Iraq’s parliament postpones hearing on Personal Law amendments that allow child marriage
BAGHDAD (Agencies): Iraq’s parliament postponed a session scheduled for Tuesday to push ahead with controversial amendments to the nation’s Personal Status Law that, if passed, would allow for girls as…
Egypt leader arrives in Turkiye on trip to mend ties
ANKARA (Agencies): Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted Egypt’s leader Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday as he arrived in Ankara to seal their mended ties. The two men shook hands…
Nigeria and China Sign Nuclear Energy Pact
Beijing, China (Agencies): Nigeria and China have signed a comprehensive agreement to strengthen their ties through a new nuclear energy partnership. The agreement was formalized at the 2024 Summit of…
Haiti’s Largest Hydropower Plant Shuts Down After Protests
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Agencies): Haiti’s largest hydropower plant, Peligre, has been forced to shut down after protesters stormed the facility demanding access to electricity. The shutdown has exacerbated the island nation’s…
Russian Missile Strike on Ukrainian Military Facility Kills Over 300, Including Swedish and US Instructors
Poltava, Ukraine (Agencies)– A devastating Russian missile strike on the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies in Poltava, central Ukraine, has resulted in significant casualties. The attack, which occurred…
Istanbul police arrest ‘Mossad’s financial network chief’ in Turkey
ANKARA (Agencies): Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency in Turkey, a state broadcaster reported on Tuesday. The…
Several Ukrainian ministers resign as ruling party signals major reshuffle
KYIV (Agencies): At least six Ukrainian officials including cabinet ministers submitted their resignation on Tuesday and a presidential aide was dismissed, as the ruling party signalled a major government reshuffle…
Anti-Establishment Parties Have Triumphed in Germany’s Regional Elections
BERLIN (Agencies): AfD secured 32.8% in Thuringia, leading the race, followed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 23.6%, according to exit polls. In Saxony, the Eurosceptic party garnered 30.6%,…
Stranded US astronaut reports ‘strange noises’ on space station
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has begun to emit an unusual pulsing noise, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore told mission control on Saturday. Neither Wilmore nor the agency’s staff on the…
UNICEF launches emergency tender for mpox vaccines
NEW YORK (Agencies): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has initiated an emergency tender to procure mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, vaccines for the worst-affected countries. It follows the recent…