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China’s Central government said on Monday that the nationwide total of confirmed infections from coronavirus, a deadly respiratory contagion, had risen to 2,744, with 769 new cases coming to light. However, it said no new deaths were confirmed outside of Hubei Province, which had earlier reported 24 new fatalities to bring the national total to […]
Three rockets slammed into the U.S. Embassy in Iraq’s capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country. The attack marked a dangerous escalation in the spree of rocket attacks in recent months that have targeted the embassy or Iraqi military […]
U.S. Health Authorities, on Sunday, said there are now five confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country and more are expected. Nancy Messonnier, head of the Respiratory Disease Section at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said around 100 people in 26 States were being investigated for the virus, which originated in the […]
The death toll caused by record rainfall in southeastern Brazil jumped to 53 on Sunday and officials expressed alarm about the continuing deluge. At least 44 people have died in the State of Minas Gerais and nine more in neighbouring Espirito Santo, according to local disaster officials, who said 19 people remained missing. Some 20,000 […]
A coalition of diaspora organisations marked Republic Day in Washington D.C. by gathering to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and related recent policies of the government as part of a U.S. wide “Day of Action”. Among the demands of the protesters are that the U.S. State Department “heed the recommendation of the USCIRF [U.S. […]
Gunmen attacked an army camp in Mali near the border with Mauritania, killing 20 soldiers Sunday, the government and armed forces said. The camp in Sokolo in the Segou region remains under the control of Mali’s military, the armed forces said in a statement on Twitter. Mali’s government said there was significant material damage in […]
A volley of rockets landed near the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, two security sources told AFP, in the latest unclaimed attack on American installations in the country. Reporters heard loud thuds emanating from the western bank of the Tigris, where the U.S. Embassy and most other foreign diplomatic missions are […]
Donald Trump demanded the dismissal of Marie Yovanovitch, the Ambassador to Ukraine and a key figure in the President’s impeachment trial, according to a video recording released to U.S. media on Saturday. The footage was reportedly taken during an April 2018 donor dinner at a hotel and released to news outlets by an attorney for […]
The United Nations decried “continued blatant violations” by several countries of an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, flying in the face of recent pledges made last week at an international conference in Berlin. The UN support mission in Libya didn’t name any specific nations, but said they included “several who participated in the Berlin Conference.” […]
The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted late on Saturday, seemingly in response to a Der Spiegel interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister. “Iranian Foreign Minister says Iran wants to negotiate with The United States, but wants sanctions removed. @FoxNews @OANN No Thanks!” Mr. Trump […]