Dominic Cummings, former Downing Street Chief of Staff, has revealed Boris Johnson’s private WhatsApp messages in his weblog, sensationally escalating his feud with the British prime minister to new heights. The messages, exchanged at the beginning of the COVID pandemic in March 2020, show the British premier slamming his health …
Read More »US top court rejects Republican bid to rescind Obamacare
The Supreme Court justices have dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era healthcare law by a 7-2 vote, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The US Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices, by a …
Read More »Sergio Ramos drops big hint over his future amid Real Madrid exit as two clubs ruled out
Sergio Ramos has ruled out a return to Sevilla following the confirmation of his exit from Real Madrid. Ramos is to walk away from Santiago Bernabeu after 16 years when his contract expires at the end of this month after failing to agree on a new deal. The veteran center-back …
Read More »Yemeni forces launch new drone strike against Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
The Yemeni army has launched a fresh retaliatory attack against Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern region of Asir, using two domestically manufactured Qasef-2K (Striker-2K) combat drones. The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a brief statement posted on his Twitter page that the …
Read More »Leader of Islamic Revolution stresses republican, Islamic aspects of Iran calls June 18 vote ‘decisive’
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has delivered an address to the Iranians two days before polls open in Iran’s 13th presidential election, calling the forthcoming vote “decisive.” Ayatollah Khamenei began his remarks on Wednesday (June 16), broadcast live on state television and social media, by stressing …
Read More »Al-Amiri: Al-Fateh is the alliance of Mujahideen, Sons of the Resistance, and PMF, and it will remain so.
Hadi Al-Amiri, head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, confirmed Wednesday, that “Al-Fateh Alliance is the alliance of the Mujahideen, the sons of the resistance, and will remain the real supporter for the Popular Mobilization and its heroic mujahideen.” Al-Amiri said in his speech to a large crowd of the people of …
Read More »Afghanistan’s media: 100 Taliban militants, 80 Afghan soldiers killed in 24
Afghanistan’s local media report that at least 100 members of the Taliban militant group and about 80 Afghan soldiers have been killed during clashes in a time span of 24 hours across the country. The TOLO News reported on Tuesday that fighting erupted in 70 districts across several provinces, including …
Read More »Roadside Bomb Hits US-led coalition Supply Convoy in Iraq
Another convoy of the US-led Coalition forces came under a roadside bomb attack west of Iraq on Wednesday. The convoy was targeted on the main road in the province of Anbar without resulting in casualties or injuries, a source said in a statement. The convoy resumed its course to its …
Read More »Refugees in India, elsewhere hit hard by COVID-19 impact -rights report
At least 200,000 refugees are among the worst affected by India’s COVID-19 outbreak as they have no access to welfare schemes or free healthcare, a report by an international consortium of rights groups said on Wednesday. “The stateless in India have not received economic relief packages provided by the government…they …
Read More »“Pragmatic” Biden-Putin summit agrees to resume arms talks, return envoys
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at a “pragmatic” first summit on Wednesday to resume arms control talks and to return ambassadors to each other’s capitals after they were withdrawn earlier this year. The discussions at the lakeside Villa La Grange in Geneva lasted less than …
Read More »14 terrorists arrested in separate security operations in Iraq
Iraqi security forces apprehended scores of ISIS terrorists in separate security operations in Kirkuk and Nineveh. In a statement issued earlier today, Wednesday, the Ministry of Interior’s “Agency for Intelligence and Federal investigation” said that six prominent members of the ISIS terrorist organization were arrested today. The statement said that …
Read More »Presidential candidate Zakani quits Iran’s election race in favor of Raeisi
Principlist candidate Alireza Zakani has resigned from the 2021 presidential election in support of fellow contender Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, who enjoys the highest support among voters, according to opinion polls. Zakani, a veteran lawmaker, became the second presidential candidate to drop out of the race on Wednesday, hours after Reformist …
Read More »Israel launches air raids on Gaza, first since truce with Hamas
Israeli airstrikes are the first on Gaza since a shaky ceasefire with Hamas ended 11-days of fighting last month. Israel launched air raids on the Gaza Strip after Palestinian groups in the besieged enclave sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel. The overnight airstrikes gave way to calm by morning, and …
Read More »Iraq’s Military Intelligence arrests most prominent ISIS member in Mosul
Iraq’s Military Intelligence announced on Tuesday that the most prominent ISIS member on the left coast of Mosul city was arrested. A military intelligence statement said; “a terrorist woman, who was arrested earlier, confessed to the authorities that her son, nicknamed “Muzahem” is working with the terrorist organization in the …
Read More »Russia: Terrorists plan to stage chemical attack in northern Syria
The Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria says the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group plans a chemical attack in collaboration with the “pseudo-humanitarian” White Helmets organization in the militant-held Idlib Province. Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy chief of the Russian center, told reporters on Tuesday that …
Read More »Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin face off on Wednesday in their first meeting since Biden took office with wide disagreements likely and expectations low for any breakthroughs. Both have said they hope their talks in a stately lakeside Geneva villa can lead to more stable and …
Read More »Sydney records first local COVID-19 case in more than a month
Australia’s most populous city Sydney has recorded its first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in more than a month, stoking concerns of a fresh wave of infections on Wednesday. New South Wales (NSW) state said it is not clear how the unnamed man in his 60s acquired the virus, but …
Read More »Hyundai Motor Group chases local chipmakers to cut exposure to shortage
Hyundai Motor Group is in talks with South Korean chip companies to help it reduce reliance on foreign supplies amid a global shortage that has halted assembly lines at automakers around the world, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Hyundai officials have met with local “fabless” firms – …
Read More »China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards
China said on Wednesday that there was no radiation leak at the Taishan nuclear power station and it had not raised acceptable limits for radiation levels around the plant, responding to a CNN report earlier this week. CNN reported on Monday that Framatome, the French company which designed the plant, …
Read More »S. Arabia executes man for offences rights groups say he committed as minor
Saudi Arabia has executed a man for offences rights groups say he allegedly committed while under the age of 18, despite the kingdom’s insistence that it has abolished death sentences for many childhood crimes. Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish was arrested in May 2015 and charged with protest-related offences, many of which …
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