Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest
Reuters :Iran, which has blamed “foreign enemies” for protests that swept the country after the death of a woman in morality police custody, said on...
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles, fourth time this week
AFP :North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and...
Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 35 mostly ‘girls, young women’
Al Jazeera :The death toll from a suicide bombing at an education centre in the Afghan capital has risen to 35, according to the United...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on proclaimed annexations, China abstains
Reuters :Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning Moscow’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine,...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
AFP :Turkey on Saturday said Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian provinces was a “grave violation” of international law and called for negotiations to end the...
One dead, dozens injured after quake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra
AFP :A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey, killing at least one person and injuring dozens as...
Iran targets celebrities, media over Mahsa Amini protests
BSS :Iran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists on Thursday over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa...
Bolsonaro, Lula in attack mode in last Brazil presidential debate
BSS :Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded heated attacks on Thursday in a final debate three days from...
Hurricane Ian dumped 10pc more rain due to climate change: Research
BSS :Climate change increased the rainfall from Hurricane Ian by more than 10 percent, according to a new quick-fire analysis, as one of the most...
Russia annexations have ‘no room in modern world’: UN Chief
BSS :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned Russia’s plans to declare the annexation of occupied parts of Ukraine, calling it “a dangerous escalation” that...
President Xi pays tribute to fallen national heroes on China’s Martyrs’ Day
CGTN :Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state attended a ceremony at Tian’anmen Square in...
Biden foreign policy earns higher marks in Europe than US
BSS :US President Joe Biden has struggled in domestic polls since last year but his foreign policy is earning higher marks in much of Europe...