Summery Details of the agreement will be disclosed in the coming days, the far-right TLP party said. Explanation Pakistan’s government has reached an agreement with the outlawed far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party, putting an end to a 10-day protest that resulted in violent clashes. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and religious leader Mufti Muneebur Rehman […]
Summery China is investing in advanced weaponry and equipment, and overhauling its military command structure to modernise its armed forces. Explanation Shanghai, China – Amid repeated air incursions close to Taiwan, and reports that China has tested hypersonic weapons, the world is paying closer attention to the modernisation of China’s armed forces and its pursuit of […]
Summery Tigrayan fighters make a new advance southwards as Ethiopian troops battle to secure the strategic city of Dessie. Explanation Tigrayan forces said on Sunday they seized another strategic town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The fighters captured Kombolcha and its airport, said Getachew Reda, a spokesperson for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The capture […]
Summery Experts are tracking a new mutation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus reported in dozens of countries. Explanation Health officials and scientists are closely tracking a new mutation of the coronavirus amid concerns that it could be more transmissible than the original strain. A subvariant of the Delta variant of the virus labelled […]
Summery The UK and France are at loggerheads over licenses for French vessels seeking to fish Britain’s territorial waters. Explanation The United Kingdom has warned France it could take retaliatory measures if Paris presses ahead with threatened sanctions amid an acrimonious post-Brexit row over fishing rights. British Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Friday that London reserved […]
Summery Majid Khan details being waterboarded, sexually and physically assaulted at CIA black sites during the sentencing hearing. Explanation A detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre has offered the first public account in a United States court of torture at a CIA clandestine facility during Washington’s decades-long so-called “war on terror”. Majid Khan, a former […]
Summery Melissa has already said goodbye to ‘Supergirl’ Explanation Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist sat for an interview with Entertainment Weekly to discuss her future plans and her experience of playing the superhero. The actress looked gorgeous on the cover of the magazine which interviewed her earlier this month. The 33-year-old said, “I definitely felt a […]
Summery Pakistan beat New Zealand by 5 wickets with 8 balls in hand Explanation SHARJAH: Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali’s late-over heroics saw Pakistan through to victory against New Zealand in the Super 12 Stage of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Pakistan produced another disciplined bowling display to limit New Zealand to 134-8. Boosted […]
Summery Pak vs NZ live score: Pakistan need 135 runs to win against New Zealand Explanation Pakistan are facing New Zealand in their second match of the T20 World Cup today in Sharjah, with the Men In Green fully prepared to take their revenge from the Kiwis. Squads: Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), […]
Summery Turkish president ‘welcomed’ statements by Western embassies – including the US – that they abide by a diplomatic convention not to interfere in a host country’s internal affairs Explanation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors over their joint statement of support for a […]