Lebanon uprising protesters await military court trials
Al Jazeera :The anti-government uprising that swept across Lebanon two years ago might be a distant memory to many in the country, now struggling with...
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Kabul power lines attacked
BSS :The Islamic State militant group’s Afghan branch on Friday said it was behind an explosion that brought down electricity lines and plunged Kabul into...
US lawmakers holds Trump ally in contempt for defying summons
BSS :US lawmakers held a key ally of ex-president Donald Trump in criminal contempt of Congress on Thursday for defying a subpoena to testify before...
Biden does not want cold war with China
BSS :US President Joe Biden does not want a cold war with China, as he himself said, addressing an audience at an event in Baltimore,...
‘80,000-180,000 health workers may have died from Covid by May’
BSS :The World Health Organization said on Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers might have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this...
WHO chief vows ‘profound transformation’ of agency
BSS :The World Health Organization’s chief on Thursday promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following allegations of rape and other sexual abuse by...
Seven dead at Russian plant fire
BSS :Seven people died and nine were missing after a fire on Friday at an industrial explosives factory southeast of the Russian capital, the emergencies...
Melbourne toasts end of long Covid lockdown
BSS :Melbourne reopened Friday after enduring one of the world’s most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants...
Barbados elects first president, to replace British Queen
AFP :Barbados has elected its first president, a key step in preparations to become a republic and remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of...
Putin says Western military backing of Ukraine threatens Russia
Reuters :President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Western-backed military development of Ukraine posed a serious threat to Russia, two days after the US...
UN envoy says Myanmar has spiraled into civil war
Reuters :Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the chance...
Sudan: Crowds gather in Khartoum after calls for rival protests
Al Jazeera :Supporters of Sudan’s transitional government have begun gathering in the capital, Khartoum, with pro-military protesters also keeping up a sit-in outside the presidential...