WHO chief pledges to increase funding and improve funding quality

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday (May 20) said that the global health body increase its funding and also imporve the funding quality in order to expand its programs and provide support to the countries which are in need of help.

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Shooting in German city leaves at least 8 people dead: Reports

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Several people were shot dead after two unknown gunmen attacked shisha bars in the German city of Hanau, Hessenshau reported on Wednesday quoting police sources.

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Donald Trump in awe of PM Modi after Howdy, Modi! event, compares him to Elvis Presley

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J "There was a tremendous spirit in that room and they love this gentleman to my right. They went crazy. It was like Elvis, he's like an American version of Elvis. It was like... Elvis Presley came back. That was quite something. They love your Prime Minister," Donald Trump said.  

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Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf told a gathering of his counterparts in Jeddah ahead of the summits that the attacks must be addressed with "strength and firmness".

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Israel faces fresh poll as Netanyahu fails to form government

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The election, Israel`s second this year after an April 9 poll in which Netanyahu claimed victory, means unprecedented upheaval even for a country used to political infighting. 

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Indian High Commission invites Pakistan PM Imran Khan, other dignitaries for iftar party

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ties between India and Pakistan plummeted after the February 14 Pulwama terror attack and the air strikes by the Indian Air Force on February 26 on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camps.

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North Koreans paying bribes to survive: UN report

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J North Korea has rejected the UN report saying it was "politically motivated for sinister purposes".

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US President Donald Trump says Iran nuclear deal possible as sanctions bite

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme was possible, crediting economic sanctions for curbing activities Washington has said are behind a spate of attacks in the Middle East.

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Bombs found in Nepal, day after three explosions in Kathmandu

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Security has been beefed up after four people died and seven others were injured in the explosions on Sunday.

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Historical 'Guru Nanak palace' partially demolished in Pakistan

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The "Palace of Baba Guru Nanak", said to have been built over four centuries ago, was frequented by a number of Sikhs from across the world including India, the report said.

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Polish nationalists win EU vote, set stage for national ballot: Exit poll

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An exit poll by pollster IPSOS showed PiS heading towards its best result ever in a general or European Union election with 42.4 per cent of votes.

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North Korea dubs Bolton's comments ''inordinately ignorant'' - KCNA

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A statement issued by state news agency KCNA quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying that giving up missile tests would mean giving up the right to self defence.

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Riot in Brazil prison leaves 15 choked and stabbed to death

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The jail was the scene of an inmate uprising that ended with 56 dead in 2017. 

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Rescuers search for survivors after Oklahoma tornado kills at least two

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The National Weather Service (NWS) in Norman, Oklahoma, preliminarily classified the tornado as an EF2, meaning its rotating winds ranged from 111 to 135 miles per hour (179 to 217 km per hour).

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Race to succeed UK PM May centres on 'no deal' Brexit battle

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Former foreign minister Boris Johnson is seen by many as the favourite to replace Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Syrian government steps up air strikes in northwest, seizes small town

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Syrian government forces pounded positions in the northwest of the country on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in the heaviest day of air strikes since launching a major campaign against the rebel-held territory nearly four weeks ago. 

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Saudi Arabia intercepts drone launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Jizan: Reports

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Saudi Arabia`s air defence forces intercepted a drone armed with explosives which had been launched by Yemen`s Houthis and aimed at an airport in the south of the kingdom, state news agency SPA said on Sunday.

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3 killed in two explosions in Nepal's capital Kathmandu

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday`s blasts.

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Iraqi court sentences 3 French men to death for joining Islamic State

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Iraqi court sentenced three French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of joining Islamic State, two court officials told Reuters. 

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Former Thai PM and influential royal adviser Prem Tinsulanonda dies at 98

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Prem was seen by political observers as having unparalleled influence with Thailand`s powerful royalist military which has staged 13 coups since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.

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