Iran warns U.S., Britain against any adventure in regard to Israeli ship
TEHRAN – An Iranian official has warned against any move by Western countries and Israel against Iran, saying such a move would be met with a “tough response” from Iran. “Although the Islamic Republic of Iran considers threats of Western officials and those of the Zionist regime as propaganda, any move against the interests and […]
US meets Biden’s vaccination target a month late, with virus deaths again rising
3 August, 2021 Comments Off on US meets Biden’s vaccination target a month late, with virus deaths again rising
With 49.7 percent of the total population now fully vaccinated, the United States has fallen behind its northern neighbor Canada, which started its immunization campaign later but has now fully vaccinated 59 percent of its people. © Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters The United States on Monday hit President Joe Biden’s goal of administering at least one […]
Continue reading …Afghan President Seeks Defense of Cities as Taliban Terrorist Group Advance
3 August, 2021 Comments Off on Afghan President Seeks Defense of Cities as Taliban Terrorist Group Advance
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan president on Monday blamed the American troops’ speedy pullout for the worsening violence in his country and said that his administration would now focus on protecting provincial capitals and major urban areas in the face of the rapidly advancing Taliban. Ashraf Ghani also urged lawmakers to back a national mobilization […]
Continue reading …Almost a week on, Turkey strives to put out wildfires
2 August, 2021 Comments Off on Almost a week on, Turkey strives to put out wildfires
Flames engulf a forest in the Gündoğdu neighborhood of Manavgat district, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Aug. 2, 2021. (DHA PHOTO) Turkey’s struggle against wildfires continues unabated on the sixth day since the first large-scale blaze. Authorities announced late Sunday that 122 out of 129 forest fires in 35 provinces were under control. Nevertheless, fires ravaging popular tourist […]
Continue reading …Coronavirus: New rules for fully jabbed US and EU arrivals begin
2 August, 2021 Comments Off on Coronavirus: New rules for fully jabbed US and EU arrivals begin
People who have been fully vaccinated in the US or European Union no longer have to isolate when arriving in the UK from an amber list country. The rule change came into effect across the country at 04:00 BST on Monday. The UK government has said the change, which was announced last week, will help […]
Continue reading …Afghan forces struggle against Taliban assaults on major cities
1 August, 2021 Comments Off on Afghan forces struggle against Taliban assaults on major cities
Afghan security personnel stand guard along the road amid ongoing fight between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Kandahar on July 9, 2021. © Javed Tanveer, AFP Afghan government forces struggled against Taliban assaults on several major cities Sunday as the insurgents stepped up a nationwide offensive that saw a key airport in the south […]
Continue reading …Erdoğan thanks Russia’s Putin for supporting fight against wildfires
1 August, 2021 Comments Off on Erdoğan thanks Russia’s Putin for supporting fight against wildfires
A helicopter douses a wildfire burning in a rural area of the Marmaris district of Mugla, Turkey, 31 July 2021. (EPA Photo) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Saturday, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said. Erdoğan thanked Putin for Russia’s allocation of five firefighting aircraft and three more helicopters […]
Continue reading …Xi stresses CPC’s leadership and achieving goals set for PLA centennial prior to Army Day
1 August, 2021 Comments Off on Xi stresses CPC’s leadership and achieving goals set for PLA centennial prior to Army Day
Photo:CGTN Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), underlined the CPC’s leadership in military systems and achieving the centennial goal set for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) prior to China’s Army Day – the 94th anniversary of the founding of the PLA – on August 1. The PLA’s loyalty to the […]
Continue reading …Bomb blast kills 4 footballers in Somalia
31 July, 2021 Comments Off on Bomb blast kills 4 footballers in Somalia
FILE PHOTO MOGADISHU, Somalia Four football players were killed and several others wounded when a bomb blast targeted a bus carrying a local soccer team in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo on Friday, an official said. Omar Hussain, a local police officer in Kismayo, told Anadolu Agency that it seemed to be a roadside bomb […]
Continue reading …UN compound in Afghan city of Herat comes under attack, police guard killed
31 July, 2021 Comments Off on UN compound in Afghan city of Herat comes under attack, police guard killed
Officers stand behind a police cordon near the house of deceased family members in Turkey’s central Konya province, Friday, July 30, 2021. (IHA Photo) An Afghan police guard was killed Friday when a United Nations compound came under attack in Herat, officials said, as fighting raged between government forces and the Taliban on the outskirts […]
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