Indonesian police are looking into the death of a politician from Sulawesi island who opposed a gold mine project there, after environmental groups and the human rights commission called for an investigation. Helmud Hontong, 58, the deputy regent of the remote Sangihe islands, in North Sulawesi province, was pronounced dead …
Read More »Iraq | Six injured in explosion targeted the US-led coalition Logistics Convoy
A security source reported today that a logistics convoy of the US-led coalition had been targeted south of Iraq. The source told Alghadeer News, “An explosive device exploded this evening, targeting a logistics convoy of the Global Coalition while crossing the Nasiriyah highway.” According to the source, three members of …
Read More »EU and UK’s ‘sausage war’ sizzles at G7 as Macron and Johnson spar
Growing tensions between Britain and the European Union threatened to overshadow the Group of Seven summit’s conclusion on Sunday, with London accusing France of “offensive” remarks that Northern Ireland was not part of the United Kingdom. Ever since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in 2016, the …
Read More »The Bidens meet with the Queen
When Joe Biden was preparing for his first audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as a young senator, his mother — an Irish American born with the surname Finnegan — had a piece of advice. “Don’t you bow down to her,” she told him in 1982, according to a memoir …
Read More »Iraq reported 3952 new cases,15 deaths
Iraq recorded 3952 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 15 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 4029 patients have achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …
Read More »Iraqi Forces Launch Fresh Operation against IS in Diyala
Iraqi armed forces on Saturday launched a new operation against the Islamic State (IS) terrorists in the eastern province of Diyala. The operation covered rural areas to the south of Baquba, the provincial capital city of Diyala, the Iraqi Army said. The army, federal police forces, and units of the …
Read More »Iraqi Security forces arrest members of “death squads” and an ISIS terrorist
Iraqi security forces apprehended members of death gangs involved in assassinations in the Basra governorate in the far south of Iraq. The spokesperson of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major-General Yahya Rasool, said that the Iraqi Security forces arrested “those who killed the Journalist Ahmed Abdel Samad and a …
Read More »China cautions G7: ‘small’ groups don’t rule the world
China on Sunday pointedly cautioned Group of Seven leaders that the days when “small” groups of countries decided the fate of the world was long gone, hitting back at the richest democracies as they sought to act in concert to counter Beijing’s might. The re-emergence of China as a leading …
Read More »Two Mass Graves of ISIS victims unearthed in Iraq
Two mass graves containing bodies of victims killed by ISIS have been found near Badush prison in Mosul, the capital of the Nineveh Governorate. In a press conference near the unearthed mass grave, Nineveh’s Governor, Najm Al-Jubouri, called on the United Nations to provide the Iraqi government and organizations to …
Read More »US President Joe Biden to meet Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday
Russian leader Vladimir Putin says new US President Joe Biden is radically different from his predecessor Donald Trump. The two leaders will meet in Geneva on Wednesday, fresh off the back of Biden’s participation in the G7 summit in the UK. The meeting will be the pair’s first since Biden …
Read More »UK PM threatens EU with emergency clause over N.Ireland trade dispute
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has threatened the European Union with emergency measures if no solution was found in a trade dispute with the bloc. Speaking to Sky News on Saturday, Johnson said the UK will do “whatever it takes” to protect its territorial integrity in the dispute over Northern …
Read More »Russia tests COVID-19 vaccine as nasal spray for children: Agencies
Russia has tested a nasal spray form of its COVID-19 vaccine that is suitable for children aged 8-12, and plans to launch the new product in September, the scientist who led the development of the Sputnik V vaccine said on Saturday. Alexander Gintsburg, who heads the Gamaleya Institute that developed …
Read More »A microscopic animal has been revived after slumbering in the Arctic permafrost for 24,000 years.
Bdelloid rotifers typically live in watery environments and have an incredible ability to survive. Russian scientists found the creatures in a core of frozen soil extracted from the Siberian permafrost using a drilling rig. “Our report is the hardest proof as of today that multicellular animals could withstand tens of …
Read More »Gas pipe explosion kills 11 in central Chinese city, CCTV reports
A gas pipe explosion in a residential community in a central Chinese city killed 11 people and critically injured 37, state media CCTV reported Sunday. A total of 144 people had been evacuated following the deadly accident in the city of Shiyan in Hubei province by 11 a.m. (0300 GMT) …
Read More »Iraq Sees Oil Prices at $68 to $75 a Barrel in 2nd Half
Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer, said crude prices will be in the range of $68 to $75 a barrel in the second half. The price range is expected because of a commitment to OPEC+ output cut, Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told reporters at the Baghdad International Book Fair. …
Read More »Syrian hospital hit in artillery attacks on Afrin, at least seven killed
At least seven people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, civil defense sources said. The first attack targeted a residential area, while the second targeted a hospital shortly after, killing at least six. Video footage on social …
Read More »Seven killed in twin van bomb blasts in Afghanistan’s Kabul
Six others wounded in bombings that struck the western Kabul neighbourhood largely populated by members of the ethnic Hazara minority. At least seven people have been killed and six wounded as separate bombs hit two commuter minivans in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, according to officials. The explosions on Saturday hit vehicles …
Read More »Eriksen in stable condition after collapsing during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland
Denmark star Christian Eriksen was reported to be in a stable condition after collapsing during the first half of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen. The match was suspended following prolonged efforts from the medical staff to resuscitate Eriksen with CPR and a defibrillator after he fell …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to limit Hajj to 60,000 residents, nationals living in Kingdom
Saudi Arabia will limit this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to 60,000 residents and nationals living in the Kingdom due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced in a statement Saturday. “In light of what the whole world is witnessing from the continuing developments of the coronavirus …
Read More »Iraq remembers Speicher massacre anniversary
The Speicher Massacre became known as one of the first examples of the genocidal brutality of ISIS Seven years ago members of ISIS kidnapped more than 1,700 unarmed young cadets who had been training in Iraq and executed them. The Speicher Massacre became known as one of the first examples …
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