Eleven police officers were killed and four are missing after their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso late on Monday, the country’s security minister said on Tuesday.
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AstraZeneca vaccine effective against COVID-19 variants identified in India
AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, citing a study.
Read More »French police fire tear gas at protest march in Nantes, break up crowds at street music festival in Paris (Videos)
Police have dispersed a march in memory of a young man who died during a 2019 raid in the western French city of Nantes on Monday. Officers have also broken up crowds at a music festival in Paris one day after a curfew was lifted.
Read More »Nine Catalan leaders formally pardoned by Spain over failed 2017 independence bid
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s office has announced that pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatist leaders, who’d been handed sentences ranging from nine to 13 years behind bars, have been approved by Spain’s cabinet.
Read More »After closing AlGhadeer Website, US government SEIZES many media outlets
After the illegitimate seizing of the “Alghadeer satellite channel” website, US authorities have seized the web domains of many international media outlets Al-Malomah news agency, Press TV, and Al-Alam, along with the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah.
Read More »Iraqi Forces Foil Major Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad: Official
Iraqi security forces have foiled a series of major terrorist attacks after capturing a group of militants in the capital city, an official revealed on Tuesday.
Read More »Taliban captures Afghanistan’s main Tajikistan border crossing
Some security forces abandon their posts and flee across the frontier as the Taliban seizes Shir Khan Bandar’s crossing.
Read More »Iraq deports 32,000 foreign workers over legal violations
Iraqi Ministry of Interior revealed that 32,000 foreign workers were recently deported from Iraq due to “legal violations”.
Read More »OPEC+ discusses further easing of oil cuts from August -sources
OPEC+ is discussing a further easing of oil output cuts from August as oil prices rise on-demand recovery, but no decision had been taken yet on the exact volume to bring back to the market, two OPEC+ sources said on Tuesday.
Read More »ByteDance founder donates $77 million to education fund
ByteDance Ltd. founder Zhang Yiming donated 500 million yuan ($77.3 million) of his personal wealth to an education fund in his hometown, joining other Chinese internet moguls in giving back to social causes as Beijing cracks down on big tech.
Read More »Four troops reported killed in Ukraine’s war-torn east
Russia-backed separatists have accused the Ukrainian army of killing four and injuring five of their troops as a result of shelling in the war-torn east of the country.
Read More »US has ‘wrong’ expectations for dialogue with North Korea: Kim’s sister
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that Washington had “wrong” expectations for dialogue with Pyongyang and was facing “greater disappointment,” state media reported.
Read More »Russians’ return boosts Turkish tourism prospects
Thousands of Russian tourists began arriving in Turkey on Tuesday, boosting hopes for its tourism sector after a two-month suspension in flights imposed by Moscow due to concerns about a surge in COVID-19 cases in April.
Read More »US gun violence: Colorado shooting leaves 3 dead, including police officer
At least three people, including a suspected gunman, have been shot dead in the US state of Colorado, police said at a press briefing.
Read More »Russian forces block US military patrol in northeast Syria
Russian forces have blocked an American military convoy, comprising four armored vehicles, in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province.
Read More »EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight
Europe’s top court on Tuesday said that Google’s YouTube and other online platforms are not liable for copyright-infringing works uploaded by users onto their platforms under certain conditions.
Read More »Taliban insurgents take key Afghan district amid US troop withdrawal
Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province Monday and encircled the provincial capital, police said, as the insurgent group added to its recent battlefield victories while peace talks have stalemated.
Read More »Ukraine to Remain a Reliable Guarantor of Food Security for Iraq
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday that his country will remain a reliable guarantor of food security for Iraq.
Read More »The Great Barrier Reef is in ‘danger,’ UN says. Australia disagrees
The Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to such an extent it should be listed as a world heritage site “in danger,” a United Nations committee said Tuesday — prompting immediate backlash from the Australian government.
Read More »Trump wanted to send COVID-infected Americans to Guantanamo: Book
A new book by Washington Post reporters claims Trump asked if a detainment camp could be used to house the infected.
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