The World Bank on Monday announced it was mobilizing another $4.5 billion in US-provided financial support for war-torn Ukraine. The funds will help Kyiv pay for services and pensions, key to easing economic impacts of the Russian invasion, the bank sa…
Morocco takes step toward US extradition of French cybercrime suspect
Morocco’s top court has given a preliminary endorsement over the extradition to the US of a French national suspected of cybercrimes, judicial sources said on Monday. A document seen by AFP said the court gave a “favourable opinion” on the extradition …
Iranian military experts killed in Sanaa explosion: report
Six Iranian military experts have been reportedly killed in two explosions in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa early on Monday after the rebels failed to properly re-install a missile in a weapons storage warehouse, according to sources. The …
Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal end, produce ‘final text’
Talks to revive Tehran’s tattered nuclear accord with world powers in Vienna ended Monday as the parties closed a final text and the Iranian negotiator prepared to return to his capital, diplomats said. Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov, who has repre…
Yemen’s Houthis must act on Taiz to show commitment to truce, minister says
War-scarred Yemen’s internationally recognised government accused the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Monday of failing to reopen roads to the besieged city of Taiz, a key element of a truce agreed between them. Yemen’s warring parties, who have traded…
Suweida militia asks Russia to expel Iran, Hezbollah
A prominent militia in Suweida, The Men of Dignity, submitted a list of demands to a Russian military delegation on Sunday, following weeks of tension and armed clashes with regime-backed forces. The list of eight demands, published on social media on …
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem wins CWG gold in javelin throw
Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Nadeem’s fifth throw was mammoth 90.18 meters, setting a new Commonwealth Games record. He defeated reigning world champion Anders…
Six migrants die after boat sinks off Algeria: local TV
Six migrants were found dead at sea and others were missing after their boat sank Monday off the coast of Algeria, local television reported, adding six survivors were rescued. “Six bodies were retrieved and six injured people, including a pregnant wom…
Amnesty regrets ‘distress and anger’ Ukraine report caused
Amnesty International said Sunday it “deeply regrets the distress and anger” caused after it alleged Ukrainian forces were flouting international law by exposing civilians to Russian fire. The rights group said “We fully stand by our findings,” but str…
Biden denounces killings of four Muslims in New Mexico
US President Joe Biden on Sunday deplored the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico, which police say may be linked. “I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque,” the US president said on Twitter. “While we…