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The casualties are a result of “heavy violence” in the town where an ISIS leader was “taken off the battlefield” At least six children have been killed and one seriously injured in the Syrian village of Atmeh, where, as US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim […]
Italian police have credited the app with capturing a photo of a crime group leader who’d been in hiding since 2002 Anti-Mafia authorities in Italy have credited a Google Street View picture for revealing the location of a member of Sicily’s Stidda Mafia group who escaped a Rome prison in 2002 partway through a life […]
More than 100 people have been arrested over three nights of violent anti-lockdown riots that rocked the Netherlands over the weekend. Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the rioters “idiots” and warned of new restrictions. Arrests continued on Sunday evening as crowds of angry youths rampaged through Dutch cities for a third consecutive day, as protests […]
A tanker truck explosion at night in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown caused massive loss of life, with dozens reportedly dead. Many of the victims were allegedly trying to collect fuel after an accident on the road. Images shared online and purportedly taken after the blast show a massive fire in the street, with a column […]
Washington and Seoul have kicked off their latest joint exercises without any public announcement or naming the drills, according to military sources in South Korea, amid heightened tensions with perennial foe North Korea. On Monday, aerial units from South Korea and the United States were deployed to take part in scaled-back wargames after North Korea […]
India has test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which can reach almost all of China, just weeks after it was reported that Beijing undertook a successful hypersonic missile test this summer. In a statement on Wednesday evening, India lauded the first test of its Agni-5 missile. The missile was inducted over three years ago, but […]
The African Union has decided to suspend the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all of the organization’s activities, after a military coup on Monday saw its prime minister arrested and civilian government dissolved. On Wednesday, the African Union stated in a communique that Sudan would be suspended from the 55-state bloc’s activities. The […]
Japan’s princess Mako has tied the knot with her commoner boyfriend Komuro Kei and left the Imperial household. The emperor’s niece has become the first royal to decline a traditional wedding and a tax-funded “goodbye payment.” The low-key ceremony on Tuesday followed four years of engagement marked by controversy, public protests and a diagnosis of […]
Trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia have been postponed in the wake of Canberra’s decision to ditch a multi-billion-euro deal for nuclear-powered subs it had with France in favor of one with the US and UK. On Friday, Australia’s Trade Minister Dan Tehan revealed that trade talks with the bloc had been put […]
The French interior minister has started proceedings to ban a group, known as the ‘Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine’ (Black African Defense League), claiming it’s a racist organization that promotes hatred and discrimination. On Monday, French interior minister Gérald Darmanin posted a statement on Twitter that the Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine (LDNA) would be […]
The Lebanese government has said it will receive $1.135 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights as the newly formed government tries to tackle the worst economic collapse in decades. On Monday, Lebanon’s Finance Ministry said in a statement that the central bank would be receiving $1.135 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) […]