Saint Vincent volcano: ‘Explosive’ Soufrière eruption sparks mass evacuation
BBC Online :An “explosive” volcanic eruption has blanketed the Caribbean island of St Vincent in ash and smoke and forced thousands of people out of...
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Battle for Yemen’s Marib heats up, 53 dead in 24 hours
AFP :Fighting for the key Yemeni region of Marib has intensified, with 53 pro-government and Huthi rebel fighters killed in the past 24 hours, loyalist...
Saudi Arabia executes 3 soldiers for ‘cooperating with enemy’
Al Jazeera :Saudi Arabia has executed three soldiers convicted of “high treason” and “cooperating with the enemy”, with a statement from the kingdom’s defence ministry...
Iran unveils new centrifuges, civilian nuclear ‘achievements’
Al Jazeera :Iran began feeding gas to cascades of new, advanced centrifuges and unveiled dozens of “achievements” to mark its national nuclear technology day in...
Fresh Covid lockdowns worldwide as vaccine efforts stumble
Al Jazeera :Fresh lockdowns and curfews have been imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina as COVID-19 infections surged again and...
Greek PM demands swift probe into journalist’s murder
Al Jazeera :Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demanded the “swift resolution” of an investigation into a crime journalist’s murder that has already been condemned...
Singapore Deputy PM unexpectedly steps aside as future premier
Reuters :Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will step aside as the designated successor to current premier Lee Hsien Loong, in an unexpected decision...
India’s hardest-hit state battles huge vaccine shortages
AFP :Leading hospitals in India’s most coronavirus-hit state halted vaccinations on Friday, citing shortages as infections across the country crossed 13 million and set a...
Norway PM fined by police over virus rules violation
Reuters :Norwegian police said on Friday they have fined Prime Minister Erna Solberg for breaking Covid-19 social distancing rules when she organized a family gathering...
Israel refuses to work with ICC on war crimes probe, says ‘no authority’
AFP :Israel on Thursday said it has formally decided not to cooperate with an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation into the situation in the...
Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99
Reuters : Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99,...
New Zealand bans travellers from India
New Zealand on Thursday announced it was suspending entry of travellers from India, including its own citizens, from April 11 to 28. The country’s Prime...