The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, confirmed today, Tuesday, that Iraq lives amid internal and external challenges, but it has many ingredients for success. A statement by his media office, seen by Al-Ghadeer, stated that the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance received in his office in Baghdad the …
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Moscow imposes sanctions on 100 Canadians in tit-for-tat move, barring them from entering Russia
Russia has slapped sanctions on 100 Canadians, banning them from entering the Russian Federation in reprisal for similar sanctions that have been imposed by Ottawa on hundreds of Russians over Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the bans on Monday, saying the affected individuals included officials, …
Read More »California strike: Academic workers in state universities protest low pay
Tens of thousands of academic workers in California state universities have gone on strike, demanding better working conditions and higher wages to keep up with soaring inflation. Some 48,000 researchers, postdoctoral scholars, teaching assistants and other employees launched the biggest academic worker strike in US history, seeking a minimum annual …
Read More »Russia warns West against ‘plundering’ its frozen assets for Ukraine ‘reparations’
Russia warns the West against attempts to seize its frozen international reserves to be used as compensation for damage and loss in Ukraine, promising to do “everything possible” to stop the “plundering” of its assets. The West froze around half – or more than $300 billion – of Russia’s international …
Read More »G20 considers resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy
Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations have met for a two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali that is considering a draft resolution warning against impacts of Ukraine war on global economy. The 16-page draft declaration stress the war was exacerbating fragilities in the global economy, Reuters quoted …
Read More »Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees, its largest job cuts ever
Amazon plans to lay off ten thousand employees in corporate and technology jobs amid cost-cutting review and a “worsening macroeconomic environment”, as inflation in the United States is at a 40 year record high. The online retailer giant plans to eliminate jobs beginning this week with staff working at its …
Read More »Israeli forces fatally shoot Palestinian youth after alleged stabbing, car-ramming attack
Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man in Ariel settlement in the West Bank city of Salfit after he allegedly killed three settlers in a stabbing and car-ramming attack. Palestinian media outlets identified the young man as 19-year-old Mohammad Murad Souf from the town of Hares, near Nablus. …
Read More »India’s Population Growth Slows as World Reaches 8 Billion
As the global population reaches 8 billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a marked slowdown. Falling fertility rates in the South Asian country have forced at least one state to consider reviewing policies that encouraged families not to go beyond …
Read More »Fire breaks out at Baghdad international airport, cause not clear
Civil defense forces were fighting a fire that broke out in the departure hall of Iraq’s Baghdad international airport, our correspondent reported on Tuesday. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
Read More »Al-Halboosi and al-Sudani discuss cooperation between legislative and executive authorities
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani on Tuesday met with Iraq’s parliament speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi, an official statement said. Al-Halboosi, at the beginning of the meeting, extended congratulations to al-Sudani for his appointment as prime minister and for passing the confidence vote. The meeting touched upon the situation in Iraq …
Read More »Parliament hosts two ministers in al-Sudani’s government
Iraq’s legislative body will be hosting two members of Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani’s cabinet, speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi announced on Tuesday. Al-Halboosi said in a statement that the parliament will host the water resources and agriculture ministers the first thing in the session called in today. The lawmakers will discuss the government’s …
Read More »Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week: Report
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. Meta declined to comment on the WSJ report. Facebook parent Meta …
Read More »Trump, other Republicans already casting doubt on legitimacy of midterm election
Former US President Donald Trump and his right-wing allies have already started casting doubt on the legitimacy of Tuesday’s midterm election results, according to a CNN report. “Here we go again! Rigged election!,” CNN on Sunday quoted Trump as writing to his 4.43 million followers on his social media platform Truth …
Read More »Suspected al-Shabaab terrorists attack Somalia military base
Suspected al-Shabaab militants have attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region days after the area was captured by government forces from the Takfiri terrorist group. The army repelled Monday’s attack on the base housing national and local troops in Qayib, a village captured from al-Shabaab last week, Defense Ministry …
Read More »Ukraine receives 1st delivery of NASAMS, Apside air defense systems: Defense minister
Ukraine has received its first delivery of NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems, its defense chief says, as the West continues to pour advanced weapons into the ex-Soviet republic despite Russia’s warnings. In a tweet on Monday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said the received defense systems would “significantly strengthen” …
Read More »Republicans warn of major battle with Democrats if Trump indicted
The expected indictment of former President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a fight over funding for the Justice Department if the GOP wins the Midterm Elections. Republicans expect Attorney General Merrick Garland to peruse an indictment of Trump — most likely within 60 to 90 days after Election …
Read More »Putin: 50,000 mobilized Russian troops serving with combat units in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin says 50,000 servicemen of mobilized Russian troops are now serving with the combat units in Ukraine, nearly nine months after Russia began a military operation in the ex-Soviet republic. During a visit to the Tver region, outside the capital Moscow, on Monday, the Russian leader said …
Read More »UN chief: World on ‘highway to climate hell’ amid rising temperatures, global warming
The United Nations’ secretary-general says world leaders face a stark choice to join forces to cut gas emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe, warning that the globe is on a “highway to climate hell” in the midst of devastating effects of rising temperatures and global warming. Antonio Guterres …
Read More »Ukraine accuses Russia of preparing for street fighting in Kherson ahead of offensive
Ukraine has accused Russia of occupying empty homes in Kherson with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting, ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive to recapture the southern city. The Ukrainian military said on Monday the Russian forces “disguised in civilian clothes, occupy the premises of civilians and …
Read More »Gunmen kill at least 11, kidnap 80 in Nigeria
Gunmen have abducted at least 80 people and killed nearly a dozen others in separate attacks in the northwest of Nigeria, in the latest attacks by armed gangs that have been preying on villages, schools and highways. Armed gangs kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in different …
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