China on Tuesday said it was suspending Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom after the three countries made a similar decision over Beijing’s controversial new security law. Canada, Britain and Australia are part of the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance. The other members are New Zealand, which suspended its extradition treaty مزید پڑھیں

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday was found guilty of corruption in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Razak could now face decades in jail after being convicted on all charges in the case related to the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. Billions of dollars were stolen from the investment vehicle and مزید پڑھیں

Evidence emerging around the world suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of getting more severely ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. Scientists are still learning about which specific mechanisms might explain this link, but they say some likely factors are: FAT ADDS STRAIN Obesity leads مزید پڑھیں

At least three people including a nine-month-old baby girl have died when a small plane crashed into a backyard in a residential neighbourhood in Utah. Two children and woman have survived and shifted to the hospital, whereas, two adults and a nine-month-old baby girl lost their lives after the Piper PA-32 plane crashed into the مزید پڑھیں

China has officially announced that the United States’ consulate in Chengdu has been closed down and that Chinese authorities have now taken control of the building. The US State Department also said in a statement that the Chengdu consulate had suspended operations. Three medium-size trucks arrived on Monday morning and left a few hours later; مزید پڑھیں

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President-elect Volkan Bozkir has postponed his upcoming visit to Pakistan due to “technical flight problems”. In his tweet, Bozkir said, “We had to postpone my visit to Pakistan, originally scheduled for 26-27 July, upon invitation by HE Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi, due مزید پڑھیں

Hurricane Hanna made landfall in coronavirus-hit Texas on Saturday bringing with it heavy rain, wind and potentially life-threatening flash flooding. The Category 1 storm was packing winds of around 90 miles (145 kilometers) per hour as it came ashore at Padre Island at 5pm (2200 GMT), the US National Hurricane Center said. “Hanna is expected مزید پڑھیں

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan joined huge crowds on Friday for the first prayers at Hagia Sophia in nine decades, sealing his ambition to restore Muslim worship at an ancient site long revered in both Christianity and Islam. After the call to prayer rang out from four minarets surrounding the mosque, whose rose-pink walls and huge مزید پڑھیں

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be among the hundreds of people who will participate in the first prayers at Hagia Sophia since the country’s top court revoked the Istanbul landmark’s museum status. Here are five things to know about the Hagia Sophia: What is the Hagia Sophia? The edifice was first built as an مزید پڑھیں

The move by the United States government to shut down China’s consulate in Houston is an attempt to blame Beijing for American failures ahead of presidential elections in November, Chinese state media said in editorials published on Thursday. The United States said on Wednesday it had given China 72 hours to close the consulate “to مزید پڑھیں