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Three ISIS terrorists killed in western Iraq
The Security Media Cell announced that three ISIS terrorists were killed in an F-16 raid in al-Anbar, western Iraq. The Cell said in a statement that Iraqi F-16 targeted an ISIS underground tunnel, in which terrorists were hiding, south of Kubaysa, al-Anbar.
Read More »India reveals results of new missile test
New Delhi has reported a successful test launch of an advanced 450-km range BrahMos missile from a Russian Sukhoi fighter jet
Read More »Two killed, 3 others injured in shooting at Dallas entertainment district, police say
Police said two people were in custody following the 2 a.m. shooting in Deep Ellum, Dallas.
Read More »Iraq reports 126 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths
Iraq logged 126 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report stated that no COVID-19 death was registered today. On the other hand, 128 patients had achieved full recovery. The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the …
Read More »In giant leap forwards, scientists grow plants in Moon soil
The breakthrough experiment sees seeds germinate in lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions decades ago.
Read More »Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers resign to run in 2023 polls
Central bank governor Godwin Emefiele and at least four of the ministers who resigned are looking to succeed Buhari as Nigeria’s president.
Read More »Ukraine asks G7 to seize Russian assets to rebuild country
Ukraine asked the G7 group of rich nations on Friday to seize Russian assets and hand them over to help it rebuild after months of the war, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. Kuleba said he made the request while addressing a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in northern Germany. “We …
Read More »Oil rises but set for weekly drop as fears of weaker demand limit gains
Oil prices rose on Friday but were headed for their first weekly loss in three weeks as worries about inflation and China’s COVID lockdowns slowing global growth offset concerns about dwindling supplies from Russia. Brent crude futures were up $1.88, or 1.8%, at $109.33 a barrel at 1227 GMT, while …
Read More »EU says talks with Iran ‘positive enough’ to reopen nuclear negotiations
The EU’s foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed there had been enough progress during consultations between his envoy and Iranian officials in Tehran this week to relaunch nuclear negotiations after two months of deadlock. Talks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have been on …
Read More »Israeli forces attack, beat Palestinian mourners in journalist’s funeral (Videos)
Israeli forces have attacked and beaten the mourners attending the funeral procession of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by the regime troops in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. "The Israeli army is asking people if they are Christian or Muslim. If you’re Muslim you …
Read More »At least 3 people injured in explosion in mosque in Kabul
At least three people have been reported injured in an explosion at the Qari Saber Mosque in Kabul on Friday. Russia Today the Arabic language reported on Friday that at least three people have been reported injured in an explosion at the Qari Saber Mosque in Kabul. The report said …
Read More »Russia expels 10 Romanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Russia on Friday expelled 10 Romanian diplomats in response to similar expulsions by Bucharest.
Read More »Saudi forces tortured seven Yemeni citizens to death with electricity: Report
A hospital in the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa’ada has received the bodies of seven Yemeni citizens who were tortured to death by the Saudi occupation troops in a border area neighboring the kingdom, in yet another indication of atrocities committed by Riyadh against civilians in the war-ravaged country, Yemeni …
Read More »Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’ over report about fake accounts
It was not immediately clear based off Musk’s tweet if any official steps had been taken to halt the acquisition. There’s another twist in the Twitter deal.
Read More »Erdogan says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO
A report by the Swedish government on the changed security environment facing the Nordic country after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine says Moscow would react negatively to Sweden joining NATO and launch several counter-measures.
Read More »North Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever spreads ‘explosively’
At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media said on Friday, offering hints at the potentially dire scale of the country’s first confirmed outbreak of the pandemic. The data represents an unprecedented admission of an …
Read More »Dozens of Syrian forces killed, injured in terrorist missile attack in Aleppo: Report
At least a dozen Syrian government forces have been reportedly killed and more than a dozen others injured in a missile attack in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo.
Read More »Israeli forces raid Jenin camp ahead of slain reporter’s funeral
Israeli military forces have once again raided the Jenin refugee camp, hours before the funeral of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot by the regime’s troops as she was covering one of the Israeli military’s raids on the camp.
Read More »UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies at the age 73
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died at the age of 73, Emirates news agency WAM reported on Friday. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs declared official national mourning for the death of the president for 40 days from Friday. Flags will fly at half-mast during this period. Work …
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