Massive blast in Yemen’s Aden leads to casualties, but governor targeted survives – reports A major explosion rocked the Red Sea port of Aden in Yemen on Sunday, with local media saying a car bomb had been targeted at a convoy of officials travelling across the city 10.10.2021
Austria’s Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor amid new corruption scandal Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Saturday said he’s resigning amid a corruption probe that threatened to unravel his ruling coalition 09.10.2021
Beijing warns Australia's ‘provocative actions’ on Taiwan could be ‘cataclysmic’ for bilateral ties, after former PM visits island Chinese state media has warned Canberra to stay out of its internal affairs as Australia’s former prime minister rallied behind Taiwan during a visit to the island, which Beijing deems an inherent part of China 08.10.2021
EU chief tells Balkans they are ‘one family’ despite Germany refusing to set date to grant those countries membership of the bloc Brussels and Berlin issued mixed messages on Wednesday over the Balkans, as the EU chief, Ursula von der Leyen, claimed they were all part of “one family” before Germany refused to set a timeline for granting them membership 07.10.2021
Iran has concerns about ‘terrorists & zionists’ on its northern border – foreign minister Iran’s foreign minister reiterated Tehran’s concerns with Azerbaijan’s policies, including its military ties with Israel. Tensions between the neighboring nations escalated last month over military drills and transit fees 06.10.2021
Telegram’s popularity surges amid Facebook outage as 70mn new users flock to messaging app Encrypted messenger platform Telegram gained more than 70 million new sign-ups in a single day as Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger all went dark for six hours 05.10.2021
Over 150 cops involved in President Duterte’s war on drugs may face criminal charges – Philippines govt More than 150 police officers could face criminal charges over their actions during President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the Philippines Justice Department has said 04.10.2021
Not stopping at ‘provocative military activity,’ US demands China halt even ‘diplomatic & economic pressure’ towards Taiwan In a threatening statement on Beijing’s “destabilizing” military moves that was published on Sunday, the US State Department warned China against even diplomatically and economically pressuring Taiwan in its own interests 03.10.2021
Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row Algeria recalled its ambassador to France and accused its former colonizer of “interference,” after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the country’s government 02.10.2021
At least 9 killed as fire tears through Romanian hospital A blaze that broke out in a Romanian hospital in the eastern city of Constanta has claimed at least nine lives 01.10.2021
From Syria to Afghanistan, the Pentagon really is ‘chronically bad’ at winning wars – and Matt Gaetz got them to admit it It really took a Florida man to get the current Pentagon boss to admit inability to deal with the essential job of the military, and remind Americans that he was behind the failed scheme to arm the “moderate rebels” in Syria 30.09.2021
La Palma declared ‘disaster zone’ as Spanish govt pledges €10mn & island awaits potential toxic cloud from volcanic lava The Spanish government has declared the Canary Island of La Palma a disaster zone 29.09.2021
British MILITARY ‘on standby’ to deploy trucks & drivers amid fuel supply shortage blamed on ‘panic buying’ The British army could soon deploy its own fuel tankers to fill a major logistics gap caused by a lack of lorries and drivers, with some petrol stations running dry in some areas as deliveries have all but ground to a halt 28.09.2021
Serbia’s president blasts world’s ‘thunderous silence’ over ‘occupation’ of northern Kosovo as tensions in breakaway region soar Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says foreign partners are turning a blind eye to a security crackdown in Serb-majority areas of Kosovo, where the breakaway region’s forces have brought essential cross-border traffic to a halt 27.09.2021
SPD Leads in German Election Polls With 25.8% as Merkel's Bloc on Track for Worst Result Since 1949 The Social Democratic Party is projected to be the leading political party in Germany with 25.8% of votes, while the Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union bloc is currently second with 24.2% 26.09.2021
Canada frees detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou after US drops extradition bid Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has entered a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in the US, paving the way for her to leave Canada, where she has spent nearly three years in detention 25.09.2021
US-Turkey relations ‘not healthy’ and failed to ‘start well with Biden,’ Erdogan says Ankara’s ties with Washington remain “not healthy,” as the US continues to act towards Turkey in a manner that’s not “honest,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, urging the US to “sort out” the non-delivery of F-35 jets 24.09.2021
Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports Amnesty International France and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights have jointly filed a case in a Paris court to force French customs to release records of exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE 23.09.2021
Footage of damaged buildings surfaces after 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Australia A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Australia’s southern coast, according to local authorities, inflicting significant damage seen in videos circulating online 22.09.2021
Libyan general elections in limbo after eastern-based faction withdraws support from unity government One of the two dueling parliaments in Libya passed a motion of no confidence in the unity government 21.09.2021
