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People gather after a bomb explosion hit a mosque for the Shiite community in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2021. (AA Photo)  At least 37 people were killed and 70 others injured in a suicide bomb attack that hit a packed Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan, according to a hospital official and an eyewitness. The Imam […]

Soldiers advance in the Beirut neighbourhood of Tayouneh, during the deadliest sectarian unrest that Lebanon has seen in years JOSEPH EID AFP Lebanon prepared to bury the victims of its deadliest sectarian unrest in years Friday after gunfire gripped central Beirut for hours and revived the ghosts of the civil war. Six people were killed and […]

A waiter checks a customer’s health passes at a restaurant in Ascain, southwestern France, on August 11, 2021. © Bob Edme, AP France’s introduction of a controversial health pass has proved a success in dealing with threats posed by both high rates of vaccine scepticism and the Delta variant – while offering Emmanuel Macron a useful […]

Wrongly administering COVID-19 vaccines into blood vessels instead of the muscles could be behind the serious side effects, some studies have suggested. An Aug. 2 report published by the Journal of Korean Medical Sciences is one of the first in the country to suggest that technique known as aspiration — which is pulling back on […]

Lebanese troops stand guard near the Justice Palace as supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal groups protest against Judge Tarek Bitar who is investigating last year’s deadly seaport blast, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo)  Lebanon’s interior minister says five people have been killed in armed clashes in Beirut that erupted Thursday during protests […]

Kongsberg bow and arrow attack: What we know so far. Illustration photo: John Christian Fjellestad/Flickr Five people were killed in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday by a man wielding a bow and arrow. Here’s what we know so far about the attack, the suspect and his possible motive.  What happened in Kongsberg? Five […]

ICJ rules largely in favour of Somalia in setting a maritime boundary in an area believed to be rich in oil and gas. Kenyan coastal fishermen demonstrate over the maritime legal dispute between Kenya and Somalia in the Indian Ocean [File: Tony Karumba/AFP]  The United Nations’ top court has awarded Somalia control of most of […]

This image, captured from North Korea’s official Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station, shows an orchestra conductor wearing a T-shirt printed with the portrait of the North’s leader Kim Jong-un during a defense expo in Pyongyang on Monday. (North Korea’s official Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station) According to footage released by the North’s official Korean Central […]

   Image caption,The disputed part of the Indian Ocean is thought to be rich in oil and gas The UN’s top court has ruled largely in favour of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over their maritime border. Kenya previously accused the International Court of Justice of bias and said it will not accept […]

TEHRAN – A defense analyst says the Greek-French pact is a game-changer in the Eastern Mediterranean as French frigates have given Greece naval supremacy over Turkey. “The FDI frigate is the 5th generation of combat ship for naval supremacy and crisis management,” Andreas Mountzouroulias tells the Tehran Times. Mountzouroulias adds, “This warship is designed for navies […]