Record spike in COVID infections for the second day in a week forces mass testing in Nanjing amid sweeping restrictions. China has ordered mass testing in the eastern city of Nanjing in Jiangsu province, the latest measure as the country for the second day in a row reported a record …

The Israeli occupation forces launched a number of armed incursions on Thursday across the occupied West Bank and al-Quds, arresting a number of young Palestinian men, amid ongoing illegal settler attacks on Palestinians and their property in Nablus and al-Khalil. Israeli soldiers arrested thirteen Palestinians who were taken away for …

Azerbaijan’s leader says France cannot take part in the peace talks with Armenia after ‘insulting’ Baku. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has said his country does not want France to take part in its peace talks with Armenia, calling off a four-way meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council …

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the meeting and resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, noting that “multifaceted political goals” are behind these anti-Iranian measures. In a statement late on Thursday, the ministry blasted the measure of a few Western countries in “imposing” an anti-Iranian resolution to the …

Duhok Police announced on Friday that a student died of his injuries due to the gas explosion. Nechirvan Abdel Aziz died in a hospital in Turkey where he was treated. The Police said. The death toll reached six, and dozens were wounded when a gas explosion leaked from a cylinder …

Belgium has reportedly refused to supply the UK with a crucial component needed to maintain its nuclear arsenal A rift has emerged between Britain and Belgium after Brussels blocked the export of a component critical for maintaining the UK’s nuclear arsenal, The Times reported on Friday. In response, the UK …

An Algerian court Thursday sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires during an extended heatwave last year, state media reported. The North African country has, however, maintained a moratorium on carrying out death sentences since the last executions in …

There have been a total of 609 mass shootings in 2022 in the United States so far, putting the country on pace to reach around 675 by the end of the year, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive. Last year saw a shocking 690 mass shootings across the United …

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana on Thursday. The 37-year-old striker converted a penalty in …

Lebanese lawmakers have failed to elect the country’s next president for the seventh time, nearly a month after the previous head of state Michel Aoun left the Baabda Palace. Christian MP and presidential hopeful Michel Moawad, who is seen as close to Washington, was the front-runner with 42 votes in …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Thursday headed an expanded meeting to discuss an integrated gas project with French Total Energies’ CEO Patrick Pouyanné. According to an official readout, the meeting discussed gas investments in Iraq, including a 600-MMSCF, flared gas plant, the Artawi oilfield, a seawater desalination project, …

Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Iraq is keen to maintain strong ties with Russia in various fields. The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement that al-Sudani received a phone call from Putin and discussed with him bilateral relations, …

Russia has denied targeting the Ukrainian capital, saying “foreign and Ukrainian” air defense missiles, instead, caused damage to Kyiv. In a statement on Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, “Not a single strike was made on targets within the city of Kyiv.” Any damage was “the result of the fall of …

The animals on a Chinese farm, filmed walking in circles for days, may be suffering from claustrophobia A scientist has offered a rather sad explanation for a bizarre phenomenon in which hundreds of sheep were seen walking in circles for 12 days on a farm in China. Matt Bell, a …

Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accused the South Korean government of being a “faithful dog” of the United States for mulling sanctions on Pyongyang for recently conducting a series of test missile launches. “As soon as the US spoke of ‘independent sanctions’ against the Democratic …

A top judge said the president’s “bizarre” election claims were based on a “fraudulent narrative” about faulty voting machines Brazil’s electoral court has rejected a request by Jair Bolsonaro to overturn the results of October’s presidential race, saying the outgoing leader had challenged the election in “bad faith” while slapping …

Almost 31,500 people were diagnosed with the disease on Wednesday, according to official data China on Wednesday registered its highest number of daily coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic almost three years ago, official data has shown. There were 31,444 new cases of the disease in the country …

Long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister Thursday in a victory for political reformers who were locked in a battle with Malay nationalists for days after a divisive general election produced a hung Parliament. Anwar took his oath of office in a simple ceremony at …

The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever “parastronaut” in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency said it had selected former British Paralympic sprinter John McFall as part of a new generation of 17 recruits picked …

The viral disease will reportedly be called “MPOX” to avoid stigmatization, following US pressure The World Health Organization (WHO) will soon announce the redesignation of monkeypox as “MPOX,” Politico has reported, citing anonymous sources. The decision was reportedly taken following pressure from Washington. The renaming of the disease could be …