Muslim prayers held in the iconic Hagia Sophia for first time in 86 years
Muslim prayers have been held in iconic Hagia Sophia after the reconversion of the Istanbul landmark into a mosque earlier…
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Erdogan party moves to tighten grip on social media giants
Erdogan ruling party draft legislation would make social media giants with more than 1 million users in Turkey more accountable…
Oregon takes legal action against federal agents
Oregon state’s prosecutor sued federal agencies for ‘unlawful law enforcement’ and enforcement tactics they have used, amid continued protests in…
Teams of Military medics deploy in California as virus surges
Teams of military medics deployed as Texas reported 10,000 new cases and 129 additional deaths and California reported nearly 20,000…
Norway arrests suspected of Ryanair plane bomb threat
Norway has arrested a 51-year-old British man who is suspected of issuing a bomb threat midair during a Ryanair flight…
US,Britain,Canada accuse Russia of hacking vaccine trials
US,Canada and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre made the announcement that Russia has tried to hack coronavirus vaccine trials.
Ukraine parliament names central bank chief after controversial resignation
Ukraine parliament has approved the appointment of Kyrylo Shevchenko amid concerns over the central bank’s independence after controversial resignation.
US diplomat Richardson to meet Maduro to discuss jailed Americans
US diplomat Bill Richardson plans to travel to Caracas to meet with Venezuelan President to discuss the status of several…
Kuwait royal family member arrested for money laundering
Kuwait royal family member arrested on Wednesday night for money laundering related to the Malaysian fund case, known as the…
SCOTUS rules much of Eastern Oklahoma is tribal land
SCOTUS ruled that half of Oklahoma falls within an Indian reservation, decision that could reshape criminal-justice system.
United States looking to ban TikTok
United States is considering banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over allegations Beijing is using them to spy on…
Dominican Republic party likely to lose coronavirus-hit vote
Dominican Liberation Party is set to lose power after 16 years over its mismanagement of the coronavirus outbreak, presidential polls…
Jamal Khashoggi fiancee appears as Turkish court opens trial of 20 Saudi nationals
Jamal Khashoggi fiancee told a court the Washington Post columnist was lured to his death at Saudi Consulate through “a…
European Rights Court faults France over asylum seekers sleeping rough
European court of Human Rights orders France to pay fines up to $13,970 to each of the three ‘victims of…
Iran issues arrest warrant for US President, seeks Interpol help
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and asked Interpol for help in detaining Trump and…
French authorities arrests six over stolen Banksy artwork
French authorities have arrested six people over theft of an artwork by British street artist Banksy that was stolen from…
Militia members under investigation after Iraq base raid
Militia members under investigation,Joint Operations Command says detentions by CTS unit after judiciary issued arrest warrant to pre-empt potential attack.
Belarus President accuses Russia of election meddling
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says external forces stand behind his opponents, disseminating information to discredit him.
Saudi crown prince MBS pressures ex-intel official’s family over documents
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman seeks access to sensitive documents that are in Saad al-Jabri’s possession, sources say.
Official who took $3.2m bribe from Bangladeshi MP in Kuwait wanted
Kuwait’s Public Prosecution is continuing its marathon investigation into the case of the Bangladeshi MP,taken into custody on charges of…
Syrian Kurdish authorities in talks over US sanctions exemption
Syrian Kurdish-led authorities are in talks with their allies in a US-led coalition on a promised exemption from US sanctions…
Johnson and Macron demonstrated unusual reality of diplomacy in Covid
Johnson and Macron Standing apart on either side of a strip of red carpet outside 10 Downing Street,demonstrated unusual reality…