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Fifteen diplomatic missions call for ‘urgent end’ to offensives, hours after the Doha meeting failed to agree on a ceasefire. Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul have joined hands to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace meeting in Doha …

An Israeli company’s spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of more than 50,000 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials, and human rights activists around 50 countries, according to an investigation by 17 media organizations published on Sunday. One of the organizations, The Washington Post, said the Pegasus spyware …

Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon(Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. The defence ministry said in a statement that the missile had been fired from the Admiral …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages, and his own forced self-isolation. Summary England lifts most COVID restrictions Johnson was forced to isolate after trying to skip it PM …

Saudi officials have replaced the Kiswa (the cloth cover) of the Kaaba to commemorate the Day of Arafat and the start of Eid al-Adha, on Monday. The process of changing the Kiswa occurs annually on the second day of Hajj under the supervision of the President of the Holy Mosque. …

This comes amid a recent surge in violence in Afghanistan following the start of the withdrawal of international troops from the country in line with an agreement reached between the Taliban* and the US in Doha last year. The delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban issued a joint …

Global electricity demand is growing faster than renewable energy capacity can be rolled out and will require more power to be generated from the burning of fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Thursday, according to Reuters. After falling by about 1% in 2020 when …

The Ministry of Oil confirmed the agreement of the OPEC + group to gradually increase by adding 400,000 barrels per day. The ministry said in a statement received by Alghadeertv: “Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar attended the meeting, which emphasized the strengthening of collective cooperation, praising the countries’ compliance with the agreement, …

The Independent High Electoral Commission confirmed, today, Sunday, its commitment to holding the Iraqi Parliament elections on the tenth of next October. The Commission stated in a statement received by Alghadeertv, that “the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, members of the Council and the Head …

Nine Palestinian inmates have gone on hunger strike in Zionist regime prisons to protest against the Tel Aviv regime’s so-called policy of administrative detention. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said in a statement on Sunday that the nine prisoners have been on hunger strike for the fifth …

A few thousand pilgrims have streamed out of the holy city of Mecca to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the second downsized rituals staged during the coronavirus pandemic. Since Saturday, groups of pilgrims have been performing the “tawaf,” the circumambulation of the Ka’ba, a large cubic structure towards which …

A Bahraini opposition protest movement has underlined the need for “a real political leap” and a new constitution drafted by the will of the people to put an end to dictatorship in the Persian Gulf country. According to Press TV, in a statement released on Saturday, the February 14 Youth Coalition, taking …

The intelligence detachments of the Ministry of Interior managed to destroy four ISIS hideouts containing explosive materials and a drone in Kirkuk. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that accurate intelligence information led the intelligence agency’s detachments, in cooperation with the Fifth Division of the Federal Police, to …

This week, in what Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini called a “historic” move, Italy’s cabinet of ministers approved a ban on ships weighing more than 25,000 metric tons or longer than 180 meters (590 feet) entering the lagoon basin near Venice’s St. Mark’s Square, the narrow Giudecca Canal and the …

Chronic levels of sugar-related diabetes have blighted the Caribbean for years due to slavery. Now the UK and US are experiencing the pain it causes – which makes Britain’s apparent rejection of a fat tax all the more surprising. It’s one of the fastest-growing diseases in the world. It’s a …

Some 114,000 people have rallied across France to denounce what they see as government intrusion into their private lives. The protests were in response to the rollout of Covid-19 certificates and mandatory vaccination plans. Thousands-strong protests took place in major French cities on Saturday, with a total of 137 protest …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Northern Cyprus to mark the anniversary of Turkey’s 1974 invasion, a visit that is bound to draw the ire of Greek Cypriots. Erdogan will embark on the two-day trip to the Turkish Cypriot-controlled northern territories on Monday. He is scheduled to meet with …

The Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations sent an urgent message to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Britain consenting an asylum application to an Iraqi citizen accused of executing dozens of prisoners during the era of Saddam Hussein. Committee member, MP Mukhtar al-Mospawi told Alghadeer News, “the Iraqi Foreign …

The military build-up continues ‘like never before’ on both sides of the 2,100-mile border despite high-level talks It was described as a dialogue, the first high-level meeting in months between the Indian and Chinese foreign ministers to address the ongoing border aggressions that have pushed the two nuclear-armed countries to …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will enter quarantine as normal after contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, Downing Street said Sunday. This marked a U-turn on the pair’s initial decision to avoid self-isolation by taking part …