Donald Trump now has a $100 million weapon to wield against US democracy. The defeated and disgraced ex-President’s huge war chest, nearly all amassed within six months of leaving office, was built on his ravenous calls for cash from supporters bought into his delusional lie that the 2020 election was …
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Afghanistan: Street fighting rages as Taliban attack key city
Ferocious fighting is taking place in a major Afghan city, amid fears it could be the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban. Lashkar Gah in southern Helmand province is under heavy assault from the militants, despite US and Afghan airstrikes. The Taliban are said to have seized a …
Read More »Lebanese army detains 2 men after deadly funeral attack
The Lebanese army has detained two men wanted over a deadly attack on Shia mourners at a funeral in a town south of the capital Beirut. In a deadly incident on Sunday afternoon, armed assailants attacked a convoy of mourners in the town of Khaldeh, shooting down at least three …
Read More »Opinion | The big eco dilemma: How rare earth metals have become a thorn in the side of the green agenda
The world is getting ever more reliant on rare earth metals as it eyes a more environmentally friendly future. And this is a problem because we don’t have enough of them and they are massively polluting to process. You may not be aware of the significance of rare-earth metals (or …
Read More »Russia says US asked 24 of its diplomats to leave by Sept. 3
Russia’s ambassador to the United States said Washington had asked 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by Sept. 3 after their visas expired. Anatoly Antonov did not say whether the U.S. request was prompted by any particular dispute, and there was no immediate comment from Washington. “Almost all of …
Read More »Four Iraqi cities among World Maximum Temperature: El Dorado Weather
Four Iraqi cities entered the list of the highest temperatures recorded in the world according to the Eldorado Weather website. Kuwaiti city of Jahra recorded the highest temperature reached 49.9 degrees, along with other 7 Kuwaiti cities that were among the 15 cities with the highest temperature. King Fahad Airport …
Read More »Nigeria Hit by Deadly Cholera Surge Focused on North
Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country’s north and adding to a public health crisis accompanied by a rise in COVID-19 cases. “In the last two weeks we had new and resurgence cases,” Dr. Bashir Lawan Muhammad, the state epidemiologist …
Read More »Economic fears in Venice as cruise ship ban comes into force
Environmentalists and cultural heritage activists have long sought to limit the number of vessels travelling through the Italian city, calling them an eye-sore and pointing out that they could cause pollution and erosion. The law — which will see only small passenger ferries and freight vessels enter the lagoon city’s …
Read More »Dozens killed in fuel truck accident in DR Congo
The fuel truck collided with a crowded bus near Kibuba village about 80km from the capital, Kinshasa, police said. Thirty-three people died in a horrific collision between a fuel truck and a crowded bus in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the weekend, police said. The victims were engulfed by …
Read More »Drone Footage Shows Hundreds of Migrants Under Bridge in Texas
The Biden administration has taken heavy flak for its response to the surge in illegal immigration to the US via a porous southern border with Mexico. Authorities in Guatemala and Mexico have accused the White House of sparking the crisis by its ‘confusing’ messaging to potential immigrants and people smugglers. …
Read More »Several outcomes regarding the strategic dialogue and the elections
A number of heads of Iraqi forces and parties held a meeting at the Government Palace in Baghdad at the invitation of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, and Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi. And the media office of the Prime Minister …
Read More »EU firefighters sent to Turkey to help fight forest blazes that have claimed 8 lives
The European Union (EU) has announced that it has deployed firefighters to Turkey under the Civil Protection Mechanism to help the country fight “unprecedented forest fires,” as the death toll from the blazes rises to eight. Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean regions have been plagued with wildfires in recent days that …
Read More »The US Embassy Closes Its Consulate In Basra For Security Reasons
US Ambassador Matthew Tueller announced the closure of the US Consulate in Basra Governorate for security reasons. Tueller told a number of media outlets that “Washington and Baghdad agreed on partnership between the two countries and strengthening relations between them,” stressing that “Iraq is a great country and has strategic …
Read More »Farmers Feel Impact on Forefront of Climate Change
While the global food system is a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, some agriculture experts contend that the solutions to climate change can be found through revolutionizing the way we farm. A new study published in Nature Food revealed that more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions …
Read More »Lebanon’s Mikati says hoped for faster pace towards government
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Monday he had hoped for a quicker pace towards the formation of a new government and that his efforts would not be open-ended. “I had hoped for a pace that was faster than this in the government (formation). It is a bit slow,” …
Read More »12734 new cases and 8734 recoveries of COVID-19 in Iraq
Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Monday, 12734 new cases of COVID-19. “8734 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 68 death cases were also recorded where 58885 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.
Read More »Advocaat’s first statement after being named coach of the Lions
The Dutch coach of Iraqi national football team, Dick Advocaat, confirmed that the experience of training the Iraqi national team is a remarkable adventure. Advocaat said in an interview with the Dutch newspaper ED Sport, which was followed by AlghadeerTv on Sunday, that “the experience of training the Iraqi national …
Read More »US COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving millions of renters at risk
A pandemic-related US government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight on Saturday, putting millions of American renters at risk of being forced from their homes. The expiration was a blow to President Joe Biden, who on Thursday made a last-ditch request to Congress to extend the moratorium, citing the …
Read More »North Korea warns US-South Korea war games to hamper diplomacy
Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has warned that a planned joint US-South Korea military exercise will undercut a renewed push for diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, state-run media reported. South Korea and the United States regularly stage military exercises, mainly in the spring and …
Read More »Nigeria’s Kaduna State seeks to foil Zakzaky’s release by filing new charge: Lawyer
A prominent Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has revealed that the Kaduna State government has hastily filed a new charge against Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, and his wife in a desperate move to block their release. Femi Falana, who led Sheikh Zakzaky’s defense …
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