Muslim organisations, including the ISIL and al-Qaeda, banned before the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks. The country’s Roman…
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?>UK expands trial to gauge effect of mixing COVID-19 vaccines
Researchers are exploring whether existing vaccines can be used ‘more flexibly’ in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The UK…
View More UK expands trial to gauge effect of mixing COVID-19 vaccinesTurkey hails ‘new era’ with Egypt after years of tensions
Ankara and Cairo broke off relations after the 2013 overthrow of Egypt’s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi. Turkish officials…
View More Turkey hails ‘new era’ with Egypt after years of tensionsUS climate envoy Kerry to visit Shanghai for climate talks
The two sides will exchange views on COP26, set to take place in Glasgow later this year. US special presidential…
View More US climate envoy Kerry to visit Shanghai for climate talksUS to coordinate Afghan troop withdrawal with NATO: Blinken
The US top diplomat spoke shortly before he was set to meet with his European counterparts in Brussels. Blinken was…
View More US to coordinate Afghan troop withdrawal with NATO: BlinkenGreece FM Dendias to visit Turkey amid Mediterranean crisis
Tensions flared over the summer as a Turkish research ship explored for oil and gas reserves in waters claimed by…
View More Greece FM Dendias to visit Turkey amid Mediterranean crisis‘Super-spreader’: Over 1,000 COVID positive at India’s Kumbh Mela
Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar, Uttarakhand [Idrees Mohammed/EPA] More…
View More ‘Super-spreader’: Over 1,000 COVID positive at India’s Kumbh MelaS Korea aims to fight Japan’s Fukushima decision at tribunal
Moon Jae-in asks officials to look at ways to refer Japan’s Fukushima decision to the International Tribunal for the Law…
View More S Korea aims to fight Japan’s Fukushima decision at tribunalUN highlights rise in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians
Nearly 500,000 Israeli settlers live in more than 200 settlements and dozens of unauthorised outposts across the Palestinian territories [File:…
View More UN highlights rise in Israeli settler attacks on PalestiniansA dozen people missing after boat capsizes off southern US coast
Six of the 18 people on the lift boat had been rescued off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf…
View More A dozen people missing after boat capsizes off southern US coastUS protesters rally for third night over killing of Black man
Police in a suburb of the US city of Minneapolis fired gas canisters and flash-bang grenades as protesters rallied for…
View More US protesters rally for third night over killing of Black manGlobal stocks hit record high as inflation fears ease
Share markets in mainland China and Hong Kong led gains in Asia on Wednesday after the release of relatively benign…
View More Global stocks hit record high as inflation fears easeIndia’s daily COVID infections soar to a new high of 184,372
Beds with oxygen support are seen at a newly constructed quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients in Mumbai [Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters] India’s…
View More India’s daily COVID infections soar to a new high of 184,372Learn to work with robots, South Korea’s labour minister says
Lee Jae-kap says the government will need to help workers move to new economic sectors and raise women’s participation. South…
View More Learn to work with robots, South Korea’s labour minister saysBangladesh COVID shutdown triggers exodus from capital Dhaka
Thousands scramble to get the last trains, buses and ferries before a nationwide transport shutdown takes hold. Migrant people and…
View More Bangladesh COVID shutdown triggers exodus from capital Dhaka‘Personal signal’: US’s Biden sends ex-officials to Taiwan
Visit marks the 42nd anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act but is likely to anger China. The US has been…
View More ‘Personal signal’: US’s Biden sends ex-officials to TaiwanUS: Biden administration to proceed with $23bn arms sales to UAE
The sale of F-35s, drones and other advanced equipment pushed through by predecessor Donald Trump was being reviewed. The deal…
View More US: Biden administration to proceed with $23bn arms sales to UAEUS, EU condemn move to extend Somalia president’s term
Concern the decision, which president says will help prepare for elections in 2023, could further undermine stability. Somali members of…
View More US, EU condemn move to extend Somalia president’s termSt Vincent warns of water shortages as volcano eruptions continue
Caribbean island is blanketed with ash from La Soufriere volcano, ruining crops and contaminating water supplies. An ash cloud from…
View More St Vincent warns of water shortages as volcano eruptions continueOil gains on strong China data, rally capped by vaccine concerns
Analysts express concern that pauses on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could delay economic recovery and limit oil demand growth. Crude oil…
View More Oil gains on strong China data, rally capped by vaccine concerns