Biden raises Yemen, human rights issues in call with Saudi King Salman
WASHINGTON DC, USA: United States President Joe Biden spoke for the first time since becoming president with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...
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36 days in office: Biden sends US bombers to hit ‘selected targets’ in Syria
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States military says it carried out attacks on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militia on Thursday, following recent...
Bones found on South Australian beach linked to missing man
ADELAIDE, Australia: Human bones found on a South Australian beach has been identified as belonging to Jesse Corigliano-Quealey, who went missing from the location last...
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation...
EU authorities seize 23 tonnes of cocaine in biggest ever haul
HAMBURG, Germany: German customs authorities Wednesday announced the largest seizure of cocaine in European history, more than 23 tonnes discovered in two raids this month...
Biden to call Saudi King Salman before release of intelligence report on Khashoggi murder
Washington DC, USA: President Joe Biden is expected to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled release of...
75 killed in Ecuador prison riots
QUITO, Ecuador: At least 75 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in three separate prison riots in Ecuador, authorities said on Tuesday....
Biden calls 500,000 Covid death toll a ‘heartbreaking milestone’
WASHINGTON DC, USA: More than 500,000 people in the United States with coronavirus have died, according to Johns Hopkins University data, the highest death toll...
Facebook cuts deals with Australia, lifts ban on news pages
CANBERRA, Australia: Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia after it reached an agreement with the government. The tech...
Turkey launches anti-terror operation against PKK in southeastern province
MARDIN, Turkey: Turkey launched an operation early on February 22 against the PKK terrorist organisation in southeastern Mardin province. The city governorate announced that the...