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Belfast protests: Burning car rams into police line as nightly rioting continues

Police officers equipped with riot gear were pelted with stones, petrol bombs and fireworks during the latest night of protests in Northern Ireland on Friday

10.04.2021 14:11:00

World
Belfast protests: Burning car rams into police line as nightly rioting continues
Politics
US Navy sends warship to India’s exclusive economic zone without permission, to challenge New Delhi's ‘excessive maritime claims’

US Navy sends warship to India’s exclusive economic zone without permission, to challenge New Delhi's ‘excessive maritime claims’

The US Navy has said it deliberately refrained from asking India’s consent for a ‘freedom of navigation’ patrol near its Lakshadweep archipelago this week because New Delhi’s demands to do so contravene international law

09.04.2021 16:05:00

World
‘Ghost guns’ & ‘red flags’: Biden calls gun violence an ‘epidemic,’ fires off anti-gun executive orders

‘Ghost guns’ & ‘red flags’: Biden calls gun violence an ‘epidemic,’ fires off anti-gun executive orders

President Joe Biden has fired off a number of anti-gun executive orders, including a directive on controversial “red flag” laws. The orders fall short of comprehensive regulation, which Biden has called on Congress to enact

08.04.2021 23:41:00

World
Taipei reports 15 Chinese planes buzzing its airspace as US warship enters Taiwan Strait

Taipei reports 15 Chinese planes buzzing its airspace as US warship enters Taiwan Strait

The Taiwanese defense ministry issued radio warnings and readied missile systems as 15 Chinese aircraft entered the island’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday. That’s as a US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait

07.04.2021 20:59:00

World
"Technical problems"

"Technical problems"

The first flight tests of the American ARRW hypersonic missile ended in failure

06.04.2021 22:36:00

World
Iran announces arrest of ‘Israeli spy’ & others with links to ‘several countries’

Iran announces arrest of ‘Israeli spy’ & others with links to ‘several countries’

Iran claims it has arrested a number of agents of foreign intelligence services, including an “Israeli spy”, in the northwest of the Islamic republic

05.04.2021 20:30:00

World
Biden administration stops AstraZeneca production in Baltimore, J&J put in charge after ‘error’ spoils 15mn doses – reports

Biden administration stops AstraZeneca production in Baltimore, J&J put in charge after ‘error’ spoils 15mn doses – reports

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine reportedly will no longer be produced in a Baltimore factory after workers accidentally mixed ingredients with Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, spoiling 15 million doses

04.04.2021 23:09:00

Politics
Confrontation between Russia and NATO in the new FOI report

Confrontation between Russia and NATO in the new FOI report

The Swedish Defense Research Institute has once again turned to the topic of military-political confrontation in Eastern Europe. A new report entitled "Western Military Capability in Northern Europe 2020" examines the current threats and challenges in the region, primarily the notorious Russian aggression

03.04.2021 22:21:00

Politics
By selling cheap electricity to Kiev, Russia is waging ‘hybrid war’ on Ukraine’s energy system & forcing plants to shut, says MP

By selling cheap electricity to Kiev, Russia is waging ‘hybrid war’ on Ukraine’s energy system & forcing plants to shut, says MP

Russia is destroying Ukraine's energy system by selling it electricity at low prices, pushing local mines and power plants out of business. That's according to Mikhail Volynets, an MP in Kiev and chair of a mineworkers’ union.

02.04.2021 22:18:00

Politics
Biden Orders Pentagon to Remove Patriots, Forces Out of Persian Gulf Region, Reports Suggest

Biden Orders Pentagon to Remove Patriots, Forces Out of Persian Gulf Region, Reports Suggest

President Joe Biden has ordered the Pentagon to start removing Patriot anti-missile systems, other military hardware and forces from the Persian Gulf region and could deploy them elsewhere to counter Russia and China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday

01.04.2021 21:33:00

World
Beijing accuses BBC of spreading fake news and blasts reporter for ‘running’ from China as Xinjiang citizens plot legal action

Beijing accuses BBC of spreading fake news and blasts reporter for ‘running’ from China as Xinjiang citizens plot legal action

Beijing has unleashed another attack on the BBC after one of its correspondents, accused of fake reporting on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by China, purportedly “ran” to Taiwan without informing Chinese authorities of his leaving

31.03.2021 21:19:00

World
Slovakia's PM Matovic resigns to end coalition chaos sparked by Russian Sputnik V vaccine purchase

