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
‘Enough’: Australian newspaper The Age comes out against extended lockdown in fiery editorial Australia’s The Age newspaper has sparked fresh division in Victoria after publishing an extensive editorial article harshly criticizing the state government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and recent lockdown extensions 04.09.2021 09:43:00
New Zealand police shoot & kill suspect who ‘injured multiple people’ in alleged stabbing attack at Auckland supermarket A man believed to have attacked several people with a knife in a New Zealand supermarket was shot and killed by responding officers, police have confirmed, adding that “multiple” victims were injured in the incident 03.09.2021 08:49:00
Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing China’s Foreign Ministry has demanded probes be opened into numerous allegations of crimes committed by the US military against Afghans during the 20-year occupation of the now-Taliban controlled nation 02.09.2021 09:39:00
UK in 'Greatest Danger From Terrorism Since Daesh at Its Height', Ex-British Commander Claims On Sunday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the evacuation of Britons and allied Afghans from Afghanistan, also urging the Taliban to prevent the nation from becoming a base for Islamist terrorists 30.08.2021 09:30:00
Taliban claims at least 28 of its members killed in Kabul blasts, vows to step up security but no deadline extension At least 28 Taliban members perished in two suicide bombings that rocked the Afghan capital, an official from the group told Reuters, vowing to beef up security at the Kabul airport to prevent future terrorist attacks 27.08.2021 09:10:00
