Taliban welcomes US withdrawal of 2,000 troops from Afghanistan as a positive step in ending war
The Taliban has hailed the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw some 2,000 US troops from…More
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Danish agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull 17m mink over mutated Covid-19 strain
Denmark’s minister for agriculture has resigned, having lost the trust of his colleagues in government…More
Pfizer & BioNTech’s Covid vaccine 95% effective, will seek emergency-use authorization ‘within days’
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective in preventing…More
Planetary defences MISSED asteroid flyby that came within 400km of Earth on Friday 13th
A disturbing new record for the closest asteroid flyby of the Earth has been set,…More
‘Merkel must go, democracy must stay!’ Anti-lockdown protesters detained at rally in central Berlin (VIDEO)
Protesters have taken to the streets in downtown Berlin to denounce a bill that would…More
Bahrain’s 1st govt delegation, led by FM, arrives in Israel amid warming ties
The first official government delegation from Bahrain was sent to Israel on Wednesday as the…More
WATCH: French police unleash tear gas & water cannons at protests against new draconian ‘Comprehensive Security Law’
There were violent clashes across France as thousands took to the streets in protest against…More
Slovenian PM backs Hungary and Poland in row over making EU funding conditional on the rule of law
The Prime Minister of Slovenia has written to European Union leaders to voice his objections…More
Iran jumpstarts enrichment by pumping uranium gas in advanced underground centrifuges in Natanz – report
Tehran has jumpstarted uranium enrichment with next-generation centrifuges at its main nuclear site, a report…More
South Australia announces immediate six-day lockdown over fears of Covid second wave
The South Australian government has imposed a six-day “circuit breaker” lockdown from midnight on Wednesday…More