Iraqi security forces managed to apprehend five members of the Islamic State (IS) in Diyala province, a statement said on Sunday.
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US says preparing new Russia sanctions over Alexei Navalny poisoning
The United States is preparing fresh sanctions against Russia over the near-fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a top White House advisor warned Sunday.
Read More »Opinion | Apartheid by stealth
Israeli apartheid continues its brutal abuse of Palestinians even after the bombing of Gaza stops and Palestine disappears from Western TV screens.
Read More »Ethiopia prepares for tense, long-delayed elections
Ethiopia is preparing for national and regional parliamentary elections on Monday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said will be the country’s first free and fair polls after decades of repressive rule.
Read More »Italy impress again as Wales qualify for Euro 2020 last 16 despite defeat
Italy 1-0 Wales: Matteo Pessina scored the only goal of the game as the Azzurri made it three wins out of three in Group A and cemented their status as maybe the team to beat
Read More »Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant temporarily shutdown – state TV
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down for technical overhaul, Iranian state TV said on Sunday. “It has been temporarily shut down since yesterday for a technical overhaul which will continue for a few days,” an official told state TV.
Read More »Prominent UAE activist Alaa al-Siddiq dies in London car crash
Alaa was executive director of a UK-based non-profit that advocated for human rights in the Gulf.
Read More »Nine children and one adult killed in crash involving 18 vehicles in storm-hit US state of Alabama
Ten people killed in a two-vehicle crash in Alabama that appeared to be linked to the weather, says official.
Read More »Rocket targets Iraqi base hosting US troops: Security source
A rocket attack has reportedly hit an airbase hosting the occupying US troops in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the latest in a series of assaults that have targeted American forces over the past few months.
Read More »Google warns over 2bn Chrome users of ‘zero day’ security flaw
Google Chrome retains an iron grip on the web browser market share with well over two billion users. Unfortunately, all those users need to be on high alert because Google has just issued its second urgent upgrade warning in a week.
Read More »Myanmar junta leader leaves for Russia conference, second trip abroad since coup
Myanmar’s junta leader has flown out of the country to attend a conference in Moscow, state media reported on Sunday, his second trip abroad since seizing power in February.
Read More »Dozens of migrants rescued off Spain’s Gran Canaria
Spain’s coast guard rescued 45 migrants off the coast of Gran Canaria on Sunday including 24 women and eight children.
Read More »Armenia votes in neck-and-neck parliamentary election
Armenians were voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with opinion polls putting the party of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and that of former President Robert Kocharyan neck-and-neck.
Read More »Libyan unity PM declares coast road open but eastern forces still block it
The head of Libya’s unity government on Sunday declared the main coast road across its inactive front line reopened, but eastern-based forces allowed no traffic through, underscoring unresolved divisions that threaten a fragile peace process.
Read More »Three students dead after Nigeria school kidnapping says principal
Three children have died following a school kidnapping of 94 students and eight staff in northwest Nigeria this week, the establishment’s principal said on Sunday.
Read More »String of shootings in Mexico border city kill 18 people
Attacks by armed gunmen firing from cars in several neighborhoods of the northern Mexico city of Reynosa killed 18 people, state security forces said on Sunday.
Read More »Brazil passes half a million COVID-19 deaths, experts warn of worse ahead
Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world’s second-deadliest outbreak may worsen due to delayed vaccinations and the government’s refusal to back social distancing measures.
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