Slovakia's PM Matovic resigns to end coalition chaos sparked by Russian Sputnik V vaccine purchase

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic, who bought Sputnik V for his country amid the EU's sluggish Covid-19 vaccination drive, resigned on Tuesday as his coalition partners vigorously protested the arrival of the Russian jab

30.03.2021 21:16:00

World
Giant container ship stuck in Suez Canal partially refloated in 1st step to unblock one of world’s busiest waterways

Giant container ship stuck in Suez Canal partially refloated in 1st step to unblock one of world’s busiest waterways

The skyscraper-sized container ship that has been lodged sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week was moved from the bank of the canal, but is not completely afloat yet, the ship’s owner said

29.03.2021 15:59:00

World
14 injured after Catholic church in Indonesia hit by suicide bomb attack

14 injured after Catholic church in Indonesia hit by suicide bomb attack

A bomb went off outside a Catholic church in the city of Makassar, on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, during Sunday service. Police believe it was a suicide attack

28.03.2021 15:57:00

World
Iran & China ink 25-year strategic partnership accord as both nations face US pressure

Iran & China ink 25-year strategic partnership accord as both nations face US pressure

A cooperation deal between Iran and China covering a quarter of a century has been signed in Tehran, furthering Iran’s role in the Chinese global infrastructure initiative

27.03.2021 15:54:00

Society
Russia promotes Arctic sea route as viable alternative to blocked Suez Canal

Russia promotes Arctic sea route as viable alternative to blocked Suez Canal

The Northern Sea Route could become an effective alternative to the Suez Canal, which has been completely shut down since Tuesday, state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said in a series of half-joking tweets

26.03.2021 19:21:00

Politics
Biden, already the oldest president to assume office, says he expects to run for re-election in 2024

Biden, already the oldest president to assume office, says he expects to run for re-election in 2024

President Joe Biden said he expects to run for re-election in 2024, despite widespread concerns over his already advanced age, but he stopped short of predicting a rematch with Donald Trump

25.03.2021 22:58:00

Politics
Biden Ready to Become Two-Term US President, Report Says

Biden Ready to Become Two-Term US President, Report Says

In January, Democrat Senator Chris Coons asserted that Joe Biden is planning to run for presidency again amid a “pivot point” in American history

24.03.2021 20:03:00

Society
Russian President Vladimir Putin receives domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide immunization campaign continues

Russian President Vladimir Putin receives domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide immunization campaign continues

Vladimir Putin was vaccinated with one of Russia's domestically created Covid-19 jabs in Moscow on Tuesday

23.03.2021 23:20:00

World
Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports

Israel prepares for Capitol siege-style attack on Knesset after election – reports

Security agencies fear that January’s events at the US Capitol, which was stormed by Donald Trump’s supporters after the election, may repeat themselves at the Knesset and are training to avert such a scenario

22.03.2021 23:18:00

Politics
US & allies launch joint naval war games in Iran's backyard

US & allies launch joint naval war games in Iran's backyard

The US, France, Belgium, and Japan are conducting a joint maritime exercise in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman, with the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group taking the lead

21.03.2021 22:30:00

World
Researchers say AstraZeneca vaccine can cause thrombosis in BRAIN in ‘rare’ cases as WHO says it is ‘not certain’ about it

Researchers say AstraZeneca vaccine can cause thrombosis in BRAIN in ‘rare’ cases as WHO says it is ‘not certain’ about it

German scientists have found out that administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially produce antibodies that would in turn stimulate formation of blood clots in “rare” cases as the WHO sees no such “causal” link

20.03.2021 22:27:00

Politics
Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president's remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’

Turkish leader Erdoğan slams NATO ally Biden for calling Putin a ‘killer,’ says US president's remarks were ‘truly unacceptable’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his US counterpart Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "killer"

19.03.2021 00:12:00

Politics
Russia's Putin ups ante in new Moscow-Washington rift: Challenges American counterpart Biden to urgent live broadcast debate

Russia's Putin ups ante in new Moscow-Washington rift: Challenges American counterpart Biden to urgent live broadcast debate

Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged his American counterpart, Joe Biden, to a livestreamed online discussion, without a delay, and suggested they debate bilateral relations and issues of importance to the wider world

18.03.2021 23:01:00

World
Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis

Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis

The Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, has been handed a dramatic ultimatum by the country’s president – to either form a new cabinet or quit, as the country remains paralyzed by a deep-seated economic crisis

17.03.2021 21:59:00

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