Foreign News

Els: MBN360 Asia Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has visited Pakistan, arriving in Islamabad earlier in the afternoon. His Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received the Iranian leader at a military base near Islamabad. Pezeshkian was accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes […]

Els: MBN360 Europe Spain’s Supreme Court has jailed the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos for 24 years for taking bribes on public contracts for sanitary equipment such as ‌face masks during the COVID pandemic. Ábalos’s aide, Koldo García, was jailed for 19 years in a trial that is one of several scandals to have […]

Els: MBN360 Middle East Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have agreed to a new ceasefire, according to U.S. and diplomatic officials. The deal follows a deadly surge in violence that threatened to collapse high-stakes peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The truce was expected to take effect Friday at 4 p.m. local time […]

Els: MBN360 Africa Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament has approved a controversial constitutional amendment that would extend presidential terms from five years to seven years, a move that could allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030 and has reignited debate over democratic governance in the southern African nation. The bill, passed with […]

Els: MBN360 Asia Medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has decried the malnutrition crisis in the Gaza strip, saying that Israel has manufactured a malnutrition crisis in the besieged enclave by restricting deliveries of food and aid. MSF said in an analysis of medical data that Israel’s severe restrictions on supplies of […]

Els: MBN360 Europe Pope Leo XIV is set to visit Spain next month in a weeklong trip. According to the Vatican, the Pope’s visit to Spain, which will feature twelve speeches, four Masses, and around ten meetings with political, ecclesial, and civic leaders. There will be three main stops: Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands. […]

Els: MBN360 International Media mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age of 87, the network has announced. In 1980, Turner launched Cable News Network as the first dedicated rolling news channel, which soon became a central part of the media landscape. […]

Els: MBN360 World The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom have formally declared a stabbing attack in the Golders Green neighborhood a terrorist incident. The assault occurred Wednesday when a lone assailant targeted members of the public in an area known for its large Jewish population. Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor confirmed that counterterrorism officers are […]

Els: MBN360 Africa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa placed National Commissioner Fannie Masemola on precautionary suspension Thursday following criminal charges related to a controversial health services tender. The 62-year-old general appeared in court Tuesday to face allegations of failing in his oversight duties regarding a $21 million (approx. GHS 232.7 million) contract. This administrative action […]