Rockets and mortars fired at US base in Syria in reprisal for airstrikes against Shia militia – reports
A base used by US troops in eastern Syria, near the Omar oil field in…More
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Death of John McAfee, bitcoin evangelist and digital outlaw, ruled suicide as family demands second investigation
Software magnate and bitcoin evangelist John McAfee’s death has been confirmed a suicide, according to…More
Dozens of bodies, many of them buried Covid victims, are washed from banks of India’s Ganges by seasonal floods & float downriver
Seasonal flooding in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has washed up dozens of…More
‘Horrible massacre’: More than 50 warders targeted in probe over heavy-handed suppression of Covid-19 riot in Italian prison
Over 50 warders have been targeted by Italy’s judiciary, with more than 20 in detention…More
Polish Catholic Church seeing ‘persistently quite high’ number of sexual abuse allegations, official says
Religious authorities in Poland have warned that the country’s Catholic Church is facing a “wave”…More
Sweden poised to lift some Covid restrictions from July 1 as cases fall
From July 1, Sweden will relax some of its Covid-19 restrictions, including removing curfews and…More
EU agri ministers approve major CAP reform farming subsidies deal in bid to better protect small producers and environment
After years of talks, the agriculture ministers of EU member states have given their backing…More
Iran says neither positive nor negative decision made on renewing monitoring deal with IAEA
Tehran still hasn’t made up its mind on extending the recently expired monitoring agreement with…More
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern hammered for pushing hate speech law… that even she doesn’t understand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been accused of “misleading the public” in a…More
Blinken says US airstrikes on Iraq & Syria send ‘clear’ message to Iran-backed militias
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia targets either…More