Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he thinks U.S. President Joe Biden must make a decision about the embargo against Cuba amid the biggest unrest in the Caribbean nation in decades. Lopez Obrador said it was not enough for countries to vote to end the embargo via …

New legislation extends the use of health certificates in daily life, introduces mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers. France’s parliament has approved legislation to make COVID passes a key part of daily life and vaccinations mandatory for health workers amid a surge in infections across the country. Monday’s move means people …

A large explosion has been reported at positions belonging to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or Hashed al-Shaabi in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Monday afternoon. Iraqi al-Hashed al-Shaabi forces reported drone strikes on their positions in Najaf on Monday afternoon. PMF Imam Ali Division announced in …

Officials have already issued five flood warnings across southern England and 19 flood alerts, including parts of Wales. A major incident has been declared at two London hospitals, Whipps Cross Hospital and Newham Hospital, as officials urged people to seek care at other health facilities after the region was hit …

Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday, after Britain last week sanctioned the son of its president for misappropriating millions of dollars.

A Russian Progress cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station early Monday, taking with it the two-decades-old Pirs airlock and docking compartment to clear the way for Thursday’s arrival of Russia’s new Nauka multipurpose lab module. With the Progress MS-16/77P supply ship firmly locked to Pirs, hooks and latches …

The Parliamentary Crisis Cell held a meeting chaired by the First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Hassan Al-Kaabi. resource said “The Parliamentary Crisis Cell held its meeting with the Ministry of Health and the concerned authorities to follow up on the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.”  

Wildfires burned in regions across southern Europe on Monday, fuelled by hot weather and strong winds, as some northern countries cleaned up after a weekend of torrential rain and flooding. In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said firefighters had battled around 50 fires during the past 24 hours and it …

The Ministry of Oil announced on Monday, that the oil revenues for the month of June amounted to more than six billion dollars. A statement by the Ministry, received AlghadeerTv, stated that the total exports and revenues achieved for last June, and according to the final statistics issued by the …

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Monday, that there is no financial ceiling that determines the campaigning of candidates and the parties, while indicating that the candidates can perform all special activities for their electoral campaigns. The Director of the Media and Mass Communication Department at the IHEC, Hassan …

Russia rejected what it called a hostile Japanese diplomatic protest following a visit by the Russian prime minister to a disputed island chain on Monday, saying he could go wherever on Russian territory he wanted. A top Japanese government spokesman said earlier on Monday that Tokyo was lodging an official …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said, on Monday, the Eid Al-Adha celebrations caused the unprecedented rise in Coronavirus infections. The Ministry’s spokesperson, Seif Al-Badr, said in a statement, “Today, the Ministry recorded the highest daily infection rate, with more than 12,000 cases,” adding that “this unprecedented rise is …

Three former Lebanese prime ministers have endorsed Najib Mikati to become Lebanon’s next premier, more than a week after Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned as a result of a nine-month political deadlock. According to Press TV, Mikati, himself a two-time former premier, received endorsements from Hariri, Fuad Siniora and Tammam …

Doctors are warning that increasing numbers of young people infected with the coronavirus are being admitted to hospital in the UK, including to intensive care wards. After the majority of Covid restrictions were lifted, pictures were released of crowded nightclubs, filled with people not wearing masks or social distancing. According …

Beijing has urged Washington to put aside its “misguided mindset and dangerous policy” of viewing China as an “imaginary enemy,” which has led to a stalemate in relations between the world’s two largest economies. In a high-level meeting on Monday, China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Xie Feng warned visiting US Deputy …

Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big it is generating its own weather system, with authorities warning conditions could worsen on Monday. The flames have grown so large that they have created clouds that can cause lightning and high winds, which in …

At least 430 people died in at least 915 shootings that took place across the United States last week, according to ABC News and the Gun Violence Archive. Also, 1,007 people were wounded in the shootings that occurred between Saturday, July 17, and Friday, July 23, according to ABC. The stunning …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed over 12,000 COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths from its complications in the past 24 hours. The daily situation report issued by the Ministry said that 12,180 swabs have tested positive for the virus on Saturday, bringing the cumulative count of confirmed cases since the …

Lebanon’s businessman Najib Mikati has secured enough votes in parliamentary consultations to be nominated as the country’s new prime minister-designate, ending a months-long political deadlock over the matter. According to media reports, Mikati secured 73 votes out of 118 members of the parliament during consultations that followed his meeting with …