Washington blocks more than $1 bn in Russian oligarch’s US assets
BSS :The United States on Thursday blocked a US-based company worth more than $1 billion linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, saying the ally of...
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Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader attends Afghan clerics’ meeting
BSS :The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is attending a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital, a government spokesman said Friday.Akhundzada, who...
US warns of extremism and Russian forces as Africa war games end
BSS/AFP :The United States’ top general for Africa has warned of “violent extremism” and the threat of Russian mercenaries in the Sahel region, speaking as...
Females still have no opportunity to go to schools in Afghanistan
BSS :Thousands of Afghan religious scholars and tribal elders gathered in the capital on Thursday for a men-only meeting the Taliban hope will rubber-stamp their...
UK royal family will not release Meghan ‘bullying’ report: source
BSS :The details of a probe into allegations of bullying by the Duchess of Sussex against royal family staff will not be published despite its...
Czechs take over EU presidency braced for ‘bad weather’
BSS :The Czech Republic will take over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union on Friday with all eyes on Ukraine, which has been...
US secures 105 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for fall
BSS :The United States on Wednesday announced an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for 105 million doses of Covid vaccine for Americans this fall.The $3.2...
Trump lunged at driver to try to join Capitol riot: Aide
BSS :Former US president Donald Trump angrily lunged at his Secret Service driver and grabbed at the steering wheel of his limousine in a bid...
Palestinian killed by Israel army in West Bank
BSS :Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian early Wednesday during clashes in the hotspot town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli...
Israel heads towards snap election, Lapid poised to be PM
BSS :Israel’s Parliament is expected to be dissolved on Wednesday, ending Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s year-long tenure and triggering a fifth election in less than...
Boat with 200 Haitian migrants runs aground off Cuba
BSS :A boat carrying more than 200 Haitian migrants headed for the United States ran aground off the coast of Cuba on Tuesday, where they...
Death toll in Jordan chlorine gas leak rises to 13
BSS/AFP :Thirteen people were killed, including at least four Asian migrants, when toxic chlorine gas escaped on the dockside in the Jordanian Red Sea port...