The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced on Thursday (January 20) the arrest of a suspect who had a hand in a major terror attack in Baghdad in 2016 as well as numerous other terrorist operations in the Iraqi capital. A statement from the agency, cited by Iraqi News …
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UK government accused of ‘blackmail’ to keep scandal-plagued Johnson in power
A senior Conservative lawmaker accused the British government on Thursday of intimidating and attempting to “blackmail” those lawmakers they suspect of wanting to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of power. Johnson is facing growing calls to step down over a series of scandals, including admitting he had attended a …
Read More »Liberian stampede kills 29 people
A stampede at a Christian prayer gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia has killed at least 29 people, police said on Thursday, adding that the death toll may rise. The disaster occurred on Wednesday night or during the early hours of Thursday morning, according to media in the West African country. …
Read More »At Least 2 Dead After Bombing in Pakistan’s Second City, Lahore (Video)
Police in Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, said Thursday a powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle was detonated in a busy marketplace, killing at least two people and injuring at least 20 others. Police officials say the bomb went off in the eastern city’s Anarkali bazaar, known for selling Indian goods. …
Read More »China says it warned away U.S. warship in South China Sea
Chinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship that entered waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the country’s military said on Thursday, but the U.S. Navy denied the ship had been warned off. The Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army said the USS …
Read More »Europe threatens ‘massive’ sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine
The European Union threatened “massive” economic sanctions if Moscow attacks Ukraine, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rallied allies on Thursday ahead of last-ditch crisis talks with Russia aimed at preventing war. Western countries are seeking to present a united diplomatic front before Blinken meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei …
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