The talks are taking place as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad mends ties with regional powers after more than a decade of isolation. The foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran have met in Moscow for high-level talks on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during …

The Barcelona legend has won 31 trophies with the club, including three Champions Leagues and eight Spanish leagues. Sergio Busquets says he will end his “unforgettable journey” of nearly two decades with Barcelona at the end of the season, bringing an illustrious era at the club to an end. Busquets, …

Most DNA comes from the child’s two parents but about 0.1 percent comes from a third person – another woman. The United Kingdom’s fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the UK’s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people, an effort to prevent the …

The Mexican government is planning to deploy law enforcement personnel to its border with Guatemala and other migration corridors in Mexico to help the Biden administration reduce the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. unlawfully, senior American officials said Tuesday. The operations to stop or slow down U.S.-bound migrants …

Milan is gearing up for its biggest local derby in a generation as two of Europe’s grand old clubs face off on Wednesday in a blockbuster Champions League semi-final. Two clashes full of colour, noise and drama await in one of the continent’s football capitals, AC Milan and Inter Milan …

The US federal government has claimed that it legally hacked into a network of computers infected by ‘malware’ to shut down a Russian online spying operation. A court warrant allowed FBI agents to remotely access infected computers, which officials described as an “innovative use of legal authorities.” On Tuesday, the …

Humans and robotic landers, rovers and orbiters have all explored the moon in great detail over the past several decades. But there are still many mysteries about Earth’s companion that need to be solved. One of those puzzles concerns the moon’s inner core. Is it solid or liquid? How large …

The Iraqi Parliamentary Finance Committee is hosting daily meetings with ministers and concerned departments that constitute government spending units to discuss key expenditure items, financial allocations, and comparisons with the budgets of 2019 and 2021. The committee also focuses on the main sources of revenue for these units, which will …

Basra crude prices on Wednesday, showed a mixed trend amid a drop in global oil prices. Basra Heavy crude experienced a slight increase of 1.04%, rising by 75 cents to $72.75. On the other hand, Basra Medium crude prices declined by 1%, falling by 75 cents to reach $75.90. In …

Protesters have taken to the streets in capital Dakar against what they call an increasingly repressive state. Violence during protests in the Ngor neighbourhood of the Senegalese capital, Dakar, has killed one teenager and wounded 30 people as young protesters took to the streets against an increasingly “repressive state”. The …

US President Joe Biden will host India Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit on June 22 that will affirm the two countries’ “deep and close partnership,” the White House announced Wednesday. The visit, the highest level of diplomatic reception at the White House, will boost Washington and New …

Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza have fired a barrage of rockets towards Israeli cities in retaliation for the regime’s raids on the besieged coastal enclave, hitting targets as far as Tel Aviv. According to Israeli media, at least 100 rockets were fired towards Tel Aviv and illegal Israeli settlements in …

Iraq has descended two positions in the global ranking of countries with the lowest fuel prices, now standing at 13th place, data by the Global Petrol Prices website demonstrated on Wednesday. The website’s table for May 2023 reveals that Iraq’s position has deteriorated from its previous 11th rank among the …

A Tunisian security officer who was wounded in Tuesday’s shooting attack outside a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba has died, hospital sources said, bringing the death toll to six including the shooter. The attacker, a National Guard member, killed a colleague at a naval installation, then travelled to …

In a coordinated operation across three provinces, Iraqi security forces, in collaboration with al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF), apprehended a group of individuals allegedly promoting the banned Baath Party, a source from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior revealed on Wednesday. “The joint security force executed a security mission in Baghdad, …

North Korea’s foreign ministry has warned Japan not to join the newly announced Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between South Korea and the US and said doing so would make the Northeast Asian region unstable. The group, announced during South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the US last …

Pakistani police have detained nearly 1,000 protesters in eastern Punjab Province as the arrest of the country’s last prime minister Imran Khan has sparked violent nationwide protests. The police declared in a Wednesday statement that 945 “law breakers and miscreants” were detained across the province, adding that 130 officers were …

At least one Palestinian has been killed and several others injured in fresh Israeli air raids against targets in Gaza Strip, a day after the regime carried out a series of strikes on the enclave, killing at least 13 people, including three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement. Palestinian …

The House of Representatives decided to adjourn its session held today, Tuesday, after it finished a report and discussion of a draft law on freedom of expression, assembly, and peaceful demonstration.

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested by paramilitary officers, his aide says, as his supporters depict the detention as “abduction”. According to local broadcaster Geo TV, Khan was taken into custody at a court in Islamabad for a corruption case on Tuesday. Musarrat Jamshed Cheema, a leader of …