UK PM Boris Johnson braced for Tory no-confidence vote

London, June 6 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced down a no-confidence vote among Conservative MPs on Monday, after dozens rebelled over a string of alleged scandals that have left the party’s public standing in tatters. The British PM has spent months battling to maintain […]

Bangladesh port depot fire kills 34, injures 300

Chittagong, Bangladesh, June 5 (AFP/APP): At least 34 people have died after a fire that sparked a huge chemical explosion and was still blazing on Sunday at a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, officials said. The toll was expected to rise with over 300 people […]

First funerals after Texas school shooting

Uvalde, United States, May 31 (AFP/APP):The traumatized Texan town of Uvalde began on Tuesday laying to rest the 19 young children killed in an elementary school shooting that left the small, tight-knit community united in grief and anger. The body of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, […]

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