Iraq logged 3,035 COVID-19 cases last week, the Ministry of Health and Environment said today, Monday. The weekly epidemiological report on COVID-19 reported 12 deaths and 11,014 recovery cases. The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,454,213, of whom 2,420,666 …

Rescuers have recovered seven bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse that exploded in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and 22 people remain missing, the emergencies ministry said on Monday. Blasts ripped through the warehouse storing fireworks at a market in Yerevan on Sunday, causing parts of the building …

The United States imposed sanctions on three Liberian government officials, including President George Weah’s chief of staff, for what it says is their ongoing involvement in public corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday. The sanctions target Weah’s Chief of Staff Nathaniel McGill, Liberia’s Chief Prosecutor Sayma Syrenius Cephus, …

A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and doing well, police said. Police were alerted shortly after 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT; 1:30 …

Deputy President William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential vote, the election commission said on Monday, declaring him the new leader of the region’s richest and most stable nation.

A military court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a six-year prison term after finding her guilty in four corruption cases. Suu Kyi was sentenced to “six years imprisonment under four anti-corruption charges,” a source close to the case who requested anonymity told media outlets. …

Hundreds gather to pay their respects in and around two Giza churches where clergymen prayed for the victims.

France said on Monday that all of its troops battling the militants in Mali since 2013 have now left the country after a decision in February to withdraw over the deterioration of relations between Paris and Bamako. “Today at 13:00 (Paris time), the last military unit of the Barkhane force …

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says by Monday midnight, the country will provide the European Union’s coordinator in the talks on the 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with its final conclusion on the bloc’s plan for revival of the deal. “We have not offered …

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) says it lacks sufficient authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, urging all parties to refrain from getting the judiciary involved in political rivalries. According to Press TV, the SJC made the announcement on Sunday in response to the Iraqi Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. On Wednesday, Sadr …

The Syrian military says three servicemen have been killed as the Arab country’s air defenses confronted ‘hostile’ Israeli targets over the city of Tartus and the nearby mountain range of Qalamoun. The military made the announcement on Sunday, saying three more servicemen had also been wounded during the attacks. Citing …

A rights group has censured the Tel Aviv regime over its inhumane mistreatment and harsh measures against Palestinian prisoners, stating that the inmates are exposed to various forms of torture at detention centers across the occupied territories and are losing their lives. Qadoura Faris, chairman of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club …

Over a dozen international rights organizations have called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of imprisoned academic and human rights activist Abduljalil al-Singace due to his failing health. Fifteen international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, said in a letter to Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Saturday that the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly committed to expanding the country’s “comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations” with North Korea. Putin made the remarks in a letter addressed to North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong-un on the occasion of the anniversary of the North’s liberation from Japanese rule, the official Korean Central …

A US congressional delegation has arrived in Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) on an unannounced two-day visit amid high tensions between Beijing and Washington over a recent controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-ruled island. According to Press TV, the five-member delegation, led by Senator Ed Markey of …

Hundreds of people have rallied in coup-hit Sudan to support a new military-backed initiative which purportedly aims to end the country’s persisting political crisis. According to Press TV, the demonstration was held in the capital Khartoum on Sunday outside a conference hall where meetings have been held since a day …

Hundreds of Black candidates are running in midterm elections in the United States in November, after which Democrats are likely to lose the control of Congress to Republicans. Many the candidates are looking to make history as the first Black elected official in their respective races, The Hill reported on Sunday. “I’ve …

A 29-year-old Delaware man died in an apparent suicide early on Sunday after crashing his car into a barricade near the US Capitol and firing shots into the air, police said. While the man was getting out of the crashed car, it became engulfed in flames just after 4 a.m. …

Former US President Donald Trump has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to return documents reportedly seized from his Florida home that are protected by attorney-client and executive privileges. A report in The Washington Post, citing informed sources and experts, said on Thursday the search underscores the concern among government …

US Republican senators are planning to use an interim report about President Joe Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan to scrutinize him if the party clinches the majority in Congress this year. The strategy is expected to be published this week in a 118-page, an interim report called “‘A Strategic Failure’:  …