India witnesses yet another highest single-day spike as Covid infections surpass 184,000
NEW DELHI India: Health ministry’s data revealed that India’s new coronavirus infections have reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours as most...
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Israeli PM slams Iran as ‘fanatical regime’
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has termed Iranian authorities a “fanatical regime” at a joint news conference with US Secretary of Defense...
EU imposes sanctions on elite Iran commander over 2019 protests
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Japan to release one million tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into sea
TOKYO, Japan: Japan has announced it will release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power station back into...
Covid infections: India overtakes Brazil as world’s second worst-hit country
NEW DELHI, India: India has reported a record 168,912 Covid-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected...
Cyclone Seroja batters Western Australia
PERTH, Australia: Tropical cyclone Seroja has ripped across a 1,000-kilometre (621 miles) stretch of Western Australia, leaving a trail of damage. The category three storm...
Natanz nuclear facility hit by ‘sabotage’: Iran
TEHRAN, Iran: A nuclear facility in Iran was hit by sabotage a day after it unveiled new uranium enrichment equipment, the country’s top nuclear official...
Curfew imposed as protests erupt after police killing in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: Tear gas was fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in the US city of...
Israel does not recognise ICC’s authority: Netanyahu
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Israel has declined to cooperate with an inquiry being conducted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) about atrocities, human rights violations and...
Iran releases seized South Korean tanker
TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian authorities have released a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized and the vessel’s captain amid a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds....