One of Colombia’s top five criminal groups, Los Caparros, has been dismantled with the death of its leader, Defense Minister Diego Molano said on Tuesday. Robinson Gil Tapias, known as “Flechas,” was killed in an operation by Colombia’s military and police last Thursday in the northern rural municipality of Caceres, …
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Germany, UN to host conference on Libya in Berlin on June 23
Germany and the United Nations plan to host a conference on Libya this month in Berlin Germany and the United Nations plan to host a conference on Libya this month in Berlin, a gathering that aims to bring together powers with interests in the North African country and its transitional …
Read More »UK records zero daily Covid deaths for first time since March 2020
The UK on Monday recorded no new Covid-19 deaths for the first time since March 7, 2020, adding strength to calls for all restrictions to end as planned on June 21. UK Prime Minister Johnson has said he will wait for more data on the increasing spread of the newly …
Read More »NATO chief says Afghan exit going well as 10 die in attacks
The head of NATO says the military organization’s pullout from Afghanistan is going well after an 18-year presence in the country NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the military organization’s pullout from Afghanistan is going well, as at least six people were killed Tuesday in a series of attacks that plunged …
Read More »Nigeria’s president threatens rebels amid rising violence in southeast
People who promote insurrection in Nigeria face a “rude shock”, its president warned on Tuesday, raising the possibility of a fierce crackdown on rising violence in the southeast that has included arson attacks on police stations and electoral offices. Security forces are already grappling with criminal gangs in the northwest …
Read More »Czech police ask for Prime Minister to be charged with fraud
Czech police have asked for Prime Minister Andrej Babis to be charged with fraud, following an investigation into alleged misuse of European Union subsidies, according to a statement released on Monday. The criminal unit of the Economic Crime Department of the Prague Police has concluded its investigation into the case …
Read More »Amid escalating violence, Colombia sends in troops
More than a month since Colombians first took to the streets this year to protest against a botched tax overhaul and the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions across the country are escalating rapidly with more than a dozen deaths over the weekend — and a risky new government …
Read More »Baghdad records highest population density in Iraq
Iraqi Ministry of Planning revealed today, Tuesday, that the capital, Baghdad, reached more than 8.5 million people in 2020, followed by the Governorates of Nineveh and Basra. “According to the census, Baghdad’s population has reached 8.558.625 million people over the past year, which is a very high number compared to …
Read More »‘New Black Wall Street’: Closing wealth gap a century after Tulsa
A tech-based financial literacy startup, New Black Wall Street LLC, wants to provide 21st-century platforms for Black economic empowerment. This week marks one century since the torching of the “Black Wall Street” area of Tulsa, Oklahoma — then the wealthiest African-American community in the entire United States. White mobs massacred …
Read More »Lebanon’s economic crisis among world’s worst in more than 150 years: World Bank
The World Bank says Lebanon’s economic collapse is likely to rank among the world’s worst financial crises since the mid-19th century. According to a report published by the World Bank on Tuesday, the economic and financial crisis in Lebanon is likely to be among the top 10 or possibly the …
Read More »Four ISIS terrorists arrested in Iraq’s Nineveh, Kirkuk
The Iraqi Security Information Center on Tuesday reported the arrest of four members of the ISIS terrorist group, including a woman in the provinces of Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Nineveh. The Center also announced the discovery and neutralization of a bombing operation in a local market in the south of Mosul …
Read More »WHO gives authorization to Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization has issued an emergence use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac in adults aged 18 and over, the second such authorization it has granted to a Chinese company. In a statement Tuesday, the UN health agency said data submitted to its experts showed that …
Read More »Spanish court rejects custody for Western Sahara independence leader
Spain’s High Court on Tuesday turned down a request for Western Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali to be taken into custody, saying the plaintiffs in a war crimes case against him had failed to provide evidence he had committed any crime. Ghali’s presence in Spain has infuriated Morocco, which says …
Read More »Carlo Ancelotti returns to Real Madrid for a second spell as coach
Carlo Ancelotti will return to Real Madrid as a coach for the next three seasons, the Spanish club said Tuesday following last week’s resignation of Zinedine Zidane. The 61-year-old Italian, who won the Champions League for Real Madrid during his first spell at the club between 2013 and 2015, will …
Read More »US agency not doing its job to halt tech to China’s military -congressional report
The US Commerce Department is failing to do its part to protect national security and keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China’s military, according to a U.S. congressional advisory report seen by Reuters. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report, due to be published on Tuesday, said …
Read More »Nigerian police hunt for 200 kidnapped children
Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday that about 200 children had been seized in the latest school kidnapping in its violent north but they ruled out securing their freedom by paying a ransom. Police were trying to track the route the kidnappers had taken with the children, who were seized in …
Read More »Yemen censures UAE for transferring Israeli tourists to Socotra Island
Yemen has strongly condemned a recent move by the United Arab Emirates to transfer Israeli tourists to the strategic island of Socotra on Emirati visas. The Yemeni Tourism Ministry said in a statement issued on Monday that the UAE’s measure violates international law, given that Socotra is a Yemeni island …
Read More »PMF carries out an operation in Diyala, to eliminate isis terrorists
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) launched security operations in the Naft Khana Mountains in Diyala Governorate. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement the PMF’s 1st Brigade carried out, at dawn today, operations including searching and combing in the Naft Khana Mountains, Khanaqin District, northeast of Diyala. The engineering …
Read More »Iceland’s glaciers lose some 750 km2 in 20 years due to global warming
Iceland’s glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometers, or seven percent of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study published on Monday showed. The glaciers, which cover more than 10 percent of the country’s landmass, shrank in 2019 to 10,400 square kilometers, the …
Read More »New Zealand flood recedes, leaving behind damage, debris
Floodwaters in New Zealand receded on Tuesday, leaving behind a big mess on many farms in the Canterbury region and damage to a major bridge. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters the top priority was getting transport links working again, although it was unclear how long it would take to …
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