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The Israeli Army announced this evening that its fighters launched an attack against military targets in Syria, describing the airstrikes as a response to an operation on Sunday. According to a statement from the Israeli Army to Reuters, among the targets included in the strikes were Syrian observation sites, intelligence-gathering …

As the first major wildfires of the season burn in California, the massive Apple Fire has scorched 26,450 acres in Riverside County and was only 5% contained as of Monday morning. The fire that has destroyed at least one home and two outbuildings began shortly before 5 p.m. local time …

US President Donald Trump threatened to sue Nevada after Democratic lawmakers passed a bill on Sunday that would send mail-in ballots to every voter ahead of November’s presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, who has claimed without evidence that voting by mail will lead to rampant fraud, …

As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders – antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus. The development of monoclonal antibodies to target the virus has been …

A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) for TikTok’s US operations provoked an outcry on Monday on Chinese social media as well as criticism from a prominent Chinese investor in TikTok owner ByteDance. The US tech giant formally declared its interest on Sunday after President Donald Trump, who has …

Deutsche Bank has launched an internal investigation into a transaction between one of its bankers and a company part-owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. According to The New York Times, the investigation centres around a $1.5m-apartment on Park Avenue bought by Trump family banker Rosemary Vrablic and two other …

Iraqi Interior Ministry issued a statement on Monday saying that the Ministry of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism forces have arrested six ISIS terrorists in different parts of Nineveh province under Article 4 of the Terrorism Act. These elements admitted that they had participated in several operations against Iraqi security forces and …

Bret Stephens: Gail, some of our readers may not know that, in addition to all of your journalism at The Times, you’re also the author of several distinguished works of history. Put on your historian’s hat and tell us what you think of Donald Trump’s tweet suggesting we delay the …

Oil prices steadied on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases around the globe and oversupply worries fuelled by the prospect of OPEC and its allies winding back output cuts were offset by positive industry data in Europe and Asia. Brent crude rose 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $43.57 a barrel by …

The World Health Organization has warned that, despite high hopes from ongoing vaccine-development efforts, there might never be a “silver bullet” to put an end to the Covid-19 virus. According to The WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stopping more coronavirus outbreaks for now comes down to “the basics of …

China’s artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology, which is also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against US tech giant Apple, alleging it has infringed on its patents. Xiao-i filed the lawsuit in a Shanghai court, asking for 10 billion yuan ($1.43 billion) in damages and demanding …

New evidence has come to light that British Special Forces in Afghanistan routinely committed war crimes by shooting dead unarmed civilians. The fresh material follows an investigation by BBC Panorama which focuses on the concerns of the Special Forces top brass that the units under their command were routinely killing …

The United States has entered a “new phase” of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with rural areas just as threatened as major cities. Birx, who heads the White House coronavirus task force, told CNN’s “State of the Union” that local virus mitigation procedures were starting …

Iraq registered, on Monday, 2735 new cases and of Covid-19, as well as about 2225 recoveries and 66 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 13647 tests were performed today, The newly recovery cases were distributed as follows: Baghdad …

Yair Netanyahu tweeted the addresses and phone numbers of three men who led protests against his father’s administration. All three said they later received death threats. An Israeli court on Sunday ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s older son to stop harassing three people helping to lead protests against his father’s …

Trump must win North Carolina. He’s losing there. Absentee ballots start getting mailed to North Carolina voters in just 33 days, and a new CBS News/YouGov poll reveals ominous news for President Donald Trump in the Tar Heel state. Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a narrow 48% to 44% …

Iraqi Army in collaboration with Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashed al-Sha’abi, has launched a new counter-terrorism operation against the remnants of ISIS takfiri elements in Al Anbar Province. According to the report, Iraqi Army forces targeted the remnants of ISIS elements in desert areas of Al …

China said on Monday it will suspend its extradition agreement with New Zealand in response to Wellington suspending its existing extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced the decision at a daily briefing.

An Islamic State terrorist group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing at least 21 people in fighting overnight, a local official said. Another 43 people have been wounded in the attack that began late Sunday when an Islamic State …

Gun violence continued to plague Chicago, with eight people killed, including a 9-year-old boy, and at least 19 other people wounded so far this weekend, police said Sunday. From Jan. 1 through the end of July, there were 440 homicides in Chicago and 2,240 people were shot, a number that …