Lebanon has devalued its official exchange rate for the first time in 25 years, weakening it by 90 percent but still leaving the local currency well below its market value. The central bank confirmed the new official rate of 15,000 pounds per United States dollar […]

Tom Brady, the American football quarterback considered by many to be the most accomplished player of all time, has announced he is “retiring for good”, capping off a 23-year professional career. Brady made the announcement in a Twitter video on Wednesday, saying “Thank you, guys, […]

Former United States President George W Bush ordered the CIA to search for a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the escalation of the second Intifada in 2001, the BBC said, quoting recently released British documents. The US effort came after the failure of […]

Nigeria’s human rights commission has appointed a special panel whose role will include investigating a Reuters report that the military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against armed groups in the northeast. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which is appointed by the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented to Parliament an annual budget of $550bn that calls for ramping up capital spending by 33 percent to spur economic growth and create jobs in advance of a general election next year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday […]

The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem is one of the holiest sites in the world and one of the most contested. Why is it so significant? What’s been changing? And why is it emblematic of the wider Palestinian struggle? Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/start-here/2023/2/1/why-al-aqsa-is-key-to-understanding-the-israeli-palestinian-confl

A Singaporean man who identified himself only as “Sky”, left, discusses alleged police extortion at the Davis Bangkok Hotel owned by former politician turned whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit on Wednesday. (Photo supplied) A Singaporean man who was with a Taiwanese actress who alleged earlier that her […]

Chelsea have made Enzo Fernandez the most expensive player in British football history in a deal worth $131m, as English Premier League spending power dominated the 2023 January transfer window. Other big signings were also sealed on a frantic transfer deadline day in Europe on […]

Somalia is hosting a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa to discuss the fight against al-Shabab, as a wide-ranging offensive against the armed group gathers pace. The meeting in the capital, Mogadishu, drew leaders from three “brotherly neighbouring countries”, […]

Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers, and university lecturers have walked out over pay and conditions in the largest coordinated strike action in a generation, as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation. According to the Trades Union Congress […]