Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 2nd July 2020
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El Al Ceases All Flights
Israel’s national carrier El Al Airlines has ceased all flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, amid a rise in COVID-19 infection both at home and abroad. EL Al CEO Gonen Usishkin ordered all the company’s aircraft to return to Israel, in addition to canceling two passenger and four cargo flights scheduled for …
London Will Not Recognize Israeli Sovereignty – Boris Johnson
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Israel not to extend its sovereignty to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley in a front-page Hebrew op-ed published by Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot on Wednesday. Calling himself a “passionate defender of Israel,” Johnson said that for Israel to follow through with its sovereignty plan would represent “a violation of …
Turkey To Put Saudi Suspects Of Khashoggi Murder On Trial
Turkey is to hold a trial for those suspected of murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in absentia tomorrow, according to his fiancée. Khashoggi, who had close ties to the Saudi royal family before becoming critical of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and his policies, was assassinated in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October 2018 while attaining paperwork for his …
Air Force Pilot Killed In Training Mission In South Carolina
An Air Force fighter jet pilot assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing in South Carolina was killed during a training mission late Tuesday, officials said. The pilot from the Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter was the sole occupant of the F-16CM Fighting Falcon when it crashed about 11:30 p.m., according to Military.com. The pilot’s name …
Kazakh Activist Faces Trials For Insulting Police
An activist in Kazakhstan is facing three years in prison for knocking the hat off a police officer during an unsanctioned protest last month. Asya Tulesova was detained at a small June 6 anti-government rally in Almaty along with 52 others. After being held for several hours without access to a lawyer, she was released. But on June …
Palestinian Refugees Protest Against U.S Mideast Peace Plan
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon demonstrated on Wednesday against the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century,” online independent newspaper Elnashra reported. “This deal aims to eliminate the Palestinian cause and prevent Palestinians from returning to their homeland,” the refugees said during protests in Beirut and south and north of Lebanon. …
Netanyahu Confirms Delays In West Bank Annexation Plan
A confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli leader’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would not start on Wednesday, the original target date, as the British prime minister made an extraordinary appeal to Israel to call off the plan. The developments cast further uncertainty over whether Israel will …
COVID-19: Trump Hotel Fails Cleanliness Test
The Trump International Hotel has been criticized over a lack of cleanliness amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Three Manhattan hotels – the Trump International, Hyatt Place Times Square and Hampton Inn Times Square – were included in an undercover investigation that alleged rooms were not completely cleaned between guests. That comes despite Covid-19 infecting more than 220,000 New Yorkers since …
Facebook’s Flawed Plan To End Antiquities Trafficking
On June 23, Facebook announced that it had updated its community standards to include a ban on “content that attempts to buy, sell, trade, donate, gift, or solicit historical artifacts.” The policy change, which signals a major shift in Facebook’s position on the trade-in cultural property, comes in response to calls of alarm from archaeologists and …
Alaba To Lead Pep’s Man City Rebuild
David Alaba is one of Pep Guardiola’s targets to lead a new-look Manchester City, according to the Guardian. The Bayern Munich star is equally proficient at left-back or in the middle of defence, where he has shifted in Germany due to the emergence of Alphonso Davies. And with both Leroy Sane and David Silva leaving …
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