Russia expels Czech diplomats over spying row
Russia has announced that 20 diplomats from the Czech Republic will be expelled after the Czechs expelled 18 Russian diplomats.The Russian diplomats are suspected of...
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Presidential election in Syria May 26
Reuters :Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term – an...
Covid cases surge Lockdown in Delhi
AFP :India’s capital Delhi has announced a week-long lockdown after a record spike in cases overwhelmed the city’s healthcare system.Government offices and essential services, such...
Over 300 rebels, 5 soldiers killed in Chad
AFP :The Chadian army said on Monday it had killed 300 rebels who waged a major incursion into the north of the country eight days...
11 dead, 98 injured after train derails in Egypt
Reuters Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said...
US hits vaccine milestone as New Zealand, Australia open travel bubble
AFP :The hard-hit United States has passed a hopeful milestone as half its adults have had at least one Covid vaccine dose and from Monday...
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60% purity
Reuters :Iran has started the process of enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at an above-ground nuclear plant at Natanz, the UN nuclear watchdog said...
India under siege from Covid-19, hospitals overwhelmed
Reuters :India reported a record daily increase of coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Sunday, exacerbating shortages of oxygen...
Myanmar’s protesters face down the military with slingshots and rocks
The New York Times :Every day, when Ko Win Kyaw goes out to demonstrate against the Myanmar military, he carries his slingshot and a supply...
A tough Ramadan for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
AP :It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be on the table...
5 dead after fire breaks out at hospital in Chhattisgarh
ANI :At least five people were killed after a fire broke out in a hospital in Raipur, the capital of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh,...
Florida nurse arrested for threatening to kill Kamala
CNN :A 39-year-old nurse in the US state of Florida has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to media...