Israel and Greece sign record defence deal
Israel rescinded the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors and fully reopened schools on Sunday in the latest return to relative normality, boosted by a …
read moreRockets strike Iraqi military base hosting U.S. contractors, Iraqi military says
At least five rockets hit the Iraqi military air base at Balad north of Baghdad on Sunday, wounding two Iraqi soldiers, the Iraqi military said …
read moreEleven dead, 98 injured after train derails in Egypt
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 in …
read moreNumber of COVID-19 patients in French intensive care edges up
The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care units in France edged up on Sunday, the health ministry said, amid a nationwide lockdown to try …
read moreU.S. says Chad rebels heading towards capital from north
The United States said rebel fighters in Chad appeared to be moving towards the capital N’Djamena and ordered non-essential staff to leave, warning of possible …
read morePakistan foreign minister says no plan to meet Indian counterpart in UAE – newspaper
Pakistan’s foreign minister has welcomed mediation efforts by the United Arab Emirates between his country and India but told UAE newspaper Khaleej Times that he …
read moreRussia furious at accusation that Skripal suspects behind deadly Czech blast
The Czech Republic is informing its NATO and European Union allies about suspected Russian involvement in a 2014 ammunition depot explosion and will discuss the …
read moreWhite House: No guarantees about Afghanistan’s future post-pullout
No one can offer guarantees about Afghanistan’s future after U.S. troops leave, a top White House official said on Sunday, even as he stressed the …
read moreMexican president to propose extension of welfare programs to curb migration
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that he plans to propose his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden an extension of one of his …
read moreFactbox-Who are the Skripal poisoning suspects allegedly behind deadly Czech blast?
The Czech Republic has identified the same alleged Russian military intelligence officers wanted by Britain for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal as …
read moreCanada to set aside C$12 billion to extend main pandemic supports in budget – newspaper
Canada will set aside C$12 billion ($9.6 billion) to extend its main pandemic support measures in a budget to be presented on Monday, the Toronto …
read moreOver a Year and $85 Billion Later, US Spies Still Don’t Know ‘Where, When or How’ Covid-19 Hit the World – But it ‘Could’ve Been a Lab’
Cuba’s Raul Castro leaves the political stage, his legacy yet to be written
Raul Castro, who is retiring from high public office, for most of his life toiled in the shadow of his older brother, Fidel Castro. Yet …
read moreAllies of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny to stage nationwide protests over his health
Allies of jailed and hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said they plan what they hope will be the largest street protests in modern Russian history …
read morePope calls for lowering of tensions in eastern Ukraine
Pope Francis, delivering his Sunday address to a live audience for the first time in more than a month, called for a lowering of tensions …
read moreCambodia uses wedding halls for COVID patients as cases surge
Cambodia began setting up thousands of hospital beds in two wedding party halls on Sunday to cope with an influx of COVID-19 patients in a …
read moreSyria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term – an event …
read more3 kids or more: Chinese researchers call to ABANDON birth limits to ensure immigration-fed US can’t outperform Beijing by 2050
China must “fully liberalize” its birth-control policy to increase its labor force in the upcoming decades and compete with such countries as the US economically
read moreDeadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Pakistan’s Lahore
Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on Sunday after a week of …
read moreSaudi and Iran held talks aimed at easing tensions, say sources
Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in a bid to repair relations between the two regional rivals, four years after they cut …
read moreGermany will not abandon Afghan staff, minister says
Germany will not let down its Afghan staff as the international military mission in the country winds down after nearly two decades of war, Defence …
read moreAstraZeneca could have COVID-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021: Austrian newspaper
A modified version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of …
read moreMagnitude 5.9 earthquake hits southern Iran -TV
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Sunday struck Iran’s southern province of Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located, but there were no immediate reports …
read more‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative normality thanks to the country’s …
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