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Myanmar security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed on Tuesday with a newly formed militia group in the second-biggest city of Mandalay, according to social media posts from the group and media reports.

Shootings on new holiday reported during events in more than a half dozen states

A security official in the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) revealed, on Monday, details of killing an ISIS leader in Diyala.

A suicide car bomber attacked French troops patrolling in central Mali on Monday, according to France’s military, wounding soldiers and civilians in the war-torn West African country.

The global economy has surpassed its pre-pandemic peak, data survey firm IHS Markit said Monday, as the recovery accelerates thanks to vaccination and the end of pandemic-related restrictions.

The Spanish government plans to pardon Catalan independence leaders on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said. Nine politicians and activists were jailed for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid.

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey was further relaxing restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus after the number of daily cases fell to around 5,000. Following a cabinet meeting, Erdogan announced the lifting from July 1 of lockdowns that had been imposed on Sundays and curfews after …

Karzai says US and NATO troops set to fully withdraw from Afghanistan after 20 years are leaving behind a disaster.

Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States must return to full compliance with the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and fulfill its commitments as per the accord.

Iraq registered, on Monday 5235 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,292,700, the health ministry said. It reported 25 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 16,910. It also reported 4776 recoveries to take its total to 1,204,879 (93.2%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

The Criminal Court of Salahaddin issued five rulings against the Jurisprudence Judge of ISIS over various charges on Monday.

The increasingly bullish sentiment in oil markets has several analysts predict $100 in 2022, but some think that prices could hit that level in 2021 already.

The UK government is dealing a blow to the country’s struggling steel industry in the name of Brexit and free trade, said Tory MPs in “red wall” seats, backed by the Labour party and steel industry leaders, on Saturday.

A high-profile trial of two former Jordanian government officials, facing charges of sedition and incitement, is set to get underway at the country’s security court on Monday.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has criticized the United Nations for leaving Israel off the annual blacklist of parties responsible for grave violations against children, saying ignoring the regime’s crimes would guarantee impunity for the child-killing entity.

Summary PM to decide whether to resign or call snap election Vote called by anti-immigration Sweden Democrats Left Party turned against govt over rent control easing Economic impact of political crisis seen limited Sweden’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence vote on Monday, giving the Social Democrat …

Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Monday as China’s crackdown on bitcoin mining expanded to the province of Sichuan. Bitcoin fell to as low as $32,288 for the first time since June 8 and was last down 7.9% at around $32,781. Bitcoin slides below $40,000 after China’s new crypto ban Smaller rival ether …

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday began no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations for all citizens over 18 years old — about 940 million people. It also took over vaccine procurement from the states, which had been struggling to arrange doses for their own vaccination programs.

The Civil Contract Party of Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections with nearly 54 percent, according to the voting results from the Central Electoral Commission.

Sitting president and far-right leader fare worse than expected in regional vote, according to exit polls, amid all-time low turnout