Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects ‘terrorism’ charges | Politics News

Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated. A Tunisian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to 34 years in prison over accusations he facilitated the departure of fighters to Syria – a charge the opposition figure strongly denies. “I was neither sympathetic, nor…

Trump administration designates two Haitian gangs as ‘terrorist groups’ | Donald Trump News

The United States has labelled the Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs in Haiti “foreign terrorist organisations”, a move that follows a trend under President Donald Trump of issuing terrorist designations against criminal groups in Latin America. As part of Friday’s announcement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that the two gangs have spread violence…

Microfinance legislations: Bandhan Bank not that much impacted in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, says MD

Bandhan Bank has witnessed hardly any impact in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka so far following the State governments’ actions to regulate microfinance loan recoveries as the bank’s microfinance loan exposures to the two Southern States are “very negligible.” There are signs of rising stress in microloan portfolios of microfinance lenders in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka….

Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UNICEF says children face ‘growing risk of starvation, illness and death’ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries. Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are facing an increased threat of starvation, the United Nations has warned, as Israel’s continued blockade of food, water and other critical supplies to the besieged and bombarded…

Seven killed in tour bus crash

A collision between a tour bus and a truck near Yellowstone National Park killed seven people and injured eight others on Thursday. Police were alerted to the crash at 19:15 local time (02:15 GMT), when a Chevy pickup truck and a van carrying 14 tourists collided on a highway in eastern Idaho, state police said….