UN voices concern over criticism of expert on Palestinian rights
Reuters : A UN human rights spokesperson expressed concern on Friday about attacks on independent U.N. experts after several European governments criticised the organisation’s...
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Spain swine fever spreads outside containment zone
AFP : African swine fever has been detected outside a containment zone in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region for the first time since its outbreak...
Deaths in Iran’s protests top 7,000
AP : Activists say the death toll from Iran’s nationwide crackdown on protests last month has reached at least 7,002, with many more feared...
Over 21 dead in ferry sinking in Sudan
Al Jazeera : Over 21 people have drowned, while others remain missing, after a passenger ferry sank on the Nile in northern Sudan’s River...
Syria takes control of al-Tanf base
Reuters : Syria’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Syrian army units had taken control of the al-Tanf military base vacated by US troops,...
EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump
AP : Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from US President...
No ‘definitive’ Iran deal with Netanyahu: Trump
Reuters : President Donald Trump said after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday they reached no “definitive” agreement on how to...
US pushes for ‘dramatic increase’ in Venezuela oil output
AFP : US Energy Secretary Chris Wright vowed Wednesday to power a “dramatic increase” in Venezuelan oil output as part of a plan to...
Russia sends ‘hundreds’ of missiles, drones at Ukraine
Reuters : Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight on Thursday, targeting energy systems and injuring at least seven people in the...
German parliament speaker visits Gaza
AFP : The speaker of Germany’s lower house of parliament briefly visited the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the body told...
Iran’s leaders rail against US, ‘sedition’ in 1979 revolution celebrations
Al Jazeera : Iran’s authorities have ratcheted up the messaging and reciprocal threats against the United States during state-organised rallies and celebrations commemorating the Islamic...
Russia will take measures, ‘including military ones’, if Greenland militarised: FM
AFP : Russia threatened to take military “countermeasures” if the West boosts its own military footprint on Greenland, Moscow’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday....