10 more bodies discovered in Libya mass grave
TRIPOLI, Libya: Forensics teams in war-shattered Libya have discovered 10 more bodies in mass graves in a town formerly controlled by a militia outside the...
January 2021
‘Don’t want to cut in line’: Pfizer’s CEO avoids his Covid vaccine
by TNT Desk
NEW YORK, USA: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is avoiding to receive his company’s Covid-19 vaccine shot, saying he and other executives will not “cut the...
Biden reverses Trump policies with executive orders
by TNT Desk
Washington DC, USA: US President Joe Biden has undone some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as...
US’ incoming top diplomat threatens Turkey with new sanctions
by TNT Desk
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of state Antony Blinken, who has not even taken the charge officially yet, already started...
Turkey condemns Israel’s new settlement plan
by TNT Desk
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey has condemned Israel’s plan to construct over 2,500 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. “We strongly condemn...
43 immigrants drown in shipwreck off Libya’s coast
by TNT Desk
TRIPOLI, Libya: At least 43 immigrants and war refugees have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration...
Trump grants clemency to 143 people in final hours
by Umar Ibrahim
WASHINGTON DC, USA: In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump has pardoned 73 people, including his former adviser Steve Bannon, who is facing...
Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, senior US officials
by TNT Desk
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s foreign ministry has sanctioned outgoing United States President Donald Trump and nine other current and former senior officials of his administration. The...
Pakistan appoints former military general as Saudi envoy
by TNT Desk
KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan has appointed a recently retired army general as its ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, as the South...
Indian company warns people with weak immunity to avoid vaccine jabs
by TNT Desk
NEW DELHI, India: India’s homegrown coronavirus vaccine developer Bharat Biotech has warned people with weak immunity and other medical conditions including allergies, fever or a...