Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the United States of “dragging” the Ukrainian conflict and seeking to “destabilize” the world. According to the Russian president, the United States is trying to destabilize the world, alluding to the recent visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the United States House of …
Read More »Afghanistan: Taliban celebrate one year in power
Taliban celebrate on Monday in Kabul, near the former American embassy, the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan, a year marked by a sharp regression in women’s rights and a deep humanitarian crisis. Islamist fundamentalists, on August 15, 2021, seized the capital Kabul without a fight, after …
Read More »Saudi wanted for bombing blows himself up during arrest
A Saudi man wanted for a deadly attack in 2015 detonated an explosive belt during his arrest this week in Jeddah, killing himself instantly and injuring four, the state news agency said on Friday. Abdallah Al-Shehri was on the list of people suspected of having participated in an attack that …
Read More »Taiwan prepares for possible invasion by China
Taiwan’s military conducted a live ammunition artillery exercise on Tuesday simulating the island’s defense against a possible Chinese invasion that Taipei accuses Beijing of planning. According to AFP agency, operations began in Pingtung County in the south shortly after 0040 GMT, with flares and artillery fire. “Several hundred soldiers were …
Read More »UN chief denounces “suicidal” attacks on nuclear power plants in Ukraine
UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres on Monday called any attack on nuclear power plants “suicidal” and called for a halt to military operations around that of Zaporizhia, Ukraine, so that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can access it. According to the UN head, any attack on nuclear power plants is …
Read More »UN expert apologizes for ‘incorrect and inappropriate’ remarks on anti-Semitism
One of the UN investigators apologized on Thursday for having spoken of the “Jewish lobby” in an interview, remarks which had been strongly denounced by Israel and Western diplomats in Geneva. In an interview published on July 25 on the Mondoweiss website, Miloon Kothari said: “We are very discouraged by …
Read More »Thailand: heavy toll after nightclub fire
At least 13 people died in Thailand in the fire of a nightclub near the tourist city of Pattaya (east) on the night of Thursday to Friday, authorities said on Friday. This drama is one of the deadliest disasters since 2009. A report from local relief reported 13 dead – …
Read More »China: heavy toll after deadly attack on kindergarten
An attack on Wednesday at a kindergarten in central China left three people dead and six injured, local police said. “A malefactor wearing a cap and a mask, armed, burst” at 10:22 a.m. (local time) into this establishment in Jiangxi province, the statement said. Police say the 48-year-old suspect fled …
Read More »Health: India records first monkeypox death
Indian authorities on Monday announced the death of a man infected with monkeypox, who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates, which could constitute the first fatal case of the disease in Asia. The health ministry in Kerala state in southern India said tests on the 22-year-old victim who died …
Read More »“Don’t play with fire” – Chinese president warns Joe Biden
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden had a two-hour “sincere and in-depth” meeting on Thursday, during which the Chinese president warned his American counterpart not to “play with fire” about Taiwan, Chinese state media reported. “Those who play with fire end up getting burned,” Xi told Biden, as quoted by the …
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