NA). During OPERATION CHECKMATE in Lagos and Ogun States, the Military Police of the 81st Division detained the fictitious troops in custody. There are several illegal activities perpetrated by imposters in 81 Division, according to Major General Umar … Read more

In Conwy, a paramedic was killed in a motorcycle training accident.

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A paramedic has died as a result of injuries sustained during a training mishap in north Wales. Mark Pell, 51, a member of the London Ambulance Service’s motorbike response team, was injured Thursday in a five-vehicle incident in Conwy county. He was taken to a hospital in Stoke-on-Trent but died five days later from his … Read more

Ghana’s food Inflation hits highest since August 2009

Ghana

Food inflation pushed Ghana’s March 2022 inflation rate to 19.4%, the highest since August 2009. Oil and fats (28.2%), water (27.1%), cereal products (25.0%), vegetables (23.8%), fish and other seafood (23.7%), fruits and nuts (22.1%), soft drinks (20.5%), live animals (20.2%) and meat (20.2%) all had higher inflation rates than the national average. According to … Read more

Arab oil exporters profit as Ukraine crisis impacts global economy

Ukraine crisis

Abu Dhabi, UAE:  While the Ukraine crisis is causing havoc on the global economy, its impact on the Middle East has not been as dire. Gulf states, some of the world’s largest hydrocarbon producers, are seeing billions of dollars added to their coffers as a result of an oil price spike sparked by the Ukraine … Read more

Europe looks to Nigeria for gas supply

EU Ambassadors

As part of their visit to Nigeria on Monday, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, as well as ambassadors from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain met with the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The EU is looking for its first African LNG supplier. The EU ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, met … Read more

Colombian researcher killed by elephant in Uganda

Colombian researcher

A Colombian researcher has been killed in Uganda’s Kibale National Park after being crushed by an elephant. According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Sebastián Ramrez Amaya, a Colombian researcher based in the United States, was conducting usual study in the Park Forest with an assistant when the event occurred (UWA). An elephant charging at them … Read more

Dodgers pull Clayton Kershaw after perfect game, 13 strikeouts through 7 innings

Dodgers

MINNEAPOLIS: Dodgers career appeared to be coming to an end the last time Clayton Kershaw threw in a regular season game. His stint at the club began on Wednesday with a tremendous — and almost flawless — bang. Kershaw pitched seven flawless innings in his first start since re-signing with the Dodgers this winter before … Read more

A boat capsizes on the Shagari River, killing 28 people.

Libya.

A boat carrying 28 people capsized in northern Nigeria as they attempted to cross the Shagari River to fetch firewood. At least 28 people died as a result of the accident. Following the recovery of the bodies from the River Shagari in Sokoto state by emergency workers and volunteers, regional government official Aliyu Dantani stated … Read more