Nearly 15,000 rebels killed inYemen
BSS :Nearly 15,000 Yemeni Huthi fighters have been killed near the strategic city of Marib since June, sources close to the rebels said Thursday, in a rare admission of their casualties during the seven-year...
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Germany agrees tougher curbs on unvaccinated
BSS :German leaders on Thursday agreed tough new curbs on the unvaccinated, with plans to shut them out of restaurants, sporting events and cultural shows as the country battles to halt a record rise...
Economic crisis could fuel extremism in Afghanistan: UN
BSS :Afghanistan’s deep economic crisis threatens to raise the “risk of extremism” in the region, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.The war-ravaged country finds itself on the brink of a humanitarian disaster as...
Polish forces intimidate media near Belarus border: Journalists
Al Jazeera :On Tuesday, three photojournalists went on their usual journey around villages near the Polish-Belarusian border to take photos of the escalating migration crisis.Under a state of emergency, Poland bans reporters and aid...
Iran boosts uranium stockpile: IAEA
BSS :The UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday reported that Iran has again boosted its stock of highly enriched uranium, just days before talks are set to resume seeking to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.In...
Last resort: German hospitals sound alarm in pandemic surge
BSS :With intensive care beds filling up and health staff running short, a hospital in Bavaria’s Freising made an unprecedented decision to transfer a coronavirus patient to northern Italy for treatment.Through the highs and...
Ten bodies found in migrant boat
BSS :Ten people were found dead in an overcrowded ship carrying migrants off the coast of Libya, and were believed to have suffocated, the Doctors Without Borders charity has said.The charity said late on...
Argentine gov’t loses congress majority, seeks opposition dialogue
BSS : Argentina’s center-left President Alberto Fernandez called for dialogue with the opposition after Sunday’s midterm parliamentary elections, with projections showing his governing coalition has lost control of Congress.Having already held a minority in...
Iraq to start repatriating citizens in Belarus from Thursday
BSS : The Iraqi government said it was organising a repatriation flight this Thursday for its citizens stuck on thePoland-Belarus border on a “voluntary” basis. “Iraq will carry out a first flight for those...
Death toll in Texas concert tragedy rises to 10
BSS : The death toll from a lethal crowd surge at a rap concert in Texas has risen to 10, a lawyer for the victims said on Sunday, after a nine-year-old boy trampled during...
Trump Organisation to sell Washington hotel for $375 mn: US media
BSS : The Trump Organization has reached a deal to sell its Washington hotel lease for $375 million to CGI Merchant Group, which plans to remove ex-president Donald Trump’s name from the luxury property’s...
Suspected insurgents kill at least 20 in Burkina Faso
BSS : Suspected insurgents killed at least 19 gendarmes and a civilian in an attack early Sunday in northern Burkina Faso, officials said.The pre-dawn attack, one of the deadliest to hit Burkinabe defence and...