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Fighters loyal to the U.N.-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) celebrate together in the Qasr bin Ghashir district south of the Libyan capital Tripoli on June 4, 2020 (AFP Photo)  The Libyan army liberated Tarhuna shortly after entering the city center and taking over Al-Dawoon district in the east from the militia of warlord […]

President Donald Trump tweeted out a letter Thursday that referred to a group of protesters as “terrorists,” following their violent ouster from a park near the White House earlier this week. The letter is signed by Trump’s former lawyer John Dowd and addressed to “Jim” in a probable reference to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. It lambasted […]

Civil rights protests shaking the United States have resonated with many in Australia, which also wrestles with the legacy of a racist past Saeed KHAN AFP/File  Australian police on Friday moved to ban a Black Lives Matter protest planned in Sydney, citing the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Around 10,000 people are expected to march in […]

A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug hydroxychloroquine in Oakland, Calif. in April 2020.   –   Copyright  Ben Margot/AP Three of the authors of a study which found that taking an anti-malaria drug could increase the risk of mortality in COVID-19 patients retracted their paper on Thursday. The study, released on May 22 in The Lancet medical journal, […]

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China stands ready to work with Germany and the European Union (EU) to strengthen strategic cooperation, uphold multilateralism, tackle global challenges, and jointly add certainty to the current world of uncertainty. In a telephone conversation in the night with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Xi noted that it […]

 10:17 AM GMT+3 A researcher works in the laboratory of the Amsterdam UMC, in Amsterdam, May 28, 2020. (AFP Photo)  Germany and three other European Union states are forging a new alliance aimed at securing access to coronavirus vaccines, once developed, and making sure they are distributed fairly around the world. German business daily Handelsblatt […]

Workers at a laboratory in Wuhan, China. February 2020. © China Daily / Reuters A new peer-reviewed study shows that the Covid-19 outbreak started as a faulty experiment in China, the ex-head of MI6 says. The paper he cited was reportedly “watered down” to remove accusations against Beijing. “I do think that this started as […]

The Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has seized full control of Tripoli International Airport after heavy clashes since Wednesday morning, spokesman Mohammed Gununu announced. Gununu said that the Libyan Army forces were chasing away fleeing Haftar’s forces who were barricaded inside Tripoli International Airport as they advance on […]

Two people were arrested during the clashes, Met Police said (Picture: Pa/ Getty Images)   Police and protesters have been pictured clashing outside Downing Street, as thousands march in London to throw their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement. Huge crowds of peaceful protesters gathered at Hyde Park on Wednesday afternoon to demand justice […]