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People walk near a tank of alleged Ethiopian army that is abandoned on the road near Dengolat, southwest of Mekele in Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 20, 2021. © Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP Tigrayan forces claimed Tuesday to have launched a new offensive in the conflict-torn northern region of Ethiopia, two weeks after the federal government declared […]

 Turkey strongly condemned Israel for destroying Palestinian families’ homes in the Humsa al-Fawka village northeast of West Bank, saying that the displacement of Palestinians, including children, amounts to the violation of international law. Palestinian children play on top of the demolished house of Khalil Dweikat, in the occupied West Bank village of Rojeeb, Palestine, Nov. […]

Initial police reports suggested that an oxygen tank explosion inside the hospital’s COVID-19 ward was the likely cause of the fire Two health workers were among the dead RIYADH: The death toll in Iraq’s coronavirus hospital fire in the southern city of Nassiriya has risen to 64, and over 67 people were also injured, state news […]

KABUL: Kabul international airport has been equipped with an air defence system to counter incoming rockets, said the Ministry of Defense on Sunday, a measure to quell missile attacks as the Taliban militants continue to sweet across the country. “The defense system was fitted at Kabul Airport on Sunday and has proved useful in repelling […]

A screengrab from the video showing the Hisar O+ air defense system’s test firing, July 10, 2021. (DHA Photo)  Turkey’s Hisar A+ air defense missile system has been delivered with all its elements and the Hisar O+ system has reached the mass production stage, according to the head of the country’s top defense body, contributing […]

The FA said any fan who abused players is ‘not welcome in following the team’ (Picture: Reuters) England players have been bombarded with despicable racist abuse after the Three Lions lost to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were flooded with abhorrent slurs and monkey and banana emojis on social media […]

Italy fans celebrate in Milan. Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP From Milan to Palermo, people spilled into the streets to celebrate Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph over England on Sunday, pushing aside thoughts of the pandemic which has gripped the nation. In the heart of Rome, a concert of car horns and foghorns rang out […]

The Duke of Cambridge has wished Gareth Southgate and the England squad the ‘very best of luck’ (Picture: Getty) Prince William has urged Gareth Southgate and his squad to ‘bring it home’ as England go for glory in the Euro 2020 final. The Duke of Cambridge wished the players, including captain Harry Kane, the ‘very best of […]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends his last campaign event ahead of Ethiopia’s elections scheduled for June 21, in Jimma, Ethiopia, June 16, 2021. © Tiksa Negeri, Reuters  PM Abiy on Saturday hailed the outcome of a “historic” election after results showed his party winning an overwhelming majority in the federal parliament.  Abiy‘s party won 410 […]

Martine Moise, who was critically injured in the attack that killed her husband, calls on Haiti not to ‘lose its way’. This file photo taken on May 23, 2018, shows Haitian President Jovenel Moise (L) and Haitian First Lady Martine Moise at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince [File: Hector Retamal/AFP] The wife of assassinated Haitian […]