70 migrants die as boat sinks off West Africa coast
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan At least 70 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, Gambia’s foreign ministry confirmed late Friday. The vessel, which left Gambia, was carrying about 150 passengers, mostly Gambian and Senegalese nationals. Officials said only 16 survivors have been rescued. Mauritanian authorities recovered 70 […]
Turkiye suspends trade and transport ties with Israel
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan Turkiye has moved to completely cut its economic and transport links with Israel, condemning what it calls ongoing atrocities in Gaza. Speaking at a special parliamentary session on Friday, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Israeli planes are now banned from Turkish airspace and Israeli vessels will no longer […]
Singapore cracks down on drug-laced vaping with tougher laws
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan Singapore is moving to tighten its already strict anti-vaping laws as authorities raise alarms over the growing use of drug-laced e-cigarettes. From Monday, heavier fines, longer jail terms, and even caning will be introduced to curb the rise of vapes infused with the anaesthetic drug etomidate commonly nicknamed “Kpods” […]
Putin begins China visit with Ukraine war in sharp focus
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a rare and unusually long visit to China, underlining the strength of ties with Beijing at a critical moment in the Ukraine war. The Kremlin called the trip “unprecedented.” Putin is expected to stay for almost a week, attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation […]
Court rules Trump tariffs illegal, limits presidential power
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing many of his controversial tariffs. In a 7-4 decision issued on Friday, the court said U.S. law grants the president broad powers during a declared national emergency but does […]
Poland Stops 160 Illegal Border Crossing Attempts
HAMMAD KAHLUNScandinavian News Agency Finland Warsaw Polish border guards have reported nearly 160 attempts by migrants to illegally cross into the European Union through the Belarusian Polish border within the past 24 hours. Authorities said that several incidents also involved aggression towards border guards, though all attempts were successfully thwarted. Officials stressed that security along […]
Trump Tariffs Add $200 Duty on India, Canada Imports
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has officially ended the tariff exemption for imported packages worth under $800. From now on, all parcels coming into the U.S. will face full customs duties. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started applying the new duty rules at 12:01 a.m. […]
Elon Musk Seeks Dismissal of SEC Lawsuit Over Twitter Stake Delay
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan Elon Musk has asked a U.S. court to throw out the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit accusing him of delaying the disclosure of his 2022 Twitter stake. The SEC claims Musk violated federal securities laws by waiting 11 extra days before revealing his 5% purchase of Twitter shares, […]
Israel Gaza Strikes Kill 61, UN Warns of ‘Dangerous Phase’
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan At least 61 people have been killed as Israeli forces escalated air and ground bombardments in the eastern and southern parts of Gaza City. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the offensive on Thursday, warning that the situation had entered “a new and dangerous phase.” “This must end,” […]
Fugitive Tom Phillips Caught on CCTV After Four Years
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan New Zealand police say they may have finally tracked down fugitive Tom Phillips, nearly four years after he vanished with his three children. Fresh CCTV footage released by authorities shows a masked man and a child breaking into a small convenience store in Piopio, North Island, on Wednesday morning. […]