The Lebanese judge leading investigations into last year's Beirut port blast was forced to stop work Thursday over a lawsuit filed by an ex-minister he had summoned for interrogation ... .
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa could fall within "months if not weeks", an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan rebels told AFP Wednesday, as the fighters advanced southwards ... Earlier on Wednesday OLA spokesman Odaa Tarbii said his group intended to topple Abiy's government, calling his removal "a foregone conclusion" ... Image. Section ... Right .
China is sharply increasing its nuclear arsenal and could have up to 700 deliverable warheads by 2027 and at least 1,000 by 2030, as the Communist giant aims to surpass US global power by the middle of the 21st century, the Pentagon has warned in a new report. Advertisement ... "The US is using this report to hype up the "China nuclear threat" theory ... .
“The rise could be due to an increase in victim reporting as lockdowns eased, an increase in the number of victims, or to an increase in victims’ willingness to report incidents, potentially as a result of high-profile cases and campaigns in recent times.” ... .
He even called out Russia and Saudi Arabia during his time in Europe for not doing more to address climate change ...Rome, saying that “on the surface” it does “seem inconsistent.” But Americans need to be able to commute to work and moving to renewables will take time, Biden said.
The visit comes at a time when China has ramped up military pressure, including repeated missions by Chinese warplanes near democratic Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own and has not ruled out taking by force. “We came here with a very simple, very clear message. You are not alone ... .
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Kremlin ... The technology features development of projectiles that can travel five times faster than the speed of sound ... Last month, The Financial Times alleged that China had tested a “nuclear-capable” hypersonic missile in August that travelled around the Earth at a low orbit before reaching its target ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk ....
The world's top business and political figures are gathered in Glasgow this week for COP26, which is aimed at forging an ambitious new climate agreement ... " The world's most powerful countries "increase their fuel production, at the same time that they hold summits for the protection of the environment," he said ... "Enough hypocrisy and fad ... ....
Turkish authorities have opened a legal inquiry against 30 people accused of tweeting disinformation about the health of PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan. They posted "manipulative content" on Twitter using the hashtag #olmus (dead in Turkish), police said. The hashtag started trending amid mounting speculation about Mr Erdogan's health.
When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan they instructed girls and young women to stay home from school. With no resolution in sight, one member of the Afghan diaspora decided to act. Angela Ghayour's online school now has nearly 1,000 students and more than 400 volunteer teachers ... And aged just 13, she realised she had a calling ... .
Britain’s regulator became the first in the world to approve Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, describing the treatment as safe and effective following a swift review. The drug, molnupiravir, ... .
The virtual world is probably a much-needed escape for Mark Zuckerberg these days given the crisis engulfing Facebook in the real world. However, the noise surrounding the company’s rebrand to Meta must not distract from the actual harms the company continues to cause ... Facebook’s surveillance-based business model predicated on human rights abuse ... .
Facebook has introduced new promotional links to enable creators to offer their subscriptions outside of Apple's native payment system. This will allow creators to evade the 30 cut that Apple takes... .