The Iraqi intelligence agency announced arresting prominent terrorists in the capital Baghdad. The agency said in a statement that it had arrested two terrorists in the al-Taji area, and another in Abu Gharib. The three terrorists are members of the ISIS terrorist organization and were handed over to the concerned …

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed Sadio Mane’s versatility after Senegal forward scored to help his side secure a 2-0 win over Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Mane, again playing in a more central role like he did in Premier League wins over Manchester …

Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer. Frustrated families are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect the nation’s littlest kids as all around them …

Analysts say the rate of deforestation indicates the world is not on track to meet COP26 commitments. In 2021, the world lost an area of forest greater than the size of the United Kingdom, according to a report by Global Forest Watch – a trajectory that is set to fall …

66 people died in the 2016 crash, which Egyptian authorities initially blamed on terrorism. The 2016 crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo, which Egyptian authorities initially described as an act of terrorism, was caused by a pilot smoking a cigarette, an investigation has found. The jet disappeared …

A senior minister has questioned the timing of Beijing’s security pact with the Solomon Islands Australia’s home affairs minister has accused China of attempting to interfere in an election set for next month, saying a recent security deal with a nearby Pacific nation suggested nefarious motives. In comments to a …

The US House of Representatives has passed a non-binding bill calling for the assets of wealthy Russian individuals to be used to support Ukraine The US House of Representatives passed a non-binding bill on Wednesday, calling on President Joe Biden to impound the assets of wealthy Russian individuals believed to …

Gunmen attack a Ramadan iftar gathering in Deir Az Zor, killing seven people. Suspected ISIL (ISIS) gunmen killed seven people and wounded four others at a Ramadan iftar gathering in Syria’s northeast Deir Az Zor province, according to activists and monitors. The former spokesperson of the United States-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian …

Finland and Sweden will be welcomed to NATO with open arms and their accession process will expectedly take place quickly if they decide to join the Western military alliance, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says. “Finland and Sweden are our closest partners. They are strong and mature democracies, EU members, and …

Palestinians have turned out en masse for prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque as a portrayal of national solidarity against the occupying Israeli regime, as freedom seekers worldwide prepare to mark the International Quds Day. At least 250,000 Palestinian worshipers congregated at the mosque in the Old City of occupied al-Quds to …

Local media in the United States reported yet another shooting this time in Mississippi during which 4 people lost their lives while the suspect was found dead after the incident. The possible suspect in the fatal shooting of the owner and two employees of a Mississippi Gulf Coast motel and …

At least 213 people were killed in three days of violence between Arab and non-Arab groups in Sudan’s West Darfur, the state governor said, giving the first official toll for recent clashes. West Darfur has been gripped by days of deadly fighting largely centered in Krink, a locality of nearly …

Beijing accuses Washington of “deliberately” harming peace and stability The Chinese military on Wednesday condemned the latest US patrol mission in the Taiwan Strait, calling the arrival of the warship a “provocation.” The USS Sampson guided-missile destroyer sailed through the strait on Tuesday and, according to a statement by the …

A large fire erupted at a luxury Dubai hotel on Wednesday, forcing guests and staff to leave and sending smoke over the United Arab Emirates’ tourism and trade hub. Several fire engines and police cars were deployed at the five-star Swissôtel Al-Murooj hotel in downtown Dubai as dozens of people …

A group of Chinese and American paleontologists said they have discovered an ancient fossil group of marine species dating back about 504 million years in Linyi City, east China’s Shandong Province. The fossil assemblage, named “Linyi Lagerstatte” by the researchers, consists of more than 35 extinct species living on the …

Democrats in the US are staring at a doom and gloom situation ahead of midterm elections as President Joe Biden continues to lose his support base less than two years into his first term. Only 41 percent of young Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, according to a new Harvard …

Iraq recorded 168 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday. In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 239 recovery cases and no mortalities. The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,324,697 of …

News sources reported that Saudis have violated the ceasefire in Yemen 164 times in one day. According to Almasira’s report, the violation includes spy flights, as well as artillery and missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Taiz, Hajjah, Saada, and several others. This is while the Yemenis are making …

Israeli military forces killed a Palestinian teenager in the city of Jenin and arrested eight other Palestinians in Wednesday clashes in West Bank. As hostile actions of the Zionist military forces against the Palestinian citizens in the Occupied Territories of Palestine continue, the regime’s forces attacked various parts of the …

Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday for rejecting its demand for payment in roubles, taking direct aim at European economies in its toughest retaliation so far against international sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The step was denounced by European leaders as “blackmail”, and comes as …