FRENCH authorities are probing a bomb threat made against an Air France plane flying from the capital of Chad to Paris which landed without incident on Thursday, the interior ministry said. www.247inquirer.com “The passengers have…
INDONESIA announced on Thursday that its pilgrims will not participate in this year’s Hajj due to coronavirus fears. www.247inquirer.com Every year, Indonesians are the largest group coming to Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage season. Some…
GREEK police on Thursday said they plan to send out a high decibel message designed to deter would-be migrants after setting up two controversial “sound cannons” at the Evros border post with Turkey. www.247inquirer.com A…
PUERTO RICO will reopen bars and clubs for the first time since the pandemic began following a significant drop in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the U.S. territory’s governor announced Thursday. www.247inquirer.com Those and other places…
HOSTILITIES between Israel and Hamas escalated on Tuesday, raising the death toll in two days to 32 Palestinians and three people in Israel, with Israel carrying out multiple air strikes in Gaza and the militant…
THE European Union’s executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from India, to limit the spread of a COVID-19 variant. www.247inquirer.com The European Commission said its proposal followed…
PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reaffirm U.S. support for Israel after a night of bloodshed with civilians in Tel Aviv sheltering from Hamas rockets. www.247inquirer.com “I had a…
THE deadliest fighting in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of stopping on Wednesday, with Israel’s military continuing to carry out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and Hamas militants continuing to bombard Israel…
THE United Kingdom – UK, government has added Ghana to a list of 21 high-risk countries with unsatisfactory money laundering and terrorist financing controls. www.247inquirer.com The list of 21 countries published by the UK Government…
ITALY’S ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy during a field visit in the Central African nation. www.247inquirer.com A member of the…