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Talks between OPEC and its allies to boost oil production and cool prices were abandoned earlier this month over a dispute that pivoted over how much crude the UAE would be able to pump under a new deal. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reached a compromise deal …

Brazilian president’s office says Jair Bolsonaro is suffering from intestinal blockage and is being taken to Sao Paulo. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is being taken to Sao Paulo where doctors will determine if he needs emergency surgery, his office said on Wednesday after the far-right leader was hospitalised for chronic …

The two countries agreed to ‘seek a mutually acceptable solution’ to the border problem after meeting their foreign ministers. The failure of China and India to resolve the standoff over their disputed border in the western Himalayas, despite an agreement last year, is not in the interest of either side, …

People in France have taken to the streets to protest against the government’s decision to make Covid-19 vaccination compulsory for health workers and to introduce a health pass to access bars and restaurants. Protests took place across France on Wednesday with heated clashes erupting with police in Paris. A number …

Amnesty International accused Greek police of using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to impose blanket bans on protests and apply excessive force to crush peaceful demonstrations. Street protests are common in Greece, and several have taken place in recent months on issues ranging from new labor law to Israeli …

The UK’s largest naval flotilla in 40 years has been struck down by a significant coronavirus outbreak. According to The Sun (July 13), almost half the warships in the Royal Navy’s carrier strike group, led by the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, have been hit by positive Covid-19 cases. The …

Egypt’s highest civilian court has upheld the designation of a group of 13 people, including two prominent activists, as terrorists. The Court of Cassation on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the 13 people against their inclusion on a terrorist list for a period of five years. The group includes activists …

Former US President George W. Bush has criticized the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, warning it is going to have grave consequences. In an interview with German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, the former Republican president defended his decision to attack Afghanistan in 2001, reiterating that it has led to great …

A group of the military forces that the US has taken out of Afghanistan have been sent over to Yemen, where they have occupied a strategic southwestern airbase. Yemen Press Agency carried the report on Tuesday, saying the forces first arrived at the Aden International Airport in the Aden Province …

European Union policymakers on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action this decade and set an example for the world’s other big economies to follow. The European Commission, the EU executive body, set out in painstaking detail how …

The use of capital punishment in Bahrain has considerably increased over the past decade, particularly since the 2011 Islamic Awakening uprising, according to a new report. According to Press TV, a joint report released on Tuesday by anti-death penalty and human rights group Reprieve and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and …

A survey of US Jewish voters conducted after the recent Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip has found that a quarter of respondents believe the occupying entity is an apartheid regime committing genocide against Palestinians. The study, based on interviews with 800 Jewish voters, was commissioned by the Jewish Electorate …

A senior Russian diplomat has said Moscow has warned the United States against deploying its troops in the former Soviet Central Asian nations following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Moscow delivered the message to Washington during a meeting between Russian …

The US Justice Department (DOJ) will hand Jan. 6 protesters’ attorneys documents describing police misconduct during the demonstration on Capitol Hill. Lawyers will receive the evidence in response to requests for information, Politico reported on Monday. They had previously inquired about allegations that some officers may have been “complicit in …

US President Joe Biden’s nominee for the navy says the United States will “need additional resources” to counter China at sea. Carlos Del Toro made the comments before a Senate panel during his confirmation hearing. “As our nation shifts from a land-based strategy over the past 20 years fighting the …

US President Joe Biden has condemned a wave of Republican-backed legislation fuelled by his predecessor Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. In a speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Biden lambasted efforts by Trump and others to sow doubt about the election months after it concluded, which have prompted GOP-led …

The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of Afghan civilians are likely to flee their homes due to the ongoing Taliban advances across various parts of war-ravaged Afghanistan. According to Press TV, Babar Baloch, Spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), told a news briefing in the Swiss …

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan has warned the Taliban that any attempt to undermine security in the region would lead to grave consequences for the Afghan militant group. Zamir Kabulov told Russia’s Sputnik on Wednesday that Moscow was “closely monitoring the situation” as the Taliban overran areas …

The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan says it has gained control over a strategic route linking the south of the country to Pakistan. The Taliban “have captured an important border town called Wesh in Kandahar,” spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed in a statement on Wednesday. The town of Wesh is in …

The Texas Senate has approved a controversial restrictive voting legislation after Democratic lawmakers in the state House fled to Washington to evade passage of the bill in the lower chamber. The bill, passed by a party-line vote of 18-4, includes restrictions on absentee voting and forbids drive-through voting, which many …