France’s foreign minister has expressed rare concern over the recent Israeli violence against Palestinians in al-Quds and elsewhere, warning of the risk of “long-lasting apartheid”. “It’s the first time and it clearly shows that if in the future we had a solution other than the two-state solution, we would have …

The Gaza Strip revises up its tally of the casualties that have been left from the Israeli regime’s recent 12-day war on the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory. Israel’s Manufacturers’ Association has released a report admitting to the huge economic damage sustained by the regime as a result of the barrage of …

One person died and several were injured on Tuesday when Iraqi security forces fired live rounds in the air to disperse the mass protests in central Baghdad, according to security and medical sources. The sources said that at least 14 protesters and seven members of the security forces were hurt …

US police have continued to take the lives of a large number of people since the brutal killing of George Floyd by physical force a year ago triggered the mass protests against police brutality and injustice in the country. Agencies on Tuesday cited a rights advocacy group as reporting that …

More than five years after an Italian student’s body was found in Cairo, a Rome judge says four senior Egyptian security officials should face trial over his kidnapping, torture, and murder. Giulio Regeni, a Cambridge University postgraduate student, disappeared in January 2016. His body was so badly disfigured his mother …

Peru’s interim president said on Tuesday there will be “no impunity” for the authors of a massacre of 16 Peruvians in a jungle region known for cocaine production, which authorities attribute to a dissident faction of Shining Path rebels. “We are doing all we can to deploy the police and …

In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese melons have sold for $24,800 at auction, over 22 times more than last year’s virus-hit price. The 2.7 million yen price tag at the season’s first auction for the famed Yubari melons is still …

Scientists hope the scrappy predators’ reintroduction can balance ecosystems ravaged by invasive species. Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild on Australia’s mainland 3,000 years after the marsupials disappeared from the continent, conservation groups said Tuesday, raising hopes that a major rewilding effort could succeed. Aussie Ark and a …

Taliban, on Tuesday, pledged to provide a “safe environment” to foreign diplomats, after Australia announced it would shutter its embassy over security concerns. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan assures all foreign diplomats and staff of humanitarian organizations that (we) will not pose any threats to them,” Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem …

Athens is investing in new measures to monitor camps, but experts fear the moves will deepen divides. Parwana Amiri first noticed the concrete walls being built around her refugee camp on the Greek mainland one morning a few weeks ago. “It was a feeling that when we were sleeping, they …

Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from low-lying areas of two Indian states to escape a strong cyclone barreling toward the eastern coast Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday from low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to escape a powerful storm …

The UK and the European Union (EU) have once again clashed over the terms and conditions of the Northern Ireland Protocol as post-Brexit tensions show no sign of subsiding. The latest spat was sparked after European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said there is no alternative but the “full …

A “mysterious” airbase being built on a volcanic island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb, off Yemen’s southwestern coast and at the cusp of a key global maritime energy trade route, has been traced to the United Arab Emirates, even though the country has claimed to have disengaged from Yemen …

Iran’s Interior Ministry has released a final list of the candidates found qualified by the Constitutional Council to run for president in the June 18 election, officially clearing them to start campaigning. The much-awaited list, which was released on Tuesday, includes Saeed Jalili, Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Mohsen Rezaei, Alireza Zakani, …

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accused Morocco of failing to protect its borders on Tuesday after thousands of migrants crossed into the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla last week. “The neighbour (Morocco) needs to control its borders as well, and this did not happen,” Sanchez added. “We’re talking …

Ethiopia began the second phase of filling the reservoir behind its giant Grand Renaissance Dam in early May, a senior Sudanese official said on Tuesday, a process expected to accelerate in July and August after seasonal rains. Ethiopian authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Further construction …

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potentially setting the stage for a second vaccine for school-aged children to be authorized in July. Moderna Inc, whose vaccine is …

Azerbaijan’s defence ministry on Tuesday denied accusations by Armenia that it had fired across the border at Armenian positions. Armenia’s defence ministry said earlier that an Armenian soldier had been killed during a shootout with Azeri forces on its eastern border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said in a statement …

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva on June 16, the White House and the Kremlin said on Tuesday amid sharp disputes over election interference, cyberattacks, human rights, and Ukraine. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that both countries were lowering expectations for big breakthroughs …

A car bomb reportedly exploded in al-Anbar, western Iraq, earlier today, Tuesday. A source told Alghadeer News that the blast, that took place in Haditha, injured at least 10 citizens, according to a security source.