Day: June 16, 2019

‘Stranger Things’ actor Gaten Matarazzo to host Netflix prank show

2:19 pm June 16, 2019

Los Angeles: “Stranger Things” breakout star Gaten Matarazzo has been roped in by Netflix to host a prank show. The young actor will also serve as an executive producer on the show. According to Deadline, the eight-episode show titled “Prank Encounters”, is set to premiere later in 2019. Netflix describes the series as a “terrifying […]

Saudi crown prince approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report

Saudi crown prince says kingdom isn’t seeking war in region

2:15 pm June 16, 2019

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom is not seeking war in the region, but warned it will not hesitate to confront threats to its security. His comments came just days after the US blamed Iran for suspected attacks on two oil tankers near the strategic […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Times’ Russia report is ‘virtual treason,’ Trump says

2:10 pm June 16, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused The New York Times of “a virtual act of treason,” after it reported the US is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid. Current and former government officials have described the classified deployment of American computer code inside Russia’s power grid and other targets, the […]

Damaged tankers reach safe waters after Gulf attacks

Iran summons British envoy over tanker attacks claim: foreign ministry

2:07 pm June 16, 2019

Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry summoned the British ambassador on Saturday over his government accusing Tehran of being behind attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. “Rob Macaire, Britain’s ambassador to Tehran, was summoned to the foreign affairs ministry… following the false remarks made by the British foreign affairs minister,” the foreign ministry said […]

New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

New Zealand cancels tsunami alert after powerful quake

2:03 pm June 16, 2019

Wellington: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake stuck near the remote Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand Sunday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning. After initially forecasting “a threat to beach, harbour, estuary and small boat activities”, New Zealand’s Civil Defence organisation gave the all-clear eight minutes later. The earthquake was given a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, but […]