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Migrants wait to be transferred to Porto Empedocle from Lampedusa, in Sicily, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019   –   Copyright  AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli Italy’s Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese has announced plans to send the military to Sicily after around 100 migrants violated quarantine and fled a detention centre there on Monday. Lamorgese said later in a statement that most of them had […]

  Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah denied its fighters staged an “infiltration attempt” that led to clashes with Israeli forces on Monday calling the Israeli account a move to create “false victories”. The Lebanese armed group also vowed revenge for a Hezbollah member killed in a suspected Israeli air strike in Syria last week saying a response […]

WHO’s  Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. This Thursday marks six months since WHO declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. This is the sixth time a global health emergency has been declared under the International Health Regulations, but it is easily the most severe. Almost 16 […]

Tens of thousands of people marched through Khabarovsk Saturday in protest. KHABAROVSK — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Russia’s Far East for the third Saturday running for the latest rally in an unprecedented protest movement that is gaining momentum and taking on an anti-Kremlin bent. Now entering their third week, the […]

President Donald Trump listens to White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has hit a new low, with just 32 percent of Americans saying they support his strategy, according to a poll released Sunday. Notably, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs […]

TEHRAN- In a sign of hope for peace and stability in Libya, early July Turkey announced its banks and companies’ plans for an assessment trip within two weeks to rebuild post-war Libya and secure its energy infrastructure. Unfortunately, there has been no follow up of this plan that could help trigger peace and stability in […]

Kaesong city is seen across the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating North Korea from South Korea in this picture taken from Dora observatory in Paju, 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, September 25, 2013. REUTERS – Lee Jae Won  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea […]

Tides rise at Bob Hall Pier in Corpus Christi as Hurricane Hanna approaches land on Saturday. Photo credit: Courtney Sacco/Caller-Times via REUTERS Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day’s latest updates. Sign up here. Blowing winds of up to 90 miles per hour, Hanna, […]

Hajj pilgrims arrive in Jeddah for this year’s pilgrimage amid the coronavirus outbreak. (SPA / Twitter) Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday the first group of Hajj pilgrims, selected based on specific requirements, amid strict coronavirus preventative measures. Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Kingdom has only allowed those […]

People, some of them wearing protective masks, walk down Oxford Street as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain July 24, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)  The global number of coronavirus cases crossed 16 million on Sunday, more than half of them in the Americas and the Caribbean, according to an AFP tally […]