KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Nearly $30 billion in American funds were wasted, stolen or misused during two decades of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a sweeping final review, concluding that Washington’s $145 billion state-building effort delivered only “limited and ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — The Qatari charity Al-Gharafa Foundation has completed 108 homes for vulnerable families in western Afghanistan’s Farah province, with two mosques and a hospital expected to be finished soon, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. The update came during a meeting between senior Al-Gharafa officials and Economy Minister Qari ...
MONTREAL, Canada (MNTV) – Quebec has introduced a bill that significantly expands restrictions on religious expression in public spaces, higher education institutions, and partially funded private institutions, tightening and broadening the framework established under the province’s 2019 secularism law, Bill 21. Bill No. 9, introduced Thursday...
CARACAS, Venezuela (MNTV) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed that he held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on November 21, describing the call as respectful and suggesting it could open the door to renewed dialogue between Caracas and Washington. “About ten days ago the White House called the Miraflores Palace...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) – A United Nations Security Council delegation made its first-ever visit to Syria on Thursday, pledging support for the country as it approaches the one-year anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. “We reiterated our clear support for the sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity of Syria,” Slovenian UN...
BOGOTA, Colombia (MNTV) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the United States of threatening his country under the pretext of counter-narcotics operations, vowing to defend national sovereignty “at the cost of our lives” in response to recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing military officers Thursday, Petro warned th...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said a newly released Pentagon inspector general report clearly shows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered American troops, calling him unfit for office, despite the Pentagon’s claims that the review “totally exonerates” him. Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, ...
MOSCOW, Russia (MNTV) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States did not invite him to return to the G7, pushing back against speculation following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law and informal adviser Jared Kushner in the Kremlin. “No, the topic simply came up. An...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — Medical waste management systems have been installed and officially handed over across 21 islands in the Maldives, marking a major effort to improve public health and protect the country’s fragile marine environment from hazardous healthcare waste. The initiative forms part of a $4.4 million regional project led by the ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has launched a major energy initiative to drill three deep gas exploration wells as the country struggles with intensifying fuel shortages and growing dependence on expensive imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), which has disrupted daily life and hit industrial production across multiple regions. The proj...
