Yemeni armed forces launched a drone attack against a military training camp in the south of Saudi Arabia, killing and injuring dozens of mercenaries and Saudi officers.
Read More »China urges US to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs on pretext of press freedom
The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong on Friday (June 25) urged the United States to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs on the pretext of press freedom.
Read More »15 UN peacekeepers, some German, wounded in Mali car bomb attack
Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers, including several from Germany, were wounded in northern Mali on Friday in an attack on their camp involving a vehicle-borne explosive, the U.N. mission in Mali and the German military said.
Read More »Russia: UK warship’s violation impossible without US consent
Russia says hostile actions by a British warship near Russian territorial waters could not have been carried out without the urging of the US.
Read More »At least four dead, 159 missing following partial building collapse near Miami
Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials on Friday raised the number of people unaccounted for to 159 and the confirmed death toll to four. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters that …
Read More »Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to receive Iranian-made vaccine in next few days – medical academy chief
Iran’s supreme leader will receive the domestically-developed COVIran Barakat coronavirus vaccine in the near future, the country’s top doctor has said.
Read More »Giuliani’s law licence suspended over Trump election falsehoods
The New York court’s decision prevents Rudy Giuliani from representing clients as a lawyer.
Read More »Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time
Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Crimea. Summary Russia’s warns Britain over navy confrontation Raab: Russia being ‘predictably inaccurate’ Russia says London is sowing barefaced …
Read More »Hundreds More Unmarked Graves Found at Former Residential School in Canada
Cowessess First Nation announces the discovery of up to 751 unmarked graves on former Marieval Indian Residential School grounds.
Read More »China complains to WTO over Australia’s trade measures
China has made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over historic duties introduced by Australia concerning three Chinese products as part of a crackdown on unfair trade practices, including dumping.
Read More »Egypt opens up to vaccinated tourists without need for Covid-19 test
Cairo has said it will allow travelers to visit the country without providing a negative PCR test, as long as they have been inoculated with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Medicines Authority.
Read More »France’s Macron says Europe’s ‘stability’ requires talks with Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that the stability of Europe required dialogue with Russia, as he attempted to persuade his reluctant EU counterparts to consider talks with Moscow. Talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin “is necessary for the stability of the European continent, but it will be demanding …
Read More »Germany calls for tougher EU travel rules to fight COVID-19 delta variant
The European Union needs a more unified approach on travel rules to ward off the spread of the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “We are obviously concerned about the delta variant,” Merkel told reporters on arriving in Brussels for an EU summit on …
Read More »Poland withdrawing troops from Afghanistan end of June: President
Poland will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of June, President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday, bringing its two-decade presence in the country to an end.
Read More »Algeria’s prime minister resigns – state tv
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad resigned on Thursday, opening the door for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to name a new cabinet, state TV said.
Read More »Ethiopian military says only combatants hit in Tigray air strike
Only combatants, not civilians, were struck in an airstrike this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the country’s military spokesman said on Thursday.
Read More »One dead, 10 known injured after oceanfront residential building partially collapses near Miami
Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed just north of Miami Beach early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and at least 10 injured, officials said.
Read More »Software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison – lawyer says
Technology entrepreneur John McAfee apparently hanged himself in his prison cell on Wednesday after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters. Known for his eccentric behaviour and videos, McAfee, 75, was a pioneer of anti-virus software and indicted in Tennessee on tax …
Read More »Oath Keeper pleads guilty in major Capitol riot conspiracy case
It’s the first guilty plea in the DOJ’s conspiracy case against the group.
Read More »US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Friday
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday for the first time since taking a lead role in immigration issues, her office said, bowing to pressure that she make the high-profile trip.
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