Abbas threatens to cut ties with Israel, US
Cairo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US on Saturday, in a lengthy speech delivered at an Arab League meeting in Egypt’s capital that denounced a White House plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
locust attack: nat’l emergency in Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan, facing its worst locust attack in decades, has declared national emergency to tackle the insects destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab province, country’s main region for agricultural production.
Trial: Senate rejects calling new witnesses
Washington: The US Senate narrowly rejected subpoenaing new witnesses and documents for impeachment trial on Friday, opening the way for a final vote expected to clear the US leader of abuse of power.