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Israeli regime forces have detained at least 10 Palestinians in several violent raids across the occupied West Bank, including al-Quds. The Palestinian official Wafa news agency reported that the raids took place overnight on Wednesday. Director of the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Office, Kamal Bani-Odeh, said the Israeli soldiers stormed …

China has called on the United States to immediately and fully lift its sanctions and decades-long embargo against Cuba, and to stop making excuses to interfere in and destabilize the small Caribbean island. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, whose name was not mentioned, made the remarks in a …

The United States hit a six-month high for new COVID cases with over 100,000 infections reported on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant ravages areas where people did not get vaccinated. The country is reporting over 94,819 cases on a seven-day average, a five-fold increase in …

Australia says it will provide a reparation fund of 380 million Australian dollars ($280 million) for some members of its indigenous population who were forcibly removed from their families as children. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement during a speech to parliament about the so-called “Stolen Generation” on …

After having his mandate endorsed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ebrahim Raeisi has taken the oath of office to be officially inaugurated as the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Iranian parliament on Thursday afternoon, attended …

A Myanmar militia force fighting the army in a central part of the country and residents have found at least 40 bodies in jungle areas in recent weeks, including some showing signs of torture, a militia member and media reports said. Since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung …

President Lukashenko says the migrants Lithuania turns away will not be allowed back into Belarus. The president of Belarus has ordered the country’s security forces to tighten control over the border with Lithuania, which had begun turning away migrants attempting to cross from Belarus earlier this week. Lithuania, an EU …

The possible sale, which has not been finalised, has again angered China as the US seeks deeper ties with Taiwan. The United States has approved the potential sale of howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan in a deal valued at up to $750m, the Pentagon has announced, prompting condemnation by China. …

India has tightened security in Kashmir on the second anniversary of New Delhi’s imposition of direct rule on the disputed region and local groups are calling for a shutdown to mark a “black day.” Hundreds of extra police and troops were deployed in Srinagar, the main city in the Indian-administered …

Israeli forces have detained at least 10 Palestinians in several violent raids across the occupied West Bank, including al-Quds. The Palestinian official Wafa news agency reported that the raids took place overnight on Wednesday. Director of the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) Office, Kamal Bani-Odeh, said the Israeli soldiers stormed and …

Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Kyaw Moe Tun, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired after a coup in February, has revealed a purported massacre by the military regime. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun said that …

Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces in a central town on Thursday to check communal unrest after a group ransacked and set fire to a Hindu temple. Ahmad Nawaz, a spokesperson for the Rahimyar Khan district police, told Reuters that the people attacked the temple in the town of Bhong after reports …

British police investigating the online racial abuse of England players following the team’s Euro 2020 soccer final loss against Italy say they have made 11 arrests. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka were victims of abuse after they missed penalties in the shootout defeat at Wembley on July 11. …

California’s largest wildfire has leveled much of the downtown and some surrounding homes in a small Northern California mountain community. The Dixie Fire tore through Greenville on Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes as the sky was cast in an orange glow. A photographer on assignment for The Associated Press …

South Korea has detected its first two cases of the new Delta Plus COVID-19 variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday, as the country battles with its fourth wave of infections. The Delta Plus variant is a sub-lineage of the Delta variant first identified in …

Authorities have arrested a man after he attempted to swim from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, according to multiple media reports. The 28-year-old reportedly jumped into the sea near Tanjung City Marina and was later found floating in the water after police received calls reporting the incident. …

The UK drew up a blueprint to respond to a COVID-19-type outbreak in 2005 – but the contingency plan was apparently “lost” and never considered when the coronavirus surged across the world, according to a new report. The Independent reported on Wednesday that the document, drawn up in response to …

A Frontier Airlines passenger accused of groping two flight attendants and punching a third on a flight from Philadelphia to Miami was taped to his seat for the duration of the flight and arrested on landing, NBC News reported on Tuesday. Maxwell Berry, 22, was taken into custody at Miami …

Iraq’s President, Barham Salih, held today, Thursday, in Tehran, a meeting with the new Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. The meeting, which was attended by the foreign ministers and senior officials from both sides, is the first after Raisi assuming his post. A statement issued by the Iraqi Presidency said today …

The New York International Auto Show, which had been scheduled to open to the public in just two weeks, has been canceled due to concerns about the Covid-19 Delta variant and the steps being taken to prevent it. The show was first canceled in the spring of 2020 due to …