A gunman opened fire at a St. Louis high school on Monday morning, killing at least two people and wounding six others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city’s police commissioner said. When police arrived at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School at 9:10 a.m. local time (1410 …
Read More »China doubles indirect oil imports from sanctioned countries in September
China’s customs office data have pointed to a major increase in the country’s indirect oil imports from countries under US sanctions in September. The data covered in a Monday report by the Reuters news agency showed that China’s oil imports from Malaysia, from where the country has taken delivery of oil …
Read More »Rishi Sunak wins Tory leadership race to become UK’s next prime minister
Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the leadership race for the ruling Conservative Party, triggered by last week’s resignation of Liz Truss. According to Press TV, Sunak, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, won the leadership contest on …
Read More »Designate Muhammad Shaya: Forming a strong government capable of facing economic challenges is among my priorities
Today, Sunday, Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani affirmed that his work priorities are to form a strong government capable of facing challenges, the most important of which are economic. The media office of the Prime Minister said, in a statement received by (Al-Ghadir), that “the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, …
Read More »Trump on 2024 run: ‘I will probably have to do it again’
Former US President Donald Trump has said that he would “probably” have to run for the White House again, indicating a potential 2024 rematch against the incumbent president, Joe Biden. Speaking on Saturday at a rally in Robstown, Texas, where Trump was campaigning for Republicans, he reiterated claims that he …
Read More »Xi: China to open its door even wider to world in new era
Chinese President Xi Jinping, the newly-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s Central Committee, has outlined his reform-oriented plans for the promotion of the vast Asian country, saying China will open its door wider to the rest of the world in the new era. According to Press …
Read More »Militant attacks in Africa increase 300% despite US operations: Report
A new report from the Pentagon has shown that militant attacks increased 300 percent in Africa over the past decade. The September report from the Pentagon’s Africa Center for Strategic Studies showed that the west Sahel region and Somalia were the militancy hot spots where most of the attacks had been …
Read More »US Army suicides continues to surge
The number of suicides in the US Army, the military’s largest branch, continued to increase in 2021, newly released Pentagon data shows, registering 176 cases. The findings come as the Army has struggled to find ways to boost quality of life for soldiers, an effort senior military leaders have touted …
Read More »Thousands of Anti-Brexit protesters in London call on UK to rejoin EU
Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through central London, waving EU flags and calling on the UK to rejoin the European Union. According to Press TV, thousands of Britons who gathered from across the UK in a protest called the National Rejoin March, walked from Park Lane to Parliament Square in London, …
Read More »China could invade Taiwan by end of the year – Report
Military officials have indicated heightened alarm over Beijing’s intentions toward the island America’s military must be ready to respond to a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan that could come before the end of this year, the head of the US Navy has said. Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of US naval …
Read More »PMF strikes ISIS targets in Diyala
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced on Friday, strikes on targets belonging to ISIS terrorist gangs in Diyala. The commission said in a statement received by (Al-Ghadeer) that “the detachments of the second battalion in the Directorate of Shield in the Popular Mobilization, today, Friday, dealt with targets of the …
Read More »Belarus not preparing to enter Ukraine conflict – Lukashenko
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko insisted on Friday Minsk was not preparing to enter the Ukraine conflict, during a visit to inspect drones at a military center in the west of the country. The leader, a close ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, was shown Belarus-made drones, which he said had the …
Read More »Al-Sudani to the political forces: you suggest, I select
The Coordination Framework has given the opportunity to its member parties to put forth their candidates for ministerial portfolios, but the final saying will be for Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani, an official statement said on Friday. “In reference to the Coordination Framework’s statement, we affirm that the agreement between …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss NATO bid with Swedish PM: Report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted a request from Sweden’s new prime minister to visit Turkey for talks aimed at overcoming Ankara’s objections to Stockholm and Helsinki’s bids to join NATO, local media reported on Friday. Sweden and Finland earlier this year tore up their long-standing policies of non-alignment …
Read More »Boris Johnson or Rishi Sunak touted as UK’s next prime minister
Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest. Truss, chosen by party members to succeed Johnson after he was ousted by his lawmakers …
Read More »US may end aid to Ukraine after midterms – Axios
The Biden administration says it’ll keep working with Congress to support Kiev regardless of the outcome of November’s vote The extensive assistance provided by Washington to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia may be cut if the Republican Party takes control of Congress in the midterm elections on November 8, …
Read More »The coordination framework authorizes the Al-Sudani to choose his cabinet
The coordination framework issued an important decision on Thursday, regarding the cabinet of PM-designate Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani. A member of the Wisdom Movement affiliated with the framework, Fadi Al-Shammari, said in a tweet, that “the coordination framework authorizes the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, to form his ministry and choose …
Read More »European leaders open divisive summit on energy crisis
European Union leaders opened a two-day summit Thursday divided on whether, and how, the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis fueled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and his strategy to choke off gas supplies to the bloc at will. And, for …
Read More »At least 150 dead in renewed tribal war in Sudan
At least 150 people, including women and children, were killed Wednesday and Thursday in fresh tribal clashes in the Blue Nile, southern Sudan, which has already been plagued by clashes over land in recent months. The UN mission in Sudan said it was “gravely concerned about the escalation of deadly …
Read More »Russia says West’s supplies of weapons to Ukraine are going onto the black market
Russia said on Thursday that the West’s supplies of advanced weapons to Ukraine were finding their way onto the black market and then into the hands of extremist and criminal groups in the Middle East, Central Africa, and Asia. Since Russia launched its war with Ukraine on February 24, the …
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