President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran was unlikely to reach a deal in the next few days with European parties to save the 2015 nuclear deal, state TV reported. “I think it is unlikely that we will reach a result with Europe by today or tomorrow,” Rouhani said. “Europe …
Read More »Videos: Multiple casualties after a massive blaze broke out at oil refinery outside Mumbai, India.
A towering inferno has erupted at a state-run ONGC oil and gas processing plant at Uran, outside Mumbai, reportedly killing five people and injuring at least 11 more while forcing the evacuation of area residents. The fire broke out in a stormwater drainage system around 7 am local time on …
Read More »US, France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, U.N. report says.
The United States, Britain, and France may be complicit in war crimes in Yemen by arming and providing intelligence and logistics support to a Saudi-led coalition that starves civilians as a war tactic, the United Nations said on Tuesday. U.N. investigators recommended that all states impose a ban on arms …
Read More »Videos: One Killed, 11 Injured in Motorcycle Explosion North of Syria’s Aleppo.
One person was killed and 11 were injured in a motorcycle explosion in the city of Azaz north of Syria’s Allepo, a local source stated. اعزاز#انفجار دراجة نارية وسط سوق مدينة اعزاز بريف حلب الشمالي،ووقوع شهداء وجرحى في صفوف المدنين.سورية#حلب#اعزاز pic.twitter.com/DQKqD2vXXm — basharalshykh (@basharalshykh3) September 3, 2019 An explosion in …
Read More »At least 16 dead in Taliban attack on NGO compound in Kabul.
A major Taliban suicide attack on an affluent area of Kabul has killed at least 16 people and injured more than 100 others. The attack came just hours after the US said it had agreed on a deal “in principle” with the Taliban for the withdrawal of around 5,000 troops …
Read More »British lawmakers bid to block PM leaving EU with no deal.
British lawmakers will on Tuesday try to stop Boris Johnson from pursuing what they cast as a calamitous no-deal Brexit, a challenge a senior government source said would prompt the prime minister to call for a snap election on Oct. 14. More than three years since the United Kingdom voted …
Read More »Indian authorities left red-faced after ‘Moonwalk’ Video goes viral.
As India’s space agency prepares to make history by landing on the Moon later this week, many of the country’s citizens have been left in stitches after footage of an apparent moonwalk went viral. Just days before India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 touches down on the Moon’s south pole on September …
Read More »Misses Again: Trump incorrectly states hurricane will hit Alabama
Donald Trump has caused unnecessary confusion by saying Hurricane Dorian – now the joint most powerful storm to make landfall on record – was forecast to hit Alabama, when in fact the state is not among those experts believe is threatened. Three other states – Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia …
Read More »Footage of Hezbollah attack on Avivim, Northern Israel.
Al-Manar Arabic TV broadcast footage of Hezbollah Avivim attack in a short time.
Read More »Videos: Bahamas sees ‘unprecedented devastation’
Hurricane Dorian appears to have caused “unprecedented” devastation in the Bahamas, the country’s leader says. The category five storm, the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, remains “extremely dangerous”, said Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. Some 13,000 houses are feared damaged or destroyed, according to the International Red Cross. Pictures showed surging …
Read More »Seven people killed in crash of light aircraft in the Philippines.
Seven people were killed when a small plane crashed in a resort area near the Philippines’ capital Manila, authorities say. The crash sparked a fire and sent people fleeing and firefighters scrambling to control it. The Philippines Civil Aviation Authority said that the light plane, which was on a medical …
Read More »Italian police seize German rescue ship, will disembark over 100 migrants.
Italian police on Monday seized a German migrant rescue ship that had been stranded at sea for a week and will disembark more than 100 migrants soon, according to a police spokesman. The ship’s captain had earlier set course for the port of Pozzallo, on the island of Sicily, sparking …
Read More »Over 30 feared dead after boat engulfed in flames off California coast.
Dozens of people have reportedly died in a fire on a large boat off the coast of California. The US Coast Guard has deployed multiple crews to tackle the blaze. Local news outlet KTLA is reporting that 34 people have died in the blaze which broke out on the 75-foot …
Read More »Germany asks for forgiveness as Poland marks 80th anniversary of war.
Germany’s president asked for forgiveness for his country on Sunday for the suffering of the Polish people during World War Two as Poland marked 80 years since the Nazi German invasion that unleashed the deadliest conflict in human history. The ceremonies began at 4:30 a.m. in the small town of …
Read More »Israeli drone dropped incendiary substance in border forest: Lebanon army.
The Lebanese military said an Israeli drone, which violated Lebanon’s airspace, dropped incendiary material and sparked a fire in a pine forest by the border on Sunday. The fires near the border in Lebanon “originate with operations by our forces in the area,” the Israeli military said in a statement …
Read More »Hurricane Dorian upgraded to Category 5 storm, 180mph winds set for landfall.
Hurricane Dorian has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm by the US National Hurricane Center, with the potential to wreak destruction once it makes land. The storm is currently en route to the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded Dorian to Category 5 on Sunday, placing it in …
Read More »Videos: Texas shooting: What we know about the Odessa gun rampage.
Six people have died and over 20 were shot as a gunman went on a shooting rampage in the area of Midland and Odessa, Texas, after an officer attempted to pull his vehicle over for a traffic stop. How it unfolded The incident began unraveling at 3:17 pm local time …
Read More »Saudi-led coalition strike on a prison in Yemen kills at least 100 people – Red Cross.
A Red Cross official has estimated that Saudi airstrikes killed at least 100 people at a Yemeni prison. Medics have been dispatched to the scene of what looks like the deadliest strike in Yemen this year. Airstrikes pounded the detention center located in a college building in the southwest of …
Read More »Hezbollah says targets Israeli military vehicle.
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military vehicle near the border with the occupied Palestinian lands, killing and injuring all forces on board. According to the Lebanese resistance group, the operation was carried out by two fighter groups, who targeted two Israeli vehicles. One of the …
Read More »Video: Nationwide Parliament suspension protests hit Britain.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament until two weeks before Brexit zero-hour. Chanting “shame on you, Boris Johnson,” anti-Brexit activists congregated outside 10 Downing Street. Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addressed the crowds outside Johnson’s …
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