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UKs Boris Johnson says COVID restrictions could ease later this month Access to the comments Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual press conference, London, June 14, 2021. - Copyright JONATHAN BUCKMASTER / POOL / AFP
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the government could fully lift restrictions, including social distancing... |
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Djokovic rolls into Wimbledon quarters with Garin thrashing Novak Djokovic has advanced to Quarter-finals of Wimbledon, after hammering Cristian Garin of Chile in straight sets.
The Serbian Ace, who is targeting a record-equaling 20th Grand Slam Title, and his 6th in Wimbledon, kept his opponent at bay in the 1st set, finishing it 6-2. The Chilean, however,... |
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US Embassy in Baghdad targeted in multiple drone attacks File photo shows the perimeter wall surrounding the United States Embassy in Baghdad.
Reports say several drones have targeted the United States Embassy in Baghdad, with the weapon systems set up to fortify the facility firing at least four times to try to down the aircraft.
The incidents came... |
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US military presence in Iraq is mere occupation: Nasrallah The secretary-general of Hezbollah said that the US military presence in Iraq is mere occupation despite Washingtons claim of having the Iraqi approval, adding that US was forced out of Afghanistan without achieving anything.
Hezbollah leader focused his speech during the opening session of the conference... |
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China: US itself top threat to global cybersecurity The photo shows Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin during a press conference in Beijing, July 5, 2021.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry official has called on the international community to jointly expose attempts by the United States to jeopardize global cybersecurity.
At a regular press briefing... |
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UNICEF warns six million Yemeni children at risk of losing education amid Saudi war The photo shows a 12-year-old boy cutting iron in a workshop in the southern Yemeni city of Taizz in September 2020. (Photo by UNICEF)
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) says education of children in Yemen has become one of the greatest casualties of the destructive Saudi-led military campaign... |
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New task force investigates evidence of human rights violations in coup-hit Myanmar Riot police arrest anti-coup protesters on February 27, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar.
A new task force has been launched to gather evidence of human rights violations in Myanmar and report them to the United Nations, several months after the military took power and plunged the country into chaos.
Turmoil... |
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Dominic Cummings: Boris Johnson admits its ludicrous hes PM Dominic Cummings (L) appears to be intent on destroying the reputation and career of his former boss Boris Johnson
Boris Johnsons former chief strategist, Dominic Cummings, has launched yet another attack on his old boss by dismissing him as a natural liar who dislikes hard work.
In a post to paying... |
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MSF denounces Italy for seizing French charitys rescue vessel The file photo shows the "Geo Barents" ship, which belongs to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders, which is known by its French acronym as MSF, has lambasted Italy for the "politically-motivated" seizure of the MSF vessel that rescued hundreds of migrants... |
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Russia reports 24,353 new COVID-19 cases, showing slight fall compared to previous day A healthcare worker holds a vial with the one-dose Russias Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Sokolniki park in Moscow on July 2, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has reported 24,353 new COVID-19 cases, including 6,557 in Moscow, showing slight decrease in the virus cases after registering... |
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Rockets hit Ain al-Asad military base housing US forces in western Iraq; no casualties reported US soldiers stand at the site of a retaliatory missile strike by Iran at Ain al-Asad Airbase in Anbar, western Iraq, on January 13, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
An airbase in Iraqs western province of Anbar, where American military forces and trainers are stationed, has reportedly come under attack by... |
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Heavily-armed assailants kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria Nigerian soldiers and police officers stand at the entrance of a school in Mando, Kaduna state, on March 12, 2021, after a kidnapping. (Photo by AFP)
Unknown gunmen have attacked a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped 140 students, the latest in a series of mass abductions targeting... |
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Tajik president deploys 20,000 troops to border with Afghanistan Tajikistan will deploy thousands of troops along its border with Afghanistan amid fierce fighting between the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and the Taliban.
During a National Security Council meeting on Monday, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon ordered the Tajik military to deploy... |
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Karzai hopeful of better future but calls on China to assist Former President Hamid Karzai said he feels a lot more hopeful of a better future for Afghanistan but also urged China to play a role in helping Afghanistan secure peace.
Speaking in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) via video link during the World Peace Forum, which opened... |
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11 Districts Fall to Taliban in 24 Hours: Sources Sources said that 11 districts have fallen to the Taliban in the last 24 hours - seven districts in Badakhshan, two districts in Kandahar, one in Parwan and one in Helmand.
The districts are Maimai, Nusai, Shuki, Khwahan, Ishakashim, Shuhada and Yawan in Badakhshan, Nish and Mianshin in Kandahar,... |
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25 killed as Myanmar junta raids town to push back armed fighters Myanmars military forces patrol a street in Taunggyi in Shan state, during a crackdown on protests against the military coup. (Photo by AFP)
More than two dozen anti-junta fighters have been killed in a confrontation with military forces at a central town in Myanmar, as people increasingly take up... |
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Taliban warn all foreign troops must leave by September deadline While capturing Kabul is "not Taliban policy", any foreign troops left in Afghanistan after NATOs September withdrawal deadline will be at risk as occupiers, the Taliban told the BBC.
This comes amid reports that as many as 1,000 US troops could stay on in Afghanistan to protect the American Embassy... |
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UK to leave small number of elite troops in Afghanistan as ex-MI6 chief warns of likely civil war The British government is poised to keep a small special forces contingent on the ground in Afghanistan, The Telegraph has reported, after the Taliban made significant ground gains amid the US withdrawal.
Days after the US and its NATO allies pulled out of the coalitions main base in the country,... |
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Azerbaijan insists Caspian gas platforms safe amid reports of blasts, fire The fire was visible from the coast of Azerbaijan. (Via IRNA)
A huge fire has erupted off the Caspian Sea coast of Azerbaijan, where the Central Asian nation operates vast offshore oil and gas fields, amid conflicting reports of blasts and official insistence that "no incidents" have occurred at the... |
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Venezuela to give COVAX ultimatum to deliver coronavirus vaccines Handout file photo released by the Venezuelan presidency shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA) Summit at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, on June 24, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
President Nicolas Maduro has instructed government... |
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Islamic Jihad lambastes traitorous UAE for granting citizenship to 5,000 Israelis This handout image provided by United Arab Emirates News Agency (WAM) on June 29, 2021 shows UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan (R) meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in Abu Dhabi. (Via AFP)
The Palestinian resistance movement, Islamic Jihad, has condemned... |
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In a first, Moroccan military aircraft touches down in Israel for drill A Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 plane comes in for a landing in an undated photograph. (File Photo by CC BY-SA 2.0)
A Moroccan military aircraft has for the first time touched down in Israel, reportedly to take part in a multilateral drill this week, signaling Rabats interest in bolstering military... |
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PM to confirm 19 July end to Covid rules in UK despite scientists warnings Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L), wearing a face covering, observes as a woman prepares to receive a dose of a coronavirus vaccine, during his visit to a Covid-19 vaccination center temporarily set up at StoneX Stadium, home of English rugby union club Saracens, in north London, on June 21,... |
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Death lottery raging on amid US Covid vaccination The United States is trying to address vaccine hesitancy, in part, by persuading skeptics and anti-vaxxers to get the shot through incentive programs such as lotteries.
"Its a death lottery," said West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on ABC, referencing those who refuse to get vaccinated for the coronavirus... |
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Afghanistans security must be established by Afghan people: Irans president-elect The combined photo shows Irans President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi (R) and Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Irans President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi says the security of the neighboring Afghanistan should be provided by people of the country, adding that foreign forces only bring insecurity to the region.
Raeisi... |
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17 killed in Philippine military plane crash At least 17 people were killed and 40 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed after missing the runway in the countrys south, officials said.
92 people, most of them army personnel, were on board the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft when the accident happened as it tried... |
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Vaccine scandal: Thousands rally in Brazil to demand Bolsonaros ouster This image show protesters at a mass rally demanding the impeachment of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed 522,000 people in the country, Brasilia, on July 3, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil, demanding... |
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Bagrams radar and VSAT systems reactivated following US pullout Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said on Sunday the Bagram Airport Radar and Telecommunication System (VSAT) has been reactivated following the withdrawal of foreign troops from the key military facility.
The last of the US troops based at Bagram withdrew in the early hours of Saturday... |
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Turkey, Pakistan and Iran consulates close doors in Balkh Consulate offices of Turkey, Pakistan and Iran have closed in Mazar-e-Sharif amid a deteriorating security situation in Balkh, local officials confirmed.
Officials said visas are no long being issued by these consulates and that the diplomats have been relocated to Kabul.
This comes as fighting in... |
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Russian Envoy Shows Opposition to US Plans for Regional Bases As the US troops are leaving, Russian envoy Zamir Kabulov has said that the United States cannot and should not transform the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan into the relocation of its military facilities to Central Asia, something that the US is looking into it as an option to provide over-the-horizon... |
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