UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran’s Asalouyeh port
Al Jazeera :A cargo ship from the United Arab Emirates with 30 crew on board has sunk in Gulf waters off the coast Iran, according to Iranian media.The incident some 50 kilometres (30 miles)...
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Bank of England raises key interest rate to tackle inflation
Al Jazeera :The Bank of England has raised its key interest rate for the third time since December last year as it pushes ahead faster than other central banks in tackling a global wave...
India’s Hindu groups want wider ban on hijab after court verdict
Al Jazeera : Hindu supremacist groups are demanding restrictions on Muslim girls wearing hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional headscarf in Karnataka state, worrying...
Yemen facing catastrophe if overlooked, UN warns
BSS : Yemen must not become a forgotten crisis behind Ukraine, organisers of Wednesday’s UN pledging conference said, warning of catastrophic hunger if donations were not forthcoming.The United Nations considers war-torn Yemen as the...
India reviews ops after missile accidentally fired into Pakistan
Al Jazeera :India is conducting a review of its procedures for operations, maintenance and inspection of weapons systems after accidentally launching a missile into Pakistan last week, its defence minister says.“We attach the highest...
India court upholds Karnataka state’s on hijab in class
Al Jazeera :An Indian court has upheld a ban on the hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).“We are of the considered...
Oil concerns give Iran the upper hand in nuclear talks: Lawmakers
Al Jazeera :Iran should use the opportunity provided by instability in the global energy markets and push its demands in nuclear talks in Vienna, a majority of Iranian lawmakers have suggested.A statement signed by...
Iran blames US for JCPOA delays as top diplomat heads to Russia
Al Jazeera :Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will head to Moscow on Tuesday for talks with his Russian counterpart, the Iranian foreign ministry has announced, as it doubled down on its position that the United...
UK invites Britons to open homes to Ukrainians
BSS :Stung by criticism of its lacklustre approach to refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK on Sunday unveiled a new scheme to allow them to stay with Britons for up to three...
Westerrn countries are helping Ukraine, but Kiev is yet to pay for it, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said.
BSS :“The money allocated by Europe and other nations are spent only on humanitarian aid or weapons. Sometimes we receive weapons directly, but you have to understand that everything has its price,” he said....
Russia strikes Ukraine military target near Polish border
BSS :Russian air strikes killed nine people at a military base outside Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, local officials said Sunday, in an attack that brings the conflict dangerously close to the Polish border....
Colombians vote to short-list presidential contenders
BSS :Colombians vote Sunday to draw up a shortlist of candidates for presidential elections polls suggest may yield the country’s first-ever leftist leader.Nearly 39 million of Colombia’s 50 million inhabitants are eligible to cast...