Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Aug 16 – Pope Leo called on Sunday for an end to violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid a surge of attacks by militant…
Iranian parliament votes to further criminalise interviews with ‘hostile media’
DUBAI, Aug 16 – Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Sunday that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including U.S. or Israeli…
Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests
DUBAI, Aug 16 – Iran executed a man convicted of deliberately driving his car into police officers during anti-government protests in the city of Karaj in January, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim…
Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid, aims to win back workers to his Workers Party
SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil, Aug 16 – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launches his final reelection campaign on Sunday from a storied stadium where he stood on…
Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany
HAUTES FAGNES/BRUSSELS, Aug 16 – Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium’s biggest wildfire on record, which by Sunday morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading…
Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region, killing one
MOSCOW, Aug 16 – Ukrainian drones struck Moscow region overnight on Sunday in what the provincial governor said was one of the largest attacks to have targeted the region, and…
Iran says Qatar delaying probe into fate of Iranian pilots, Tasnim news agency
DUBAI, Aug 16 – Iranian military official said on Sunday that Qatar should let an Iranian team in to investigate the fate of Iranian pilots who Tehran says are being…
Europe’s heatwaves expose insurance gap as business losses mount
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Romania shoots down drone breaching its airspace – defence ministry
BUCHAREST, Aug 16 – A Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone illegally breaching Romanian national airspace, the fourth unmanned aircraft the…
Romania shoots down drone breaching its airspace – defence ministry
BUCHAREST, Aug 16 – A Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone illegally breaching Romanian national airspace, the fourth unmanned aircraft the…