French President Emmanuel Macron has made a visit to Rwanda in an attempt to reset relations between the two countries after decades of political tensions over France’s complicity in the 1994 genocide, in which some 800,000 people from the ethnic Tutsi minority were massacred. Macron arrived in the Rwandan capital …
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Iraq seeking to recoup $150bn in oil money stolen since US invasion
Iraqi President Barham Saleh hopes his country would be able to recover $150 billion in oil money that he claims have been smuggled out of the country since the US invasions of 2003. According to reports, his comments came as he introduced a draft law to the Iraqi parliament meant …
Read More »Three civilians killed as Saudi-led forces shell border area in northern Yemen
At least three people have been killed in an artillery attack by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada, as the Riyadh regime and its allies continue their aggression against the impoverished West Asian country. Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television …
Read More »US military logistics convoy targeted in southern Iraq
Iraqi sources reported that a convoy carrying logistics equipment for the US military was attacked in the south of the country. A US convoy was targeted in Al-Samawah province, southern Iraq today, Saberin News reported. According to the report, the convoy was carrying logistics equipment for the US military. So …
Read More »Zinedine Zidane leaves Real Madrid for second time as manager
Manager Zinedine Zidane has resigned from Real Madrid for the second time in his coaching career. Real failed to win a trophy this season and were pipped to the La Liga title by city rivals Atletico Madrid on a dramatic final day on Saturday. Real said in a statement that …
Read More »DR Congo: Thousands evacuate Congo’s Goma after more volcanic activity
Authorities order an evacuation as the risk of new eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo looms, people flee the city of 1.5 million. Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions …
Read More »‘Corona Devi’: Indian priests pray for mercy from COVID ‘goddess’
Two ‘Corona Devi’ idols set up in the southern city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu state as the country battles a new infection surge. Hindu priests at an Indian temple are saying daily prayers to two coronavirus goddesses in an effort to tame the pandemic as the country battles a …
Read More »Biden says humanitarian access must be granted in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
US President Joe Biden called on Wednesday for the withdrawal of Eritrean and Amhara forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region and said immediate humanitarian access must be granted to avoid widespread famine in the conflict-torn area. Thousands have been killed and about 2 million people forced from their homes in Tigray …
Read More »European firefighters help Sri Lanka with 7-day ship fire
On Thursday, Sri Lanka navy spokesman Indika de Silva said the efforts to douse the blaze were continuing. Four tug boats and three Sri Lankan and Indian vessels have joined the operation. The fire erupted May 20 when the ship was anchored about 9.5 nautical miles (18 kilometers) northwest of …
Read More »Latest Indian cyclone kills five, thousands homeless
Thousands of people were homeless Thursday after the latest cyclone to hit COVID-ravaged India left a trail of destruction, although timely evacuations meant the death toll was limited to single figures. Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent …
Read More »France’s Macron in Rwanda to reset ties as survivors expect apology
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kigali on Thursday, hoping to reset ties between the two nations after decades of Rwandan accusations that France was complicit in the 1994 genocide. The visit follows the release in March of a report by a French inquiry panel that said a colonial attitude …
Read More »Azerbaijan captures 6 Armenian servicemen -TASS citing defence ministry
Six Armenian servicemen have been captured attempting to cross the Armenian-Azeri border, TASS news agency reported on Thursday citing the Azeri defence ministry. Earlier this week, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of firing at Armenian positions. Azerbaijan denied the accusation.
Read More »Australia’s Victoria state to enter COVID-19 lockdown after ‘highly-infectious’ outbreak
Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria will enter a one-week COVID-19 lockdown forcing its near seven million residents to remain home except for essential business as authorities struggle to contain a highly infectious outbreak. “We’re dealing with a highly infectious strain of the virus, a variant of concern, which is …
Read More »Villarreal win Europa League after beating Manchester United 11-10 on penalties
Villarreal has won the Europa League after defeating Manchester United 11-10 in a penalty shoot-out after United goalkeeper David De Gea missed the deciding spot-kick. With neither side able to find the winner after extra-time, the game headed to penalties in front of 9,500 fans at the Stadion Miejsk in …
Read More »Another candidate assassinated in Mexico ahead of June 6 vote
Alma Barragan was shot dead during a campaign event becoming the 34th murdered candidate this election season. A mayoral candidate has been killed in Mexico, bringing to 34 the total number of candidates murdered nationwide ahead of June 6 legislative elections that will fill thousands of local seats and nearly …
Read More »Biden orders review of US intellegence on origins of coronavirus
Joe Biden says the US will press China to participate in a ‘full and transparent’ investigation into coronavirus origins. United States President Joe Biden has instructed US spy agencies to review classified information about the origins of the coronavirus, including whether it came from contact between humans and animals, or …
Read More »Suspected Islamists kill 22 with knives, machetes in eastern Congo
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 22 civilians with knives and machetes in an overnight raid on villages near the town of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Wednesday. The attack comes more than three weeks after the government declared martial law in …
Read More »1 killed, 2 injured in oxygen pipeline blast in Iran’s Asaluyeh
One person was killed and two others were left injured after an explosion in a pipeline used by petrochemical plants in the port of Asaluyeh, located on the southwestern Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf. Local authorities in the province of Bushehr said that they had launched an investigation into …
Read More »Boat carrying some 200 people capsizes in Nigeria
A boat ferrying about 200 people capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday, though the number of casualties remains unclear, said a spokesman for the state’s governor. Such incidents are not uncommon in Nigeria, with track records of overloading and poor maintenance and safety, though the number …
Read More »Iraq reported 4,718 new coronavirus cases, 3,249 people recovered
The Ministry of Health and Environment announced today, Wednesday, the daily epidemiological situation of the Coronavirus pandemic throughout the country. The ministry stated, in a statement received by Alghadeer News, that it had “recorded 4,718 new cases of Coronavirus, while 3,249 people had recovered.” The statement added, “The new deaths …
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