Stampede at Soleimani funeral procession kills dozens
The shooting of a 16-year-old Black boy in Kansas City, Missouri, has sparked national outcry as police investigate whether race played a motivating factor. Ralph Yarl has been identified by his family online as the teenager who was shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house when trying to pick up his younger siblings on…
The German naval frigate Hessen has set sail on an EU military mission to secure merchant shipping in the Red Sea against attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen. The warship, with a crew of about 240 sailors on board, left the German Navy’s largest base in Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast on Thursday morning….
Data prompts speculation NHS inability to cut waiting lists could make private healthcare ‘new normal’ Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to £3,200 on having a cataract removed and £15,075 on a new hip, amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists. Across the UK last year 272,000 people used their own funds…
June 10 (UPI) — The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its latest in a series of sanctions against Russia targeting energy exports, infrastructure and finances. “Oil exports still represent one-third of Russia’s government revenues,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a news conference in Brussels, Belgium. “We need to cut this source…
HANOI, May 9 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s foreign affairs ministry has annoyed the European Union by postponing a meeting next week with the EU’s top official on Russian sanctions, ahead of a possible visit to Hanoi by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Vietnam has been striving to pursue a neutral foreign policy in its relations with major…
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group knocked out four undersea communications cables linking Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, a report by an Israeli news outlet claimed Monday. The submarine cables were struck out of commission through sabotage in recent months, claimed Israeli news outlet Globes. Attacks by the Houthis are widely considered to have damaged the cables believed to…