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Jeddah: Yemen’s Houthi forces fire missile at Saudi Aramco site
Yemen’s Houthi forces fired a missile at a Saudi Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah, a Houthi military spokesman said on Thursday.
Saudi Aramco, whose oil production and export facilities are mostly in Saudi…
Biden to begin N.Korea talks with more pragmatic goals
The administration of President Joe Biden says its review of North Korea policy will be finished in coming months, before announcing its plans for handling a rolling crisis that has bedevilled generations of U.S. presidents.
With U.S.…
Seven University students fall to death in Bolivia
At least seven students have died and five seriously injured when they fell from the fourth floor of a university building in Bolivia after a metal railing gave way on Tuesday, the government said.
Footage of the incident shows students…
ICC to open formal probe into war crimes in Palestinian territories
The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday her office will open a formal investigation into war crimes in the Palestinian Territories which will examine both sides in the conflict.
The decision comes after the court…
Moscow calls US Navalny sanctions ‘hostile anti-Russian lunge’
Russia has decried United States sanctions imposed for the alleged poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny as a “hostile anti-Russian lunge”.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said in a statement late on Tuesday…
Myanmar police shoot protesters, kill at least 9
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to help Myanmar resolve the crisis.…
Syrian chemical attack victms file case with French prosecutors
Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint against Syrian officials whom they blame for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in a rebel-held area.
France is home to…
Covid-19: Germany to extend lockdown until March 28
Germany plans to extend its coronavirus lockdown until March 28 while easing some restrictions from next week, a draft document to be discussed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and federal state leaders showed on Tuesday.
Merkel is due to…
China parliament to address long-term pitfalls as economy rebounds
China’s annual session of parliament will chart a course for economic recovery and unveil a five-year plan to fend off stagnation, as strategic rivalry with the United States spurs a shift to reliance on consumption and home-grown…
China’s electoral reform earthquake set to upend Hong Kong politics
China’s plan to dramatically reform Hong Kong’s electoral system, expected to be unveiled in a parliamentary session in Beijing starting this week, will upend the territory’s political scene, according to more than a dozen politicians from…