Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announces company is rebranding as ‘Meta’ Facebook has announced that, going forward, it will be known as Meta 28.10.2021 22:42:00
Damascus accuses Israel of launching missile strikes at three targets in south of Syria, threatens military response The Israeli Defense Forces launched three missile strikes on southern parts of Syria, near the border between the two countries 25.10.2021 15:04:00
China won’t compromise on core interests, says Beijing after Biden claims US is committed to Taiwan’s defense The Chinese Foreign Ministry has hit back at the US and demanded Washington adhere to the one-China principle, after US President Joe Biden said America was ready, and more than strong enough, to defend Taiwan 22.10.2021 17:41:00
EU must present ‘clear and adequately financed’ plan to handle Mediterranean migration routes – Italian PM The European Union needs to show a ‘clear and adequately financed’ plan to handle migration routes in the Mediterranean region, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has insisted 20.10.2021 13:37:00
Taiwan will ‘meet enemy full on’ if it must, but won’t start a war, defense minister says, amid heightened tensions with Beijing The Taiwanese defense minister has vowed that the island won’t be the one instigating conflict amid a spike in tensions with Beijing 14.10.2021 12:15:00
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 10:22:00
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 14:34:00
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 21:22:00
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 19:38:00
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 08:35:00
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 08:41:00
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 09:39:00
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 22:03:00
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 15:58:00
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 09:26:00
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 16:22:00
‘Breach of confidence:’ French FM denounces AUKUS deal, says Europeans need to rethink alliances and partnerships France will rethink its concept of alliances and partnerships after the US negotiated a nuclear submarine deal with the UK and Australia without so much as telling Paris, said the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian 20.09.2021 23:30:00
Girls will return to secondary schools in Afghanistan, but only after ‘safe environment’ is set up, Taliban tells media The Taliban has said that girls can return to secondary schools only after Afghanistan's militant-led government creates a secure environment for them 19.09.2021 22:14:00
‘Austria won’t accept any fleeing Afghan refugees as long as I’m in power,’ chancellor Kurz vows Vienna will take no part in the resettlement of Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban takeover, said Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz, insisting that the country already has enough migrants from Afghanistan 16.09.2021 11:02:00
Prosecution witness in Netanyahu’s corruption trial killed as his plane crashes in Greece Former senior Israeli official Haim Geron has been killed in a plane crash near the Greek island of Samos 15.09.2021 10:59:00
Over 260 inmates freed as raiders blow up Nigerian prison fence, killing police officer and soldier A Nigerian soldier and police officer have been killed after militants attacked a medium-security prison in Kogi State, destroying the perimeter fence and allowing nearly all the jail’s inmates to escape 13.09.2021 15:53:00
Clashes in Myanmar escalate after opposition calls for "people's defensive war" News about Myanmar 11.09.2021 09:43:00
Iran hails attack on ‘terrorist’ sites in Iraqi Kurdistan The Iranian armed forces have celebrated a targeted attack on “terrorist” positions in northern Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, claiming the artillery and drones assault neutralized several insurgency leaders 09.09.2021 17:35:00
Guinea’s coup leader pledges to create transitional government, respect business deals The leader of the coup that toppled Guinea’s elected authorities has pledged to form a ‘national unity’ government, assuring investors that business deals will not be affected by the transition that already soared bauxite prices 06.09.2021 23:58:00
Poland’s president declares state of emergency in regions bordering Belarus over migration surge Polish President Andrzej Duda has imposed a state of emergency in two regions bordering Belarus for the first time in the nation’s post-Communist history 05.09.2021 09:46:00